The U.S. Forest Service is considering whether or not to set aside an acquisition for HUBZone, Small Business concerns or Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Small Business concerns. The estimated maximum value of this procurement is between $100,000 and $500,000. The NAICS is 237990 with a small business size standard of less than $31.5M The acquisition is for an Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity Performance Based-Services contract to provide trail maintenance services throughout the Brownstown Ranger District of the Hoosier National Forest. The performance period is for a base period of one-year and 4 one-year option periods. The acquisition is expected to be issued under full and open competition procedures. However, in accordance with (1) FAR 19.1305, if your firm is HUBZone certified, or (2) FAR 19.14: if your firm is a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business; and intends to submit an offer on this acquisition, please respond by email to [email protected] or by fax at (812)279-3423. In your response please include: (a) a positive statement of your intention to submit an offer for this solicitation as a prime contractor; (b) evidence of experience in work similar in type and scope. Your response is required by March 17, 2006. Please include contract numbers, project titles, dollar amounts, points of contact and telephone numbers. At least two and no more than four references are requested. All of the above must be submitted in sufficient detail for a decision to be made on a HUBZone, Small Business or Service-Disabled Veteran-owned set aside. Contractors are reminded that should this acquisition become a HUBZone set aside, FAR 52.219-3 Notice of Total HUBZone Set-Aside will apply. Should this acquisition become a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business FAR 52.219-27 – Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set Aside will apply. FAR 52.219-3 and FAR 52-219-27 each requires that at least 15 percent of the cost of personnel for contract performance be spent for employees of the concern. Failure to submit all information requested may result in an unrestricted acquisition. A decision on whether this will be pursued as a HUBZone set aside, a Small Business set aside, a Service-Disabled Veteran-owned Small Business Set-Aside, or an unrestricted procurement will be posted on FEDBIZOPS. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. Contracting Office Address: Hoosier National Forest, ATTN ORB-PC, 811 Constitution Ave., Bedford, IN 47421. Refer questions to Mark Corse (812) 276-4729 or email to [email protected]

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