Sources Sought: Lawn Care & Snow Removal Services at Fort McHenry, MD

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This Sources Sought is not a Request for Proposal, Request for Quote, or Invitation for Bid. There is no commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation, make awards, or pay for respondent's expenditures made in response to this notice. Interested vendors are responsible for monitoring this notice for any subsequent amendments. All submissions become government property and will not be returned. Any solicitation issued as a result of this notice will be in a separate announcement. The purpose of this notice is to survey interest and obtain capability statements from industry.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Baltimore District requests letters of interest from qualified Small Businesses, 8(a)s, HUBZones, WOSB or SDV interested in performing work on the potential Lawn Care and Snow Removal Services, Fort McHenry, Maryland. The Government intends to award a one year base year with four option years subject to the availability of funds.

By way of this Market Survey/Sources Sought Notice, the USACE Baltimore District intends to determine the extent of capable firms that are engaged in providing the services described hereunder. Responses to this Sources Sought announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. Therefore, the type of set-aside or acquisition decision to be issued will depend upon the capabilities of the responses to this notice.

This Notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP); it does not guarantee the future issuance of an RFP; nor does it commit the Government to a contract for any construction requirements. Further, the Baltimore District (the Agency) will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that this Agency will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Notice; all cost associated with responding to this Notice will be solely at the responding party’s expense. At this time, propriety information is not being requested and respondents shall refrain from providing propriety information in response to this Notice. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. Not responding to this Notice does not preclude participation in any future Solicitation, if any is issued.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District (NAB), has been tasked to solicit and award for Lawn Care and Snow Removal services located at Fort McHenry, Maryland.

Contractor is responsible for supplying all the necessary services, equipment, and equipment materials to perform all maintenance and repair activities in the scope of work. The work may include It is anticipated the work would be performed between April thru November for Lawn Service and November thru March for Snow Removal. The prime contractor will have to perform 100 percent of the work. An experienced contractor with resources and expertise to handle the following project constraints is needed: The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Small Business (SB), Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZones), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), and Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition within any given socioeconomic category of responsible contractors. Large businesses are not prohibited from submitting a response to this notice; however SB, Section 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, SDB, VOSB, and WOSB are highly encouraged to participate.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 561730 – “Other Support Activities for Water Transportation”. The Size Standard is $9,500,000.

CAPABILITIES STATEMENT

Vendors interested in the potential procurement shall submit a brief capabilities statement no longer than ten pages. The capabilities statement shall include the following.

1. Company name, address, point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, CAGE code, and UEI number.

2. Business size in relation to the NAICS code, including small business category as applicable (e.g. woman-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, etc.).

3. Information and details of similar projects to include the contract values

4. Answers to the questions below:

• Are you within a 90 mile radius?


• Are you experience in doing Law Care & Snow Removal?


• What is your minimum cost for Lawn Care & Snow removal Services?


• Where is your maintenance site located?

Email capabilities statement to Angela Padua, Contract Specialist at Angela.S.Padua@usace.army.mil and Sharon Alexander, Contracting Officer at Sharon.L.Alexander@usace.army.mil and Wilhelmina Booker Wilhelmina.F.Booker@usace.army.mil at no later than 2:00 PM Eastern Time, March 17, 2025; reference Sources Sought number W912DR25X15DC. Submissions will be shared with the Government project delivery team, but otherwise will be held in strict confidence. No feedback or evaluations will be provided to respondents regarding their submissions. If you have any questions, contact Angela Padua by email.

This Sources Sought is not a Request for Proposal, Request for Quote, or Invitation for Bid. There is no commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation, make awards, or pay for respondent's expenditures made in response to this notice. Interested vendors are responsible for monitoring this notice for any subsequent amendments. All submissions become government property and will not be returned. Any solicitation issued as a result of this notice will be in a separate announcement. The purpose of this notice is to survey interest and obtain capability statements from industry.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Baltimore District requests letters of interest from qualified Small Businesses, 8(a)s, HUBZones, WOSB or SDV interested in performing work on the potential Lawn Care and Snow Removal Services, Fort McHenry, Maryland. The Government intends to award a one year base year with four option years subject to the availability of funds.

By way of this Market Survey/Sources Sought Notice, the USACE Baltimore District intends to determine the extent of capable firms that are engaged in providing the services described hereunder. Responses to this Sources Sought announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. Therefore, the type of set-aside or acquisition decision to be issued will depend upon the capabilities of the responses to this notice.

This Notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP); it does not guarantee the future issuance of an RFP; nor does it commit the Government to a contract for any construction requirements. Further, the Baltimore District (the Agency) will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that this Agency will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Notice; all cost associated with responding to this Notice will be solely at the responding party’s expense. At this time, propriety information is not being requested and respondents shall refrain from providing propriety information in response to this Notice. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. Not responding to this Notice does not preclude participation in any future Solicitation, if any is issued.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District (NAB), has been tasked to solicit and award for Lawn Care and Snow Removal services located at Fort McHenry, Maryland.

Contractor is responsible for supplying all the necessary services, equipment, and equipment materials to perform all maintenance and repair activities in the scope of work. The work may include It is anticipated the work would be performed between April thru November for Lawn Service and November thru March for Snow Removal. The prime contractor will have to perform 100 percent of the work. An experienced contractor with resources and expertise to handle the following project constraints is needed: The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Small Business (SB), Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZones), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), and Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition within any given socioeconomic category of responsible contractors. Large businesses are not prohibited from submitting a response to this notice; however SB, Section 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, SDB, VOSB, and WOSB are highly encouraged to participate.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 561730 – “Other Support Activities for Water Transportation”. The Size Standard is $9,500,000.

CAPABILITIES STATEMENT

Vendors interested in the potential procurement shall submit a brief capabilities statement no longer than ten pages. The capabilities statement shall include the following.

1. Company name, address, point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, CAGE code, and UEI number.

2. Business size in relation to the NAICS code, including small business category as applicable (e.g. woman-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, etc.).

3. Information and details of similar projects to include the contract values

4. Answers to the questions below:

• Are you within a 90 mile radius?


• Are you experience in doing Law Care & Snow Removal?


• What is your minimum cost for Lawn Care & Snow removal Services?


• Where is your maintenance site located?

Email capabilities statement to Angela Padua, Contract Specialist at Angela.S.Padua@usace.army.mil and Sharon Alexander, Contracting Officer at Sharon.L.Alexander@usace.army.mil and Wilhelmina Booker Wilhelmina.F.Booker@usace.army.mil at no later than 2:00 PM Eastern Time, March 17, 2025; reference Sources Sought number W912DR25X15DC. Submissions will be shared with the Government project delivery team, but otherwise will be held in strict confidence. No feedback or evaluations will be provided to respondents regarding their submissions. If you have any questions, contact Angela Padua by email.

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