The USDA Forest Service, Lake States Acquisition Team, announces a Small Business Set-Aside, Request for Quotation opportunity for the Savanna Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) project on the Huron-Manistee National Forest. The Government’s intent is to award multiple IDIQ contracts, one for each of the five items described in the Schedule of Items.  The initial task orders, as described in the specifications, will be awarded with the IDIQ contracts.  Future task orders will be awarded as work and funding is available, though annual estimates are provided in the specifications.

Work consists of improving savannas within the Baldwin/White Cloud Ranger District by reducing tree and shrub cover using a combination of mechanical equipment, hand tools, and/or herbicides, and increasing cover of native wildflowers and grasses by mechanical site preparation and seeding with native savanna seed mixes.  The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 115310. The Small Business Administration size standard is $8 million.

Contractors are required to be actively registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov in order to be considered for award. Registering in the SAM system is FREE. 

No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis, the pending solicitation or any follow up information requests. No hard copies of the solicitation, supporting documents and applicable amendments, if any, will be provided. To receive the entire solicitation package and any applicable amendments, prospective offerors must download them from the FedBizOpps website.

The contractor shall provide all management and project administration services, quality control, logistical support, vehicles, labor, equipment and materials to complete the work described in the solicitation.

Offerors are urged to inspect the job areas prior to submission of a quote.  It is impossible to describe fully job areas and other conditions that may be factors that affect the cost of contract performance and completing the contract.  Only by physical inspection can the prospective bidder be assured of the existing conditions.  For further information, you may call Heather Keough at (231) 745-5831 or Justin Garlock (231) 745-5878 at the Baldwin Ranger Station.  Pre-bid site visits or meetings should be directly coordinated with Heather Keough.

OFFERORS SHALL SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING PAGES IN ADDITION TO THE COMPLETED SF1449:

-              Attachment A – Schedule of Items

-              Attachment E – Experience Questionnaire

-              Completed pages 20-22 of this solicitation document

-              Any additional information to illustrate Qualifications, Relevant Experience, Past Performance, or Operating Plan.