The Bureau of Reclamation is issuing this announcement to identify potential certified HUBZone and/or 8(a) Small Business concerns who would be interested in performing transplanting 147 clumps of elderberry shrubs, Sambucus mexicana. The elderberry plants shall be transplanted from the Folsom Dam Safety and Flood Protection Project footprint to a U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) approved mitigation bank. The requirements stated herein have been taken from the latest version of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Services Conservation Guidelines for the Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle (VELB), dated July 9, 1999. The Contractor must establish that it has staff, to include a biologist, experienced and qualified in valley elderberry transplant work activities. The Contractor must also provide the appropriate documentation to establish that the VELB Mitigation Bank has been fully certified by the Service for elderberry mitigation. The contractor shall also demonstrate that the requisite number of mitigation credits is available to fully mitigate for the Governments elderberry mitigation requirements. The Contractor must demonstrate past experience successfully transplanting elderberries in the Sacramento County area for the Government. The Contractor shall also establish that the 147 elderberry shrubs can be transplanted within a two week time period. The Contractor shall also demonstrate that there will be experienced staff available to construct four swing gates. This is a commercial item acquisition. The NAICS code for this requirement is 561730. Request for Quotation No. 08SQ200023 will be posted to http://ideasec.nbc.gov on or about October 31, 2007. The date for receipt of quotations will be approximately November 7, 2007. The RFQ must be downloaded at the above website, no paper copy of this RFQ will be distributed. Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and Annual Representations and Certifications, as required by FAR 4.1102, apply to this procurement. Prospective contractors must be registered prior to award. Lack of registration in the CCR database will make an offeror ineligible for award. Information on CCR registration can be obtained via the Internet at http://www.ccr.gov. Information on annual Representations and Certifications can be obtained via the Internet at http://orca.bpn.gov. All interested parties shall respond to this notice, by e-mail to [email protected] not later than the close of business on October 30, 2007.

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