56 -- LANDSCAPING AND SITE IMPROVEMENTS

General Services Administration (GSA) will be soliciting proposal from contractor to perform Landscape and Site Upgrades at the Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 500 South Barstow Street, Eau Claire, WI. The project includes but is not limited to the following Work: Removal of existing sign at the front of the building to be replaced with new sign and lighting, removal of existing specified plant material,trimming of specified trees, removal and relocation of existing concrete pad, removal and replacement of specified window wells, installation of automated irrigation system, installation of trees, shrubs, landscape edging, weed barrier and rock mulch. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAIC) code is 238990. The size standard is $12 million.The successful contractor will be selected using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The solicitation will be posted on or about February 7, 2005. Proposals are due to the office of the Contracting Officer, 610 South Canal Street, 10th Floor, Chicago, IL 60607 on or about March 8, 2005 at 4:00 pm Central Standard Time. This is a Firm Fixed Price solicitation and is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The solicitation cited above can only be obtained by accessing a secure website known as the Federal Technical Data Solution (FedTeDS). FedTeDS is a secure website designed to safeguard sensitive but unclassified (SBU) acquisition information. It is fully integrated with other electronic government initiatives such as FedBizOpps and the Central Contract Registration (CCR) database, and is available for use by all Federal agencies. In order to obtain information from FedTeDS, you will first be required to register with CCR. The Central Contractor Registration database is a part of the Business Partner Network, an e-gov initiative, and will be used to validate vendor identity. All government contractors must be registered in CCR prior to receiving an award. You may access CCR at the following URL www.bpn.gov. Once you have registered with CCR you will be required to register with FedTeDS. No federal materials can be downloaded until you have registered under both sites. You may access FedTeDS via the following URL https://www.FedTeDS.gov. You will then be required to access the vendor registration form by selecting the hyperlink entitled ?Register with FedTeDS? and then choosing the ?Vendor Registration Form? hyperlink. At a minimum all vendors must supply the following information: Your Company's Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN) (You can get this from your Company's , CCR Point of Contact )your Company's DUNS Number or CAGE Code (Contact Dun & Bradstreet at 1-800-333-0505 if you do not have a D&B Number),Your Telephone Number, Your E-Mail Address. Any questions regarding this notification should be directed to the Contracting Officer or Contract Specialist whose name appears herein. Bid and performance bonds will be required. All responsive offers from responsible offerors will be considered. Small Disadvantaged, Women-Owned, HUBZone, Veteran Owned and Disabled Veterans Owned businesses are encouraged to submit proposals. However, the firm must also be a small business concern.