USDA-Forest Service - Alexandria Forestry Center (AFC) Grounds Maintenance on the Kisatchie National Forest

-This will be a Firm-Fixed-Price Contract between the United States Forest Service and the prospective contractor

-Contractors will have an active System for Award Management (SAM) https://sam.gov account at the time of award and provide the sam.gov Unique Identity Identifier (UEI) in their responses.

-Payment is only made via the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) at: https://www.ipp.for.fiscal.treasury.gov

-Contractors responding to this solicitation shall submit their quote in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), FAR 52.212-1. Pursuant to FAR 52.212-2, the criteria for evaluations are (1) Price (2) Performance Relevancy Questionnaire (Exhibit A). The basis for award is the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA)

-This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial service prepared in accordance with the format in FAR subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes only solicitation; proposals are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the most current version of the FAR

and other applicable laws.

-A complete package will contain the following-Offers submitted without completion of items listed here shall be considered non-responsive and ineligible for award (Submit all offers to: stacey.phillips@usda.gov):

--Standard Form 1449 (sign blocks 30a, b & c)

--Attachment 3 Schedule of Items (SOI)

--Attachment 5 Exhibit A: Performance Relevancy Questionnaire (PRQ)

Targeted Period of Perrformance:

Base Year: October 01, 2026 through September 30, 2027

Option Year 1: October 01, 2027 through September 30, 2028

Option Year 2: October 01, 2028 through September 30, 2029

Option Year 3: October 01, 2029 through September 30, 2030

Option Year 4: October 01, 2030 through September 30, 2031

-Delivery Locations: Kisatchie National Forest

Alexandria Forestry Center, Supervisor’s Office 2500 Sheverport Highway (HWY 71), Pineville, LA 71360

PLEASE READ THE COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION 1244026Q0142 AND STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) IN ITS ENTIRETY