Sources Sought / MARKET RESEARCH Grounds maintenance on McChord Field at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), Washington (WA). The Department of the Army, Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC), Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), Washington, is currently requesting information in order to determine the existence of viable commercial sources capable of grounds maintenance services on McChord Field, JBLM, WA. The intended contract period is for a 1-year base period with four (4) one-year option periods (five years total). Description of services: The contractor shall plan, program, administer, manage, and execute the work necessary to provide grounds maintenance on McChord Field-JBLM, WA. The contractor shall provide personnel, management, and other items and services not Government-furnished, necessary to perform specific grounds maintenance. The contractor shall provide commercially established grounds maintenance services to improved, semi-improved, and unimproved areas on McChord Field. These services include mowing, trimming, edging of lawns and vegetation, maintain planter beds, prune trees & shrubs, repair lawns, replace plantings, operate irrigation systems, pick and dispose of green debris and leaves, weed control and seasonal lawn treatment, storm clean-up & special event support. Improved Areas. These areas will generally be the developed areas of the installation and will require an intensive level of maintenance. Contractor work in these areas shall include mowing grass, edging and trimming grass, irrigating, aerating lawn areas, applying fertilizer and/or lime, applying herbicide to lawn and landscape areas, maintaining plants, shrubs, and flowers, performing seasonal planting of plants and flowers, removing leaves, applying mulch, pruning trees and scrubs, removing grass from cracks in sidewalks and pavements and litter control. Semi-Improved Areas. These will generally be areas of the installation used for operational and maintenance purposes. The purpose of the grounds maintenance of the semi-improved areas will be predominantly erosion control, dust control, bird control, and clear visibility. This will include grassed areas, vegetated areas, trees, and pavements. Contractor work performed in these areas shall include mowing grass and trimming. Unimproved Areas. Unimproved grounds are all grounds not otherwise classified as improved or semi-improved where mowing is to control pests, to provide erosion control or to eliminate fire hazards. Areas in this classification encompass weapon ranges, road shoulders in undeveloped areas, grazing lands, lakes, ponds, and wetlands. The Government is not soliciting offers at this time, and it will be the Contracting Officer who will determine which suggested changes are accepted. This is a sources sought notice to gain knowledge of potential qualified sources. A solicitation is not currently available. Responses to this request will be considered for the purpose of determining how the requirements will be stated and how the procurement will be conducted. This sources sought announcement is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation, or to award a contract. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow-up information requests. If you are interested and are capable of providing the required services, please complete the sources sought questionnaire below and email your response to
contact@example.gov no later than 2:00:00 PM PST on 21 January 2014. Include any comments or questions you may have. A SOURCES SOUGHT QUESTIONNAIRE is below. Responses to the Questionnaire are encouraged from all interested parties. You are advised that providing responses to the questions will not automatically include you in the acquisition process for this solicitation. Please provide any additional feedback in your response that you feel is relevant. Please limit your response to three pages or less. Sources Sought Questionnaire, JBLM, WA. Company Name ___________________________________________ Phone Number ____________________________________________ Email Address ____________________________________________ DUNS ______________________ CAGE ______________________ 1. Is your firm eligible for participation in one of the following small business programs? If so, please indicate the program. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is tentatively 561730, Landscaping Services. The small business size standard for this NAICS code is $7.0 million. A size standard, usually stated in number of employees or average annual receipts, represents the largest size that a business (including its subsidiaries and affiliates) may be to remain classified as a small business for Small Business Administration and federal contracting programs. The definition of quote mark small quote mark varies by industry. [ ] yes [ ] no Small Business (SB) [ ] yes [ ] no HUBZone [ ] yes [ ] no Small Business 8(a) [ ] yes [ ] no Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) [ ] yes [ ] no Economically-Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Women-Owned (WO) Small Business [ ] yes [ ] no Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) [ ] yes [ ] no Other (please specify) 2. If the Government selected your company, how many calendar days would your company need after the contract award date before starting services? _____ 15 days _____ 30 days _____45 days _____other (please list) 3. In your opinion, what are the risks associated with this effort? Comment on any current or potential technical, cost, schedule, or performance risks that you would like to make the Government aware of that concern maintaining grounds maintenance services. How should these risks be mitigated? 4. Does your company have experience with working at other military installations? If yes, provide a brief description of work experience. ______________________________________________________________________________
