Inactive
Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
Notice ID:140R3020R0005
PRESOLICITATION NOTICE Palo Verde Ecological Reserve (PVER) South Farming and Irrigation This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice with the intent of synopsizing a proposed contract action prior to issuance o...
PRESOLICITATION NOTICE Palo Verde Ecological Reserve (PVER) South Farming and Irrigation This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice with the intent of synopsizing a proposed contract action prior to issuance of the solicitation. Specific instructions on submitting your proposal will be contained in the solicitation documents to be issued on or about November 15, 2019, posted to the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website at https://www.fbo.gov and the FedConnect website https://www.fedconnect.net/. No documents will be available until the solicitation is issued. The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), Lower Colorado Region has a requirement for irrigation and maintenance farming services at Palo Verde Ecological Reserve (PVER) South in Blythe, California. The Contractor shall perform farming and irrigation services at PVER South and will provide all personnel, equipment, certificates, tools, and materials to accomplish the services to be performed. The high-level objectives of this solicitation include: use of farming equipment, efficient water use, chemical application, irrigation, site maintenance, and weed control. This requirement is restricted as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code assigned to this project is 115112, Soil Preparation, Planting and Cultivating with a corresponding small business size standard of $7.5M. This acquisition will be procured in accordance with FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR 15 Contracting by Negotiation. The Government contemplates award of one hybrid firm fixed price and time & materials Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract with a 5-year term ordering period. The Government intends to make one (1) IDIQ award under this solicitation, but reserves the right to award more, less, or none at all. The solicitation and any amendments to the solicitation will be available only through Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) (www.fedbizopps.gov) website and the FedConnect website (https://www.fedconnect.net/). All proposals, and other normal documents required for the proposal submittal, including amendments to the proposal, shall be in paper medium. Electronic medium for the proposal documents will not be allowed. All dates in this announcement are estimated and are subject to change. No other information will be available before the solicitation is posted. Registrations: In order to be awarded a contract an offeror must have a DUNS number, be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM), http://www.sam.gov, and have completed their Online Representations and Certifications. Contracting Office Address: Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region, P.O. Box 61470, Boulder City, NV 89006 Point of Contact: Kathleen Berry, Contract Specialist, e-mail: kberry@usbr.gov. All contractual technical questions must be submitted in writing via e-mail to: kberry@usbr.gov. Telephone questions will not be accepted.
