Vegetation Removal / Weed Control Services at Central Colorado Facilities

The Bureau of Reclamation, Great Plains Regional Office, intends to solicit quotations for vegetation removal and weed control services at the following East Slope Water and Power facilities: Mt. Elbert Powerplant, and Mt. Elbert Forebay Dam, Twin Lakes Dam, Sugarloaf Dam, Ruedi Dam, Meredith Field Office and Green Mountain Dam and Powerplant. The facilities are located in Central Colorado in Lake County, Eagle County and Grand County. The work under the solicitation will consist of the furnishing of all labor, materials, transportation, supplies (unless otherwise specified), equipment and supervision to satisfactorily perform satisfactorily apply herbicide and surfactant to undesirable plants on federal property. The Government intends to hold two organized site visits. The anticipated dates have been scheduled for May 26 and May 27. Offerors are urged to attend both site visits and inspect the sites where services are to be performed in order to satisfy themselves regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of contract performance. Failure by prospective offerors to inspect the sites will not relieve the offerors from the responsibility of properly estimating the difficulty or cost of successfully performing the work in accordance with the contract requirements. Reclamation reserves the right to change the anticipated site visit dates. Detailed information regarding the organized site visits and finalized site visit dates will be included in the solicitation. Pursuant to Part 12 and Part 13 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations, Reclamation will issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) on or around May 14, 2010. Quotes will be due on or around June 4, 2010. The RFQ will be issued as a total small business set-aside under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 561730. The applicable Small Business Size Standard is $7.0 million. The RFQ will be available for viewing through electronic commerce. RFQ Number R10PS60331 will be issued via https://www.fbo.gov, at the link provided in this notice. Interested vendors may also check Reclamation's website at http://ideasec.nbc.gov. The RFQ and any subsequent amendments and/or notices will be available to vendors on these websites after May 14, 2010. Vendors are reminded they must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and in the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) to be considered for contract award. Registrations can be completed by going to www.ccr.gov and https://orca.bpn.gov/. The vendor's Duns & Bradstreet number and banking information are required for registration. All responsible sources who submit a timely quote will be considered for this acquisition. Quotes may be mailed, submitted electronically, e-mailed or faxed to +1 (555) 000-0000. For further information, contact Christine Finkbeiner at contact@example.gov or at +1 (555) 000-0000.