S--Tree Maintenance Services at Beaver Project Office

Pre-solicitation Notice W9127S-09-T-0008: This solicitation will be advertised as Unrestricted under the Small Business Competiveness Demonstration Program. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code is 561730 (Landscaping Services). The small business size standard is $7 million. The solicitation is for a firm fixed priced commercial performance based service contract to provide routine and emergency tree removal services for areas covered by the Beaver Lake Project Office. The proposed contract will be issued as an Indefinite Delivery /Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ). Orders for contracted services will be issued when services are required and funded at the contract unit rates. The proposed contract will be issued for a base period of 1 January 2009 through December 31, 2009 and two annual option periods. Solicitation will be issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures per FAR 13.5. A site visit will be offered to all interested parties on December 9, 2008 at 9:00 am at the Beaver Project Office, 2260 North 2nd Street, Rogers, AR. Prospective attendees are requested to furnish a listing of attendees to the Contract Specialist by 11:00 am, December 8, 2008. Fax attendee list to (501)324-5196 or email to lakisha.d.holmes@usace.army.mil. This solicitation will be issued via Internet only at the Armys Single Face to Industry Website (ASFI) on or about December 1, 2008. It is each offerors responsibility to download the solicitation from the internet website. No paper copies will be provided. Notification of amendments shall be made via the Internet as well. It is therefore the contractors responsibility to check the ASFI website daily for any posted changes to this solicitation. Contractors may view and/or download this solicitation and all amendments from the Internet after solicitation issuance at the following Internet address: https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/solicitation_search_form.cfm and search for Solicitation Number W9127S09T0008. All offerors are encouraged to visit the Armys Single Face to Industry Website at https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi to view other business opportunities. Offerors must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), in order to receive a Government contract award. To register, the CCR Internet address is: http://www.ccr.gov. The contract specialist for this solicitation will be Lakisha D. Holmes. All questions or comments should be forwarded in writing by fax at (501)324-5196 or by e-mail to lakisha.d.holmes@usace.army.mil.