Equipment Rental with operator, as needed, south end Cherokee National Forest

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Contractor shall furnish equipment with operator on an "As-Needed", requirements basis for Cherokee National Forest, South Zone Engineering. The types of equipment required include: backhoe/front end loader (2), bulldozer, dump truck, vibratory rammer, motor grader, chainsaw, and track mounted hydraulic excavator. Work will be directed by Task Orders issued throughout the performance period of the contract. A requirements contract will be awarded from this solicitation. There is no guaranteed minimum order. All identified quantities of work shown on the solicitation are ESTIMATED and are not guaranteed to be ordered. Performance period is one year from date of award of contract. ESTIMATED PRICE RANGE: between $25,000 and $100,000 PROJECT LOCATION: Various locations within the administrative boundaries of the Cherokee National Forest on the Tellico and Ocoee/Hiwassee Ranger Districts, in Polk, Monroe and McMinn counties. SET-ASIDE: Project is 100% set aside for Small Business. SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS: The solicitation, AG-4756-S-12-0002, and related documents will be issued via FedBizOpps as a Request for Quotation and will be available for downloading on or about October 19, 2011. Vendors are required to register in the Central Contractor Registration Database (CCR) at www.ccr.gov and complete Online Representations and Certifications (ORCA) at www.bpn.gov prior to award of contract. NOTE: Issue and Response dates on Solicitation may vary from those posted in this pre-solicitation notice.