Base Notice: Tree Removal & Trimming Service, Salt Lake City, Utah

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. The U.S. Government must procure services for tree trimming and tree removal on a small business set-aside basis. The Contractor shall furnish all parts, labor, supplies, transportation, bonds, materials, tools, equipment, and supervision necessary to meet or exceed the work described in the PWS for the Fort Douglas Post Cemetery located at 403 S. Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, Utah. The contractor shall perform to the standards of a contract. No formal solicitation document exists at this time. Be advised that the U.S. Government will not be able to set aside this requirement if 2 or more small businesses do not respond with information to support the set-aside. We encourage all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement at a fair market price. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Government-wide Point of Entry www.fbo.gov. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Government-wide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The anticipated NAICS code is 561730 (Landscaping Services) with a size standard of $7.5 Million. However, if you believe that another NAICs is more appropriate to achieve a successful outcome to complete the work described in the PWS then please provide a rational in your response. The estimated period of performance of a contract begins on/about March of 2019 and is not expected to take more than 10 days. Attached is the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS). The deadline for response to this request is no later than 10:00AM (Pacific Time); 04 January 2019. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be e-mailed to contact@example.gov. No phone calls will be accepted. All questions must be submitted to the email address identified above. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought. In response to this sources sought, please provide: 1. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, DUNS number, CAGE code, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code. 2. Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any. 3. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination. (Tailor the information requested to the requirement, e.g. lead time for implementation, proposed solution, alternative solution, bonding requirements, etc., as applicable.) 4. Identify how the Army can best structure the contract requirements to facilitate competition by and among small business concerns. 5. Identify any condition or action that may be having the effect of unnecessarily restricting competition with respect to this acquisition. Please contact the MICC Advocate for Competition, Scott Kukes, at contact@example.gov or +1 (555) 000-0000, if you believe that this action is unreasonably restricting competition. Include the subject of the acquisition, this announcement, and the MICC POC information from the FedBizOpps notice. Provide the specific aspects that unreasonably restrict competition and the rationale for such conclusion. 6. Recommendations to improve the approach/specifications/draft PWS to acquiring the identified items/services.