This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE for a Market Research ONLY to determine the availability of potential HUBZone and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) firms for a potential HUBZone or SDVOSB business category type set-aside. NO AWARD will be made from this Sources Sought. NO SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME; therefore, DO NOT request a copy of a solicitation. Potential offerors having the skill, capabilities and personnel necessary to perform the described project are invited to provide feedback via e-mail to Ms. Phyllis Charles at
contact@example.gov. All responses will be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for a potential future acquisition. Particularly, the purpose of this NOTICE is to gain knowledge of potential small business sources in the following category: Certified HUBZone, 8(a), SDVOSB, or other small business firms for Weed Control Services at Stanislaus River Parks, located in San Joaquin County, Stanislaus County and Toulumne County, Oakdale, CA. This project is planned for advertising in September 2009. The NAICS Code is 561730, the size standard is $7 million (average annual receipts for preceding three fiscal years), and the Product Service Code (PSC) is S208, Landscaping - Groundskeeping. The duration of the project is 1,825 calendar days (a base period of 365-calendar days, and four, 1-year option periods). PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, supplies, tools, transportation, licenses, permits, and supervision necessary to perform weed control services at nine (9) park sites along the Stanislaus River, in Tuolumne, Stanislaus, and San Joaquin Counties, Oakdale, CA. Some contract coverage areas will require access by foot while most are accessible by vehicle. Contractor shall be responsible for, but not limited to, all job planning, programming, scheduling, administration, inspection and management required to accomplish weed abatement services. Targeted pests will be all weeds present in any contract coverage area during any part of the year without regard to any unforeseen, calamitous or uncontrolled factors, such as: weather, ground condition at time of application, type of vegetation, etc. Blackberries, poison oak, tree of heaven, milk and yellow star thistles, and any other invasive species of vegetation are targeted as special concern items and identified by species and location with recreation area. The use of sterilants in any contract area is strictly prohibited. CAPABILITY STATEMENT The following requests are designed to apprise the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, of any prospective HUBZone, 8(a), SDVOSB or other small business contractor's project execution capability. Please provide your response to the following. The submission is limited to 4 pages. 1) Offeror's name, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address. 2) Offeror's interest in bidding on the solicitation when it is issued. 3) Offeror's capability statement demonstrating the Offeror's ability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity and comparable work performed within the past 5 years - brief description of the project, customer name, telephone number, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value of the project) - provide at least 3 examples. 4) Offeror's HUBZone, 8(a), SDVOSB, other small business certified status, the number of years in business, and your DUNS number. 5) Offeror's Joint Venture information if applicable - existing and potential. The Capabilities Statement for this sources sought is not a Request for Proposal or Invitation for Bid, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. The Government is seeking short statements regarding the company's ability to demonstrate existing-or-developed expertise, past performance, and experience in relation the areas specified herein. Any commercial brochures or currently existing marketing material may also be submitted with the Capabilities Statement as long as the Offeror's submission stays within the 4-page limit. Submission of your Capabilities Statement is not a prerequisite to any potential future offerings, but participation will assist the Corps of Engineers in tailoring requirements to be consistent with industry capabilities. This Sources Sought is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will not pay for any information or materials provided in response to this Sources Sought Notice and submittals will not be returned to the sender. If a solicitation is later released it will be synopsized in FedBizOpps only, the FedBizOpps link is: www.fbo.gov. Contractors are encouraged to register on FedBizOpps with the NAICS code related to this posting and for other business opportunities. Once your company is registered, FedBizOpps will automatically send you e-mails related to the NAICS code(s) you registered your company. All interested contractors should notify this office in writing via e-mail or U.S. mail by 5:00 PM Pacific Standard Time on 18 September, 2009. Submit response and information by e-mail to:
contact@example.gov. or U.S. mail to: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1325 J. Street, CESPK-CT-B Attn: Phyllis Charles, Sacramento, CA 95814.
