F--CARE - Fruita District Landscape Replanting

The contract pertains to landscape replanting services under Executive Order 14398 for the National Park Service’s Capitol Reef National Park location in Torrey, Utah, with a performance period from August 3, 2026, to May 31, 2027. Conducted under NAICS code 561730, the work involves full-service landscaping including tree planting, turf establishment, and site maintenance, requiring the contractor to provide all labor, materials, equipment, supervision, and travel. Deliverables include a two-page project narrative, an ISA-certified onsite supervisor, three verifiable client references, detailed work and safety plans, material submittals, and a final report with GPS coordinates and photographic documentation. The contract is a firm-fixed price commercial award administered by the Department of the Interior’s National Park Service through its Midwest Region office in Omaha, Nebraska, with Contracting Officer Adam Kircher as the primary point of contact. Payment must be submitted electronically via the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform, with no use of WAWF, and requires a PDF invoice containing the contract number, service dates, invoice date, and vendor letterhead. Compliance with numerous Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses is required, including supply chain security prohibitions on telecommunications equipment from covered entities such as ByteDance and Kaspersky, restrictions on subcontractor sales to the government, whistleblower rights protections, and mandatory use of the System for Award Management with valid Unique Entity Identifier and CAGE code registration. Offerors must certify their size status, including small business, veteran-owned, HUBZone, and women-owned classifications, and disclose ownership structures if applicable. Technical evaluation prioritizes price reasonableness, demonstrated technical capability through project narrative and certification documentation, and prior experience with similar landscape projects, assessed through a trade-off process rather than Lowest Price Technically Acceptable. Inspection and acceptance standards rely on ANSI Z60.1 for nursery stock, A300 tree care operations, and the Secretary of the Interior’s Historic Preservation Standards. Contractors must adhere to the Service Contract Act wage determinations, paid sick leave requirements, E-Verify eligibility verification, and anti-human trafficking policies. No explicit packaging, preservation, marking, or FOB terms are defined, and the Contracting Officer’s Representative and Technical Representative will be formally appointed after award. All submissions must be electronic, emailed to the contracting officer by April 22, 2026, and must include a completed SF-