Water Conservation and Xeriscape Project

This is a sources sought as part of the market research process. This notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. This notice is for planning and information purposes only. The Government is under no obligation to pay for information submitted in response to this Sources Sought. All the information submitted will be considered and treated as public information. The vendor should not include any pricing or proprietary information. This is not a Request for Proposal or Quote; therefore, responses to this notice will not be accepted as offers. The purpose of this sources sought is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various business concerns that might be interested to compete. The type of solicitation issued will depend upon the responses received to this sources sought synopsis. The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsive contractors. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the FedBizOpps website. It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this requirement. The 366 Contracting Squadron is seeking to identify potential contractors qualified to perform a Xeriscape project at Mountain Home AFB, ID. The requirement requires qualified, experienced offerors, who can perform multiple disciplines, to include but not limited to: renovate selected areas of existing landscaping and modify existing irrigation systems on the Base to promote reduction of water usage. The work shall include but is not limited to the following Summary of Requirements: XERISCAPE (APPROX. 6 ACRES): Replace existing landscaping with various types of bark/gravel mulches, drought tolerant trees, shrubs and grass turf indigenous to this climate, provide steel or concrete edging. Replace the existing irrigation system with a new system to include smart controllers and weather sensors. ROCK MULCH (APPROX. 1/4 ACRE): Replace selected areas of existing landscaping with rock mulch. TURF CONVERSION (APPROX. 32 ACRES): Replace existing selected grass turf areas with new drought tolerant turf. This will be achieved by killing exiting grass, adding compost and tilling into the soil, then fertilized and new grass seed planted and mulched. This includes replacing existing irrigation system controllers with new smart irrigation controllers with weather sensors. IRRIGATION CONTROLLER (APPROX. 120 UNITS): Replace existing irrigation system controllers with new smart irrigation controllers with weather sensors. Contractor(s) will be required to furnish all labor, materials, supplies, equipment, transportation, engineering and/or technical design and personnel necessary to manage and accomplish the project and in accordance with applicable federal/state/local safety and environmental regulations. The magnitude of the anticipated contract is valued between $1M and $5M. It is anticipated that the contract will be a Firm Fixed-Price type contract that will have a basic contract period contemplated of 365 days + 365 days for planting and maintenance period. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this effort is 561730, Landscaping Services with a size standard of $7.0M. The following information is being requested from interested vendors: A Statement of Capabilities demonstrating the skills, experience, knowledge, and capabilities necessary to perform the work specified within the summary of requirements outlined above. Please limit your relevant past performance to the past three years only and include the Contract Number(s) or Customer/Company Name. An electronic copy of the firm's capability statement should not exceed five (5) total single-sided pages, single spaced with twelve-pitch font size. Include with your capabilities statement the following information: - a. Bonding limits of your firm - b. Point of contact including phone number, physical address and e-mail address - c. Size status and/or SBA certification program of your firm (8(a), small business, service disabled veteran owned small business, women owned small business, HUBZone business, or small disadvantaged business) - d. Positive statement of interest to submit a proposal Interested parties are requested to submit responses to this announcement, via email ONLY, by COB on 16 Jun, 2014. Paper copies of this announcement will not be provided. Any information received will be used solely for the purpose of market research. Any questions relating to this announcement must be submitted in writing, via email ONLY, to the Contracting Officer, Cindy Dixon, cindy.dixon@us.af.mil.