FY16 Tree Trimming and/or Removal

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTIFICATION ONLY. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary. Any information provided to the Government is strictly voluntary and at no cost to the Government. This RFI is for market research purposes only. Market research is being conducted to determine interest and capability of potential sources for the requirement. The 30th Contracting Squadron is seeking commercial sources with the technical expertise to provide Tree Trimming & Removal Services for the 30th Civil Engineering Squadron on Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB), California. General Description of Services: The contractor shall provide all management, personnel, tools, supplies, equipment, materials, and labor necessary to provide tree removal and /or trimming services on VAFB. The contractor shall provide tree services requested by the Government on various types of trees located on and around Vandenberg AFB (VAFB), CA IAW the Performance Work Statement (PWS). The contractor shall comply with all Federal, State, Local and VAFB rules and regulations. Performance of services shall follow commercial industry standards as described by professional organizations such as the National Arborist Association, American Society of Landscape Architects, and American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Some tree services will encompass tree lines on or near high voltage electrical distribution on North, South and Main Cantonment of VAFB. Period of Performance: It is anticipated that the contract performance period will run for a period of one (1) full year after contract award. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code anticipated is 561730, Landscaping Services. The applicable Small Business size standard is $7.5 million dollars. In accordance with FAR 19.502-2, Total Small Business Set-Asides, the Government anticipates this acquisition will be set-aside for small business concerns and that the acquisition will be conducted under FAR 6.2, Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources. Interested parties are requested to address the questions in the Market Research Questionnaire. The draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) is posted with this notice and interested parties are encouraged to submit industry comments and/or suggested changes to the PWS. Respondents are also encouraged to submit information regarding commercial practices that the Government should consider implementing for this acquisition. As noted in the Market Research Questionnaire, the Government requests interested parties submit a brief description of capabilities, anticipated teaming arrangements, and a description of similar services offered to the Government and to commercial customers. Any responses involving teaming arrangements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the prime and the work accomplished by the teaming partners. All information received in response to this announcement that is marked "Proprietary" will be handled accordingly. Responses will not be returned. Please limit your response to no more than five (5) pages inclusive of the Market Research Questionnaire. Please email responses with a subject heading of "Tree Trimming-Removal: Contractor Name" to the attention of Mary Avants at email address: contact@example.gov and/or Lucy Ngiraswei at email address: contact@example.gov. Please note that telephone calls and faxed responses will not be accepted. Please also note that all potential offerors interested in doing business with the Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The website for registration is www.sam.gov.