F--Operation and Maintenance of Wildlife Habitat, Snake River, Southeastern Washington, and Northern Idaho.

NA CONTACT INFO: To order a solicitation, interested firms may either (1) fax requests complete with company information, shipping address, point of contact, phone number, fax number and business size to Gary H. Dahl at +1 (555) 000-0000, or (2) email requests with the same information to: contact@example.gov. The Walla Walla Districts Web site: (http://www.nww.usace.army.mil/ebs/AdvertisedSolicitations.asp) may be used to register for the Solicitation. It is requested that this registration is followe d up with a fax or email. The Government cannot guarantee a bidder will be placed on the bidders list if registration is completed using only the web page. DESCRIPTION: Walla Walla District, Corps of Engineers, has a competitive requirement, F.O.B. destination, for all labor, material, equipment, vessels and administration for operation and maintenance of federally mandated wildlife habitat structures at Low er Granite Lake, Lake Bryan and Lake West on the Snake River in Southeast Washington and Northern Idaho. Requirements consist of a base year contract with four option year periods. Option year periods may be awarded at the discretion of the Government. Scope of work includes but is not limited to: mowing, field cultivation, crop planting, irrigation application and system repair, chemical weed control, nesting structure construction, fence construction, litter collection, tree and shrub planting, and pr escribed burning. Some remote areas are not accessible by road and will require vessel transportation. Proposals will be evaluated on criteria indicated in the solicitation. A tentative listing of the main factors and sub factors are listed below in des cending order of importance: A. Technical Expertise, 1) knowledge of noxious weeds and control methods, 2) knowledge of irrigation equipment and practices, 3) knowledge of agricultural practices, 4) logistics and equipment; B. Administration, 1) quality c ontrol, 2) organization and staff, 3) staff experience, 4) safety and security; C. Corporate Experience, 1) successfully completed service contracts over $25,000.00 of a general nature. Price or cost to the Government will be evaluated independently from technical factors. Procurement is 100 percent set-aside for small business concerns. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 115112. The Federal Supply Classification (FSC) code is F019. A small business concerns average annua l receipts for the preceding 3 fiscal years must not exceed 6 million. This is not a request for proposal, but a notice that a solicitation will be issued for this requirement. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which will be considered by this agency.