S -- Regional Grounds Maintenance/Street Sweeping Services

This is a synopsis for commercial items in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 12.6 and 13. This procurement consists of one solicitation with the intent to award a combination Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) and Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Commercial Items Service Contract. Contract will be awarded to the responsible offeror whose proposal, conforming to the Request For Proposal (RFP), will be most advantageous to the Government resulting in the Best Value, price and other factors considered. Services to be performed under the resulting contract include maintaining improved, semi-improved, and unimproved grounds and street sweeping services at various locations in San Diego, Orange and Riverside Counties to include Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, and Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach Detachment Fallbrook, CA. Performance will be at various federal sites with the potential for service occurring simultaneously at multiple sites as listed above. Grounds maintenance improved services include lawn care services such as mowing and trimming, edging, aeration, de-thatching, vegetation control and fertilization. Improved services also include irrigation systems operation and maintenance, debris removal, shrub and hedge maintenance, plant and bed maintenance, tree maintenance, storm drainage systems, grounds cover maintenance and semi-improved grounds such as grounds care, storm drainage systems and debris removal. Services also include un-improved grounds care such as vegetation control and storm drainage systems. Street sweeping services include street sweeping and grounds cleanup. The contract will have a base period and four (4) 12-month option periods for a total maximum duration of 60 months or a value of $5 million, whichever occurs first. During the term of the contract, the Firm-Fixed-Price portion of the contract is the minimum guarantee. Contractors are not guaranteed work in excess of the minimum guarantee. THIS ACQUISITION IS SOLICITED ON A 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE BASIS. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 561730 and the size standard is $6 million dollars. THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT ONLY. The RFP will be available for download free of charge via the Internet World Wide Web at http://esol.navfac.navy.mil/ -- on or about 6 March 2006. The Government will not provide hard copies (paper sets) or CD-ROM of the RFP, Plan Holders List or other contract documents and will not accept telephone, E-Mail and facsimile requests for copies. Notification of any changes (amendments) to the solicitation will be done via the Internet. It will be the contractor's responsibility to check the E-Solicitation website (esol.navfac.navy.mil)daily for any and all amendments to this solicitation. Note: All Contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database prior to award of a DoD contract. Contractors may obtain information on registration by calling +1 (555) 000-0000, or via the Internet at http://edi.disa.mil. Prospective contractors shall submit Annual Representations and Certifications via the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). Prospective contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications at http://orca.bpn.gov in conjunction with required registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database (see FAR 4.1102). A contract cannot be awarded to a contractor that has not submitted a required annual form VETS-100, Federal Contractor Veterans' Employment Report (VETS-100 Report) if subject to the reporting requirements of 38 U.S.C. 4212(d) for that fiscal year. Instructions, information and follow-up assistance is provided at VETS-100 Internet site at http://vets100.cudenver.edu/ or employers may contact the VETS-100 Processing Center at +1 (555) 000-0000 or e-mail at #