M--GROUNDS MAINTENANCE, INCLUDING PEST CONTROL AND SNOW REMOVAL SERVICE, VARIOUS LOCATIONS WITHIN 100-MILE RADIUS OF THE WASHINGTON DC METROPOLITAN AREA

GENERAL NOTE: THIS IS A RE-PUBLICATION OF PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED SYNOPSIS #N4008008R0465, DATED 23 OCT 2008, WHICH IS NOW DELETED. THE NEW SYNOPSIS #N4008009R0460 REPLACED THE PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED SYNOPSIS AND REFLECTS CURRENT FY-09 NUMBERING SYSTEM AND IS CURRENT AS OF 16 MAR 2009. THIS PRE-SOLICITATION IS BEING ADVERTISED AS AN 8(a) SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE BASIS. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this Solicitation is: 561730. The size standard is $7,000,000.00. The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price with an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract. This contract is for a base year and four (4) one-year option periods, plus five Award Year Option of 12-months each based on contractor performance for a total of ten years. The estimated value for this solicitation is between $75M to $95M. The work includes Grounds Maintenance service with pest control, and snow removal service for the winter months. This contract will incorporate 100-mile radius of the Washington DC Metropolitan area to include but not limited to the following sites: Washington Navy Yard, Naval Station Anacostia, Bolling AFB, Defense Intelligence Agency, Naval Research Lab, Navy Lodge Anacostia, Arlington Service Center, US Naval Observatory, NNMC Bethesda and its associated sites, and Marine Base Quantico and all of its associated sites. The Government reserves the right to add or delete sites within the scope of this contract within 100-mile radius. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible proposer whose proposal confirming to the solicitation will be a BEST VALUE to the Government, price and technical factors considered. The specific evaluation factors will be included in the Solicitation. The Government reserves the right to reject any or all proposals at any time prior to award; to negotiate with any or all proposes; use tradeoff process when it may be in the best interest of the Government to consider award to other than the lowest price proposer or other than the highest technically rated proposer; and to award to the proposer submitting the proposal determined by the Government to be the most advantageous (Best Value) to the Government. PROPOSERS ARE ADVISED THAT THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO EVALUATE PROPOSALS AND AWARD WITHOUT DISCUSSIONS OR ANY CONTACT CONCERNING THE PROPOSALS RECEIVED. Therefore, proposals should be submitted initially on the most favorable terms! . Proposers should not assume that they would be contacted or afforded an opportunity to qualify, discuss, or revise their proposals. The solicitation will be issued approximately end of MAR or early APR 2009. The receipt date of proposals will be identified in the solicitation. The solicitation is available in electronic format only. The official access to the solicitation is at the Navy Electronic Commerce Online (NECO) via the Internet at https://www.neco.navy.mil/. Contractors are encouraged to register for the solicitation when downloading from the NECO website. Only registered contractors will be notified by email when amendments to the solicitation are issued. All documents will be in the Adobe Acrobat PDF file format via the Internet. The free Acrobat Reader, required to view the PDF files, can be downloaded from the Adobe website. In accordance with the provisions of DFARS 252.204-7004, REQUIRED CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION, offerors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. Lack of registration in the CCR database on the part of the offeror will make an! offeror ineligible for award. Offerors and contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling +1 (555) 000-0000 or via the Internet at http://www.ccr.gov. Technical inquiries shall be emailed to Mr. Claro Padlan at contact@example.gov.