Building & Grounds Maintenance Services at Crooked Creek Lake

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Pittsburgh District, has a need for a Requirements Contract Buildings and Grounds Maintenance Services at Crooked Creek Lake. The Crooked Creek Lake project is located in Ford City, Armstrong County, in the western region of Pennsylvania. Public-use facilities owned and operated by the USACE at Crooked Creek Lake include a boat launch, picnic area, campground, playground, nature trail, fishing pier and Crooked Creek Lake. An overview of the services required includes, but is not limited to: mowing, brush removal, mulching, pesticide application, beach inspection/grooming, playground inspection, office cleaning, restroom cleaning, solid waste removal, and raw sewage removal in accordance with procedures established in the Performance Work Statement which will be provided with the solicitation. The Contractor shall furnish all necessary management, personnel, materials, supplies, tools, equipment, fuel, and vehicles. This procurement will be set aside 100% for Small Businesses. The NAICS Code is 561730, Landscaping Services and the Small Business size standard is $7.5 million dollars. The anticipated period of performance will be from 1 May 2018 to 30 April May 2019, with four (4) one-year option periods if exercised by the government. The total contract term including the exercise of any options, will not exceed 5 years 6 months. The government is planning a pre-quotation site visit; the date and time will be in the solicitation. Any resulting award will be for one firm, fixed-price, indefinite delivery-indefinite quantity (IDIQ) performance-based services Requirements Contract made to the responsible* offeror whose quote is lowest. [*Responsible means a contractor that meets the standards in FAR 9.104 - available at www.farsite.hill@af.mil] The contractor must be registered the System for Award Management (SAM), have an active account and have completed the Representations and Certification sections prior to receiving a contract award. Initial registration may take a couple weeks. Registration and instructions are available at www.sam.gov -registration is free. The solicitation will be issued approximately 9 March 2018 online through the Federal Business Opportunities website (www.fbo.gov); therefore, requests for hardcopies of the solicitation will not be honored. SITE VISIT WILL BE HELD AT CROOKED CREEK LAKE ON 8 JUNE 2018 AT 10:00AM. SEE SOLICITATION FOR DETAILS.