S--Arborist to remove necessary trees at the Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly, NJ

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District intends to solicit and award on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 13.501(a) to The Davey Tree Expert Company, 1500 North Mantua Street, Kent, OH 44240-2372. This procurement is usi ng Simplified Acquisition Procedures and only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This requirement is for Arborist to remove necessary trees at the Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly, New Jersey. No RFQ will be issued based on this notice. However, all information received within (3) calendar days after date of publication of this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determin ation by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will not pay for information received. All contractors are required to be registered in the DODs Central Contract Register before award as required by DFARS 204.7300. Information on obtaining registration may be obtained by phoning +1 (555) 000-0000 or by accessing the following Internet website: http://www.ccr.gov. The NAICS code is 5413 20 and the small business size standard is $6.5 million.