F--Land Clearing (Lake Isom NWR)

This requirement is being procured in accordance with FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and an award will be made in accordance with FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This combined synopsis/solicitation is notice that the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has issued a non-personal services contract to provide equipment rental with operator to perform land clearing (of not less than 75 acres) within delineated sections of the Lake Isom National Wildlife Refuge (NWR/Refuge) ((just south of Reelfoot Lake off of Greasy Lane, which connects with the west boundary line road on Lake Isom Refuge). http://www.fws.gov/reelfoot/lakeisom/. We require removal of vegetation (i.e. willow and small trees 14 inches in diameter) using a track-driven machine (minimum size similar to a Komatsu PC200 along with brush cutter/mulcher). The Contractor is solely responsible for acquiring and maintaining all federal and local licenses, certification, and permits as required. The Contractor shall provide all personnel, labor, equipment, supplies, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other non-personal services necessary to perform the requirements of this contract order and shall plan, schedule, coordinate, and ensure effective performance of required services for the entire duration of contract. The period of performance shall be on or about September 4 thru December 31, 2012. The Technical Site Representative contact is Randy Cook (731/287-0650 or contact@example.gov). This action is being solicited as a Small Business Set-Aside under the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS Code) 238910 Site Preparation Contractors. Applicable size standard applies. A firm-fixed price commercial contract order will be issued. The proposal(s) will be evaluated based on the following evaluation factors: Factor 1 - Technical Capability to include Work Plan/Technical Approach, Quality Control Plan, Workload Capacity, Staffing and Equipment, and Past Experience; Factor 2 - Past Performance; and Factor 3 - Price. The Government will first survey proposed pricing to determine competitive range based on the government estimate/allocated funding and then, review un-priced technical offers/proposals to determine which are acceptable to the Government based on the RFQ/RFP requirements. Those offers that are outside of the government estimate/allocated funding (as determined to be too high or too low), may not be evaluated for technical soundness. You may view this solicitation/RFP at: https://www.fedconnect.net/Fedconnect/PublicPages/PublicSearch/Public_Opportunities.aspx Once in the website, enter the solicitation number (F12PS01046) or title (Land Clearing) in the search criteria field. *Offeror should submit price per hour: $________/hour (to include equipment, operator, fuel, labor, and maintenance of the machine). Quotes/proposals may be submitted either by e-mail to (contact@example.gov), thru FedConnect, hand-carried, or by mail. No faxed quotes allowed. The Government reserves the right to issue a single award, multiple awards, or no award to an offeror/offerors that is/are responsible and provides the best overall value to the Government based on lowest price technically acceptable for each line item. Contractor shall submit the following items, but not limited to: a. Standard Form 1449 b. Line Item Summary/Bid pricing c. Bidders Questionnaire of Responsibility d. Past Experience & References forms e. Evaluation Factors information (i.e. work plan, quality control plan, workload capacity, etc.) f. ORCA (52.212-3 or copy of on-line registration). *Must be registered electronically on-line prior to award. NOTE: Vendors previously registered in the ORCA must now log into SAM to update their information. New vendors can register in SAM at sam.gov by clicking on create account or register. g. CCR (copy of on-line CCR registration and/or provide DUNs #). NOTE: Vendors previously registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) must now log into SAM to update their information. New vendors can register in SAM at sam.gov by clicking on create account or register. h. Provide DUNs number *Please review the evaluation factors for award under the FedConnect solicitation (# F12PS01046) and submit all required information. https://www.fedconnect.net/Fedconnect/PublicPages/PublicSearch/Public_Opportunities.aspx All quotes/offers must be received no later than August 28, 2012, 10:00 AM Local Eastern Time. You must be fully and actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). SAM is a free web-site which consolidates Federal procurement systems. Currently CCR, FedReg, ORCA, and EPLS have been migrated into SAM. https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM A formal site visit has not been scheduled. To request a viewing of the site, contact Randy Cook at +1 (555) 000-0000 or contact@example.gov. CAUTION: This solicitation is issued electronically, as will any amendments thereto. Thus, the Government is under no obligation and is in fact unable to maintain a bidder's mailing list. It is therefore the responsibility of any interested parties to obtain any amendments that may be issued. Failure to obtain any said amendments and to respond to them prior to the date and time set for proposal receipts may render your offer non-responsive and result in the rejection of it. Telephone requests will not be accepted.