Herbicide Ground Application

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE This is a Sources Sought Notice ONLY. The U.S. Government currently has a requirement for herbicide application for moving armor targetry ranges at Fort Moore, Georgia. The Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) is seeking vendors that may be able to perform this requirement and highly encourages all interested businesses (large and small) to respond to this sources sought notice. In addition, small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), must describe their identifying capabilities in meeting the requirements at a fair market price, i.e., information which may help support a set-aside. The proposed Firm Fixed Price contract is to provide herbicide application to vegetated areas interfering with five live-fire ranges at Fort Moore, Georgia. The proposed areas for ground application of herbicide to maintain moving armor targetry tracks on the following five large caliber, live-fire ranges: Brooks, Carmouche, DMPRC, Hastings, and Ware. The tracks of the 25 identified movers will be sprayed in a 10 meter swath from the target front wall along the entire distance of the mover. The total spray area is approximately 25 acres. Contractor shall ground apply herbicide in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS). Herbicide application operations will be conducted in accordance with the DoD Pest Management Program [Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI)] 4150.07, and the Fort Moore Integrated Pest Management Plan (IPMP). All herbicides will be used in accordance with the label directions on the original container and will be applied by licensed Commercial Applicators certified by the Georgia Department of Agriculture in the category of pest control being performed. This notice does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. The U.S. Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. Submittals will not be returned to the responder. A determination not to compete this requirement, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government. However, if a competitive solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Governmentwide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Governmentwide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The NAICS code is: 325320, Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing In response to this sources sought, please provide: 1. Name of the firm, point of contact, phone number, email address, UIE number, CAGE code, identify business size (large business or a small business), and if applicable, a statement regarding small business status (including small business type(s)/certifications(s) such as SDB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) and the corresponding NAICS code. 2. Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination. 3. Recommendations to improve the Army's approach/specifications/draft PWS/PRS to acquiring the identified items/services.