R -- Grounds Maintenance Services at the Pentagon

The Washington Headquarters Services Acquisition and Procurement Office (WHS A&PO) intends to issue a solicitation for grounds maintenance services at the Pentagon. This procurement will be 100% set-aside for Small Business Hub-Zone status contractors. The acquisition will be classified under the North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) code 561730 with a small business size standard of $6.5 million (used to determine the size status of the offeror). The Pentagon Building, the National Defense Headquarters, is located in Arlington, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, DC. The Pentagon Building is included on the National Register of Historic Places. Landscape features associated with the Courtyard and the River Entrance Terrace are considered historic elements of great importance. The Pentagon Complex consists of the Pentagon Building, the Remote Delivery Facility, the Pentagon Heating and Refrigeration Plant and a variety of smaller support facilities. The majority of the Pentagon site is comprised of formal grounds that not only serve to aesthetically enhance the outward appearance of the building, but are also utilized for a variety of multi-functional purposes. The grounds host everything from official ceremonies and special events, to impromptu meetings and recreational activities. The contractor will be required to provide all labor, materials, equipment, and tools necessary to perform all the requirements in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) included in Solicitation Number HQ0034-08-R-1036. Award of a contract from this solicitation will result in a firm fixed priced contract with a base year and four (4) one-year options. The estimated Base Year Period of Performance will be from 01 April 2008 through 31 March 2009. Please monitor this site for further information pertaining to this acquisition. The entire solicitation will be made available only on the Electronic Posting System (EPS) Website at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. Paper copies will not be available. Once the solicitation is posted, it is incumbent upon the interested parties to review this site frequently for any updates/amendments to this solicitation. All firms wishing to submit a proposal subsequent to the solicitation described herein MUST be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database as well as the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) database or risk their otherwise-timely proposal being considered non-responsive regardless of its completeness, timeliness or other salient considerations. Contractors are encouraged to obtain further information on CCR and ORCA registrations at the following two websites: http://www.ccr.gov/ and http://orca.bpn.gov/. Point of Contact is Kortnee Stewart, Contract Specialist at +1 (555) 000-0000 or contact@example.gov or David Julian, Contracting Officer at contact@example.gov