Bear Resistant Dumpster 6-Yard Front End Loader - Cherokee National Forest

Amendment 0001 Changes as follows: Word Bear Proof - Changed to Bear Resistant Page 4 of 41 of Amendment 0001 SF 1449 Continuation Sheet - Item 3 Gauge of Steel See page 17 of 41 of Amendment 0001 SF 1449 Continuation Sheet for all required information to be completed and signed. Note: This amendment 0001 Block 8 & 15A thru C must be completed and signed/returned. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, Procurement and Property Services, Field Procurement Operations, CSA East 2 is issuing a Request for Quotation (RFQ) under the number 12444021Q0017. The resultant contract, if any, will be a firm fixed price (FFP) contract, Bear Resistant Trash Dumpster in support of the Cherokee National Forest, Tellico Ranger District, located in Monroe County Tennessee. This solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, 'Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items," as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Delivery Period: Must be able to fulfill order and deliver dumpsters prior to February 1, 2022 This procurement is set aside 100% for small business concerns. Only offers from small business concerns will be accepted. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 332439 Other Metal Container Manufacturing with a small business size standard of 500 Employees. Please ensure you have or have added this NAICS in System for Award Management (SAM). All vendors wishing to submit a quote to the solicitation described herein must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database (http://sam.gov/) or risk their otherwise timely quotation being considered non-responsive regardless of its completeness, timeliness or other salient considerations. Information on SAM registration can be obtained at the following web site: http://sam.gov/. The Contractor must be actively registered with no exceptions in SAM to be awarded any resultant contract. If there are any questions, please email Tony Duncan at tony.duncan@usda.gov. All questions must be received by August 20, 2021, 4:00pm, Eastern Standard Time (EST). Quotes must be emailed to Tony Duncan at tony.duncan@usda.gov by no later than August 27, 2021, 4:00pm, Eastern Standard Time (EST). It is the offeror's responsibility to ensure the quote has been received by the contracting office by email confirmation. Fax quotes will not be accepted. Late quotes will be processed in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(1) "Late submission, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers." Notice to Offerors: The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Supply Contract. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an Offeror for any costs.