YAO LANDSCAPING AND GROUND MAINTENANCE

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YAO LANDSCAPING AND GROUND MAINTENANCE

This is a sources sought notice for acquisition planning purposes only. No formal solicitation exists at this time. This is NOT a request for proposals and is NOT to be construed as a commitment by the Government.

All businesses, regardless of size, capable of providing these items are invited to respond to this announcement and submit a capability statement for consideration. Capability statements received will be reviewed to determine a firm's previous experience performing similar work as well as their technical, administrative, management, and financial capability. The capability statements will be reviewed and used to determine an appropriate procurement strategy, in particular whether a set-aside is warranted or an alternate procurement strategy.

The applicable North American Industry Classification (NAIC) code is 561730 - Landscaping Services and the Small Business Size Standard is $9.5 Million.

Proposed Project:
The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), Lower Colorado Region has a requirement for grounds maintenance to include all personnel, equipment, tools, supervision, and other items and services necessary to ensure grounds maintenance is performed at the Yuma Area Office. Work consists of year-round, season-specific grounds maintenance to include an initial clean up, watering, trimming, fertilizing, weed control, tree and hedge pruning and shaping, tree maintenance, cultivating, fertilizing, planting, maintenance of flowerbeds/Xeriscaped areas, and other improved areas. The work includes spraying of pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, and cleaning of sidewalks, steps, patio, ramadas, road areas, photovoltaic parking structure (including solar panels), and maintenance of irrigation system.

Contractor must also have a licensed or certified arborist on staff and must maintain herbicide and pesticide applicator's license and certifications under Arizona Pest Management Division. Proof of current certifications/licenses must be provided once a contract is awarded and must be maintained throughout the length of the contract.

Capability Statement/Package:
All qualified concerns may submit capability statements for consideration. Capability statements received will be reviewed to determine the technical, administrative, management, and financial capability of such offerors to perform this type of work. The capability statements will be used to determine appropriate procurement strategy, in particular whether a set-aside or an alternate procurement strategy is warranted.

Interested sources are welcome to submit a capability statement package to include the following information:
1. Capability statement shall address your company experience performing the work listed above and identify available resources (specifically equipment & personnel) for performing this type of work.
2. Provide your business name, address, point of contact, phone number and email address.
3. Unique Entity ID Number (Formerly the DUNS Number)
4. Size status/SBA certifications (Small business, Women Owned Small Business, HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, other).
5. The capability statement shall demonstrate that your company is capable of performing under a contract of this magnitude and complexity. Please provide a list of ALL RELEVANT projects (projects of a similar size, scope, and complexity of the proposed project are considered relevant), either Government or commercial, performed within the last five (5) years, with a brief description of the project, contract number, project title, dollar amount, timeliness of performance, and customer satisfaction. Include the customer's name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, and points of contact with phone numbers. Indicate whether or not you were the prime contractor, and, if you were a subcontractor, provide the name and point of contact information for the prime contractor. Include the percentage of self-performed work, how the work was accomplished, and the performance rating for the work.

All businesses are encouraged to limit responses to not more than six (6) pages in length. The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of potential contractors for solicitation planning purposes only.

Information provided by industry in response to this announcement is voluntary. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this sources sought notice.

Interested sources should submit their capability statement on or before 2:00 PM local time, February 28, 2025. All responses to this sources sought notice shall be provided to Kathy Berry, Contract Specialist, via e-mail at kberry@usbr.gov. The subject line shall clearly reference the Solicitation Number associated with the announcement. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Berry at kberry@usbr.gov.

When it is determined that a formal solicitation will be issued, a pre-solicitation notice will be posted on System for Award Management (SAM), as required by FAR 4.1102, will apply to any resulting procurement. Prospective contractors must be registered in SAM at the time an offer or quotation is submitted. Lack of registration in the SAM database may make an offeror ineligible for award. Information on SAM registration can be obtained at the following web address: https://www.sam.gov

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