NSWC IHD Grounds Maintenance and Landscaping Services

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Contract Opportunity

Amendment 1

This amendment is to provide responses to three (3) vendor questions. The statment of work (SOW) has been revised as result of Question #2. All other terms remain unchanged.

Question 1: The form provided to be filled in for the sources sought notification appears to be for a construction contract (file name “Construction+Sources+Sought+Contractor+Information+Form) instead of a service contract, which of course have very different requirements.

Government Response: The bonding portion of the attached form “Construction+Sources+Sought+Contractor+Information+Form” is not required, please complete and submit the rest of the form is.

Question 2: Based on the bonding capability section of the form (typically for construction) as well as the experience reference contract size of between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000, the sources sought response requirements are quite different than would be expected for a service contract with the scope required for the Indian Head and Stump Neck Annex locations. Would the Government please clarify?

Government Response: The SOW is revised from “The experience information provided shall support that you have completed a contract of the magnitude between $5 million and $10 million.” to "The experience information provided shall support that you have completed a multi-year contract of the minimum magnitude of $5 million."

Question 3: Is there an incumbent for this effort or is this a new requirement?

Government Response: No. This is a new requirement.

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DESCRIPTION

Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head Division (NSWC IHD) Contracting Office Sources Sought Notice. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE, PROPOSAL, OR INVITATION FOR BID. This notice is not a solicitation as defined by FAR 2.101, therefore it shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to enter into a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to an acquisition approach. All information contained in this Sources Sought Notice is preliminary as well as subject to amendment and is in no way binding on the Government. Information submitted in response to this notice is voluntary; the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. The Government is requesting that restrictive or proprietary markings not be used in response to this notice. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized in SAM.GOV. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor these sites for additional information pertaining to this Sources Sought Notice. No site visit will be conducted during a Sources Sought period.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 561730 - Landscaping Services, which has a small business size standard of $9.5M. The Product Service Code (PSC) is S208 – Housekeeping – Landscaping/Groundskeeping.

STATEMENT OF WORK

Locations:

NSWC Indian Head, Maryland

Stump Neck Annex, Maryland

The NSWC IHD Contracts Department 026 is seeking companies with technical expertise, experience, capability, and resources to provide Ground Maintenance and Landscaping Services.

The scope of this effort includes the following major aspects that are part of the overall service: The contractor shall provide, but not limited to, maintain approximately 500 acres of grounds maintenance- grass cutting, trimming, vegetation removal per service tickets, shrub planting or removal per service ticket, hedge planting or removal per service ticket, tree maintenance, 13,000 square feet of flower bed maintenance, emptying of outdoor waste containers, cleaning of swales per service ticket, 50’ buffers around all explosive bldgs., 6‘ buffer around all lightning masts and debris removal to all properties on board and supported by NSWC IHD (approximately 600 buildings).

Contractor employees shall be vetted before access to Stump Neck Annex and Indian Head sites.

These Grounds and Landscaping services are normally performed during Government regular working hours while the facility is open for the NSWC IHD Command and the Departments within NSWC IHD. The Contractor must at all times maintain an adequate workforce of at least a separate crew for mowers and edgers at both Stump Neck Annex and Indian Head sites, for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks. Contractor shall provide and maintain all licenses, certifications, and permits required by Federal and state laws/regulations to accomplish services. The Contractor shall provide a certified arborist and all personnel applying pesticides/herbicides shall be certified by the State of Maryland. Contractor personnel shall work in a safe manner and comply with all applicable safety regulations. The Contractor shall be subject to safety inspections of its work sites by the Government. All work performed shall be in accordance with Federal, DoD, state, and local laws, and installation policies and regulations. Proof of local/state licensing shall be submitted.

The period of performance shall be for a five (5) year, one Base Year of 12 months and four (4) 12-month option years, with the mowing / edging / Recurring work season being April 1st to November 30th of each year. Vegetation / Non-Recurring work season shall be year round.

Responses should include specific experience of Grounds and Landscaping services; appropriate references should be provided. The experience information provided shall support that you have completed a multi-year contract of the minimum magnitude of $5 million.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:

Interested contractors should submit a brief capabilities statement package (no more than three (3) single-sided pages or one-and-a-half (1.5) double-sided pages, including attachments, single spaced, 12-point font minimum) demonstrating ability to perform the requested services. As part of your three (3) page capabilities statement package, please include the attached Sources Sought Contractor Information Form. The email subject line shall include your company name. The capabilities package must be complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the contractor’s qualifications to perform the defined work. Please note businesses must be registered in the SAM.GOV database prior to submission of an offer to be eligible for award of Government contracts (see FAR 4.11).

Respondents will not be notified of the results of the Navy’s market research. NSWC IHD will utilize the information for acquisition planning purposes. All data received in response to this Sources Sought Notice marked or designated, as corporate or proprietary information will be fully protected from release outside the Government. Your response to this notice is greatly appreciated.

Please respond to this Sources Sought Notice electronically to Russell Dobson via email to russell.k.dobson.civ@us.navy.mil, no later than 02:00 PM (EST) on Monday, 13 January 2025.

NO TELEPHONE CALLS, HARDCOPIES, OR FACSIMILES WILL BE ACCEPTED.

Responses received after the deadline or without the required information will not be considered. Since this is a Sources Sought Notice only, evaluation letters will not be issued to any respondent.

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