Z--AWARD NOTICE

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR POTENTIAL BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT HOLDERS FOR HEAVY GROUNDS, BUSH HOGGING, TREE TRIMMING, STORM CLEAN-UP, ETC. AT MCI EAST FACILITIES, PRIMARILY NORTH CAROLINA The intent of this notice is to identify potential offerors for work requiring grounds or ornamental and turf licenses at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point and MCI East Facilities, North Carolina. The Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic is seeking Businesses with current relevant qualifications, experience, personnel, and capabilities to provide all labor, management, supervision, tools, material, etc. to provide this work. The work includes, but is not limited to, the following examples: • Tree and Landscaping services • Pruning • Tree/branch removal • Stump grinding/removal • Tree and shrub planting • Follow-on watering and/or maintenance seeding • Replacement of sod • Grading • Installation of decorative borders • Mulch and other bed materials • Installation of sprinkler systems and any other related work • Tree and bush trimming of overhead utility lines • Bush hogging The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 561730 and the annual size standard is $7,000,000. The Government will not pay for any information provided. Any and all qualified firms are encouraged to respond. The standard terms for a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) are attached to this notice (Attachment 1). Potential offerors should not respond if not able to comply with these requirements. Standard clauses applicable to BPA’s will be included in the final agreement. No more than six (6) BPA holders will be selected as a result of this synopsis. These BPA’s will not include a minimum guarantee. A single order will not exceed $150,000, and the total amount of the agreement will not exceed $1,000,000. To respond to this notice, interested parties should submit the following information: 1. A price for the “Seed? project. Project information available on Attachments 2 and 3. (See Evaluation Section below for more information) 2. A statement of the company’s capabilities in performing this type of work, not to exceed two (2) pages. 3. At least three (3) references for work similar to that listed in this notice. Contractor may provide COMPLETED Past Performance Questionnaires (Attachment 4) or Letters of Reference. 4. A statement that the company is able to comply with all of the standard terms and conditions attached to this notice. 5. Company Name and Address 6. DUNS number 7. CAGE code 8. Company Point of Contact, including email and phone number. 9. Business classification e.g. large business, small business, 8(a) business, HUBZONE business, SDB, SDVOSB, etc. 10. A Financial Questionnaire, completed by the offeror’s financial institution, submitted via email, facsimile or in a sealed envelope (Attachment 5). Failure to submit all of the information above may make an Offeror ineligible for award. Evaluation The Government will evaluate and award a BPA, resulting from this solicitation, to the responsible offerors whose offer, conforming to the synopsis, will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: • Price • Technical Capability • Past Performance • Geographical Vicinity The price submitted for the “seed? project will be evaluated for all offerors who submit information. Only one offeror will receive award of the “seed? project. Up to six responsible offerors will be awarded Blanket Purchase Agreements for future work for heavy grounds, bush hogging, tree trimming, storm clean-up, etc. Please refer to the BPA standard terms for more information. In order to determine the most advantageous offers to the Government, trade-offs will be made between the Evaluation Factors; however, in accordance with FAR 12.602 – Streamlined Evaluation of Offers and FAR 13.106-2 – Evaluations of Quotations or Offers, the Contracting Officer is not required to list the relevant importance of the evaluation factors. Notifications of interest must be submitted in writing via email; phone calls will not be accepted. Notifications that do not address all of the required information will not be considered. No additional literature is desired. Responses to this notice shall be emailed to Lauren Loconto at contact@example.gov as soon as possible, but no later than 1700 on 14 August 2014. Attachments: 1. BPA Standard Terms 2. Scope of work for “Seed? Project 3. Drawings for “Seed? Project 4. Past Performance Questionnaire 5. Financial Capability Questionnaire