S--The Kansas City Corp of Engineers solicited offerors in response to this requirement and received six (6) offerors. The successful offeror is A&J Mueller. The total contract price awarded was $218,747.01.

Wilson Lake Project Office, Sylvan Grove, Kansas has a requirement for Mowing and Trimming Services at the following areas: Lucas Park, Minooka Park and Marshall Cove. This procurement is BEST VALUE, Request for Quotes (RFQ) for Commercial Item/Serv ices and is totally set-aside for small business concerns. This solicitation contains a base period plus four option periods. The Contractor shall provide all manpower, equipment, fuel, tools, supervision and other items and services necessary to provide mowing and trimming of public use areas for the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilson Project, as described in the performance of work statement. This solicitation contains a base period plus four option periods. The base year period of performance runs f rom 01 April 2006 to 30 September 2006. The period of performance for Option period 1 runs from 01 April 2007 to 30 September 2007. The period of performance for option period 2 runs from 01 April 2008 to 30 September 2008. The period of performance for op tion period 3 runs from 01 April 2009 to 30 September 2009. The period of performance for option period 4 runs from 01 April 2010 to 30 September 2010. The government will award a contract from this request for quotes to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the government, price, experience and past performance considered. For evaluation purposes price, experience and past performance will all be weighted the same. The standard industrial code is 07 82. The NAICS code is 561730. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which will be considered by this agency. The Solicitation package shall be available on or about December 2, 2005. The solicitation will be posted on the Kansas City District websit e at www.nwk.usace.army.mil. Questions of a technical nature may be addressed to Day Hays at +1 (555) 000-0000. Questions of a Contractual nature may be addressed to Mr. Matthew Wilson at +1 (555) 000-0000. OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS: Prior to quoting, vendors must complete online the Representations and Certifications. To do so requires CCR Registration, including an MPIN number. Instructions may be obtained, and required information may be e ntered, at http://orca.bpn.gov. One must register on the Kansas City District web site in order to receive any quotations. By visiting the following web site, you may download the solicitation. The web address is http://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/contract/cont ract.html. Bids are due January 13, 2006 no later than 3:00 pm (central standard time). REQUIRED CCR REGISTRATION: Prior to quoting, vendors must be actively registered in the Central Contract Registration (CCR) system, including creation of an MPIN number . Registration instructions may be obtained, and online registration may be accomplished, at www.ccr.gov. By submission of a quote, a quoter acknowledges the requirement to be registered in the CCR database prior to award; during performance; and through f inal payment of any contract resulting from the solicitation. Refer to CCR clause (either 252.204-7004 or 52.204-7) Also, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requires offerors to provide representations and certifications electronically via the BPN websit e at https:/www.bpn.gov/ocra/vendor as a prerequisite to receiving solicitation, to update the representations and certifications as necessary, but a least annually, to keep them current, accurate and complete, and to make changes that affect only one soli citation by completing the appropriate sections of either paragraph (j) of FAR provision 52.212-3 or FAR provision 52.204-8, whichever is included in the solicitation.