F--Herbicide Application at New York Dams and Southern New York LFPPs (Local Flood Protection Projects)

********There will be a PreBid Meeting on 13 April 2010 @ 1230hrs******** Location of PreBid Meeting: Almond Lake 690 State Rt 21 Hornell, N.Y. 14843 POC for PreBid Meeting: Leon Skinner- +1 (555) 000-0000 F--Contractor shall furnish all labor, material and equipment necessary to provide herbicide application at New York Dams and Southern New York LFPPs. Period of Performance shall be beginning 19 April 2010 through 30 September 2010 (application to be done 2 times each season). All prospective bidders are encouraged to attend a site visit prior to submittal of bid. This visual inspection will more than likely have an effect on the way prospective bidders will prepare their estimate for the work to be performed. This requirement NAICS is 561730 and the size standard is $7.0 million. It is currently set-aside for small businesses only. This requirement must be provided in strict accordance with the statement of work included in the request for quotation bid package. Only those vendors who can provide the requirement EXACTLY as stated in the specifications may provide a quote. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the agency. The solicitation will be provided in an electronic format, free of charge, to all registered plan holders. The media through which the Government chooses to issue this solicitation will be the Internet only. This solicitation will not be issued in paper. Accounts may only be attained by CCR-registered contractors; you must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration Database (CCR) to receive a government contract award. You may register with the CCR at http://www.ccr.gov/. All questions shall be submitted via e-mail to contact@example.gov or fax to +1 (555) 000-0000. Bids can be submitted via e-mail or mail to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Contracting Division, Simplified Acquisition Team, 10 South Howard Street, 7th floor, Room 7000, Baltimore, MD 21201-2530. Available thru Federal Business Opportunities System (https://www.fbo.gov/index) The solicitation will be provided in an electronic format, free of charge on or about 08 April 2010, to all authenticated account holders of Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) System (https://www.fbo.gov/index). To familiarize vendors with the newly released FBO system, please download the Vendor Guide found here (http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/EBS/FBO_Vendor_Guide.pdf). Please note that all Corps of Engineers acquisitions are considered Sensitive, But Unclassified Documents, and require users to have a valid MPIN entered in the FBO system to access package. The media through which the Government chooses to issue this solicitation/amendment will be the Internet only. This solicitation/amendment will not be issued in paper. No phone or fax request for copy of solicitation will be accepted.