Herbicide Application and GPS Data Pike National Forest, Colorado

The requirement is for a contractor to spray herbicide on up to 600 acres of various noxious weed on portions of the Pike National Forest in recent fire areas. Record GPS location of each site visited and/or sprayed, collect minimal site data, and prepare final report according to Forest Service requirements. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, transportation, equipment, supplies, water, services, supervision, permits, and licenses necessary to spray herbicide on up to 600 acres of noxious weeds on the Pike National Forest. Treatments shall occur primarily in Jefferson, Douglas, Park and Teller Counties in Colorado, including several recent fire areas. Desired date for starting work for the base year is 13 September 2010. A single award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract will be awarded for five years- a base year and four one-year option periods contingent upon the availability of funding. The anticipated date for issuance of the solicitation is on or around 6 July 2010. The solicitation will be available for free download at www.fbo.gov. Interested bidders are responsible for monitoring this site for release of the solicitation package and any other pertinent information and for downloading their own copy of the solicitation package and any amendments. The estimated magnitude of this project is between $50,000.00 and $300,000.00. The requirement is 100% set-aside for Small Business Concerns. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 115310 with a size standard of $7M. All questions pertaining to this solicitation must be submitted, in writing, to Toinette (Toni) Cope at tcope@fs.fed.us or via facsimile to 719-553-1435. All Offerors must be actively registered to the Central Contractor's Registry (CCR) in accordance to FAR 52.204-7 or their proposal will not be considered. All Offerors must be registered in ORCA in accordance to FAR 52.204-8 to be considered responsive. All prospective bidders must have a Commercial and Government Entity Code (CAGE Code) and be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. Contractors can obtain further information on the CCR website at http://www.ccr.gov. All Offerors must respond to all evaluation criteria in Section M of the solicitation to be considered responsive to this solicitation. Offerors to fail to meet these three criteria will not be considered in the Technical Evaluation of offers. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract nor does it obligate the Government to pay for bid/proposal preparation costs.