UPDATE: This Pre-Solicitation Notice for Grounds Maintenance Services at Fort Rucker, AL is being updated to reflect that the solicitation requirements and contract documents will be available on or about 29 July 2020. The points of contact for this requirement are Vanessa Martinez-Harris, Contract Specialist, at
[email protected] , cc: Anita McLain, Contracting Officer, at
[email protected] . The Mission Installation Contracting Command (MICC) – Fort Rucker is issuing a Pre-Solicitation Notice for Grounds Maintenance Services at Fort Rucker, AL. This is not a request for offers at this time. The solicitation requirements and contract documents will be available on or about 8 July 2020. A two-day site visit is anticipated to be held within 5 days of posting of solicitation. The site visit will be conducted via a planned route with predetermined stops in which each contractor will follow in a separate vehicle. At each stop, a group discussion will be held outside while maintaining social distancing guidelines of six feet apart. Individuals attending the site visit must submit the following information vial email to Karyn Williams, Contract Specialist, at
[email protected] ; cc: Anita McLain, Contracting Officer, at
[email protected] no later than 5 days prior to site visit: Company name Full name of company attendees Driver's license number and state for all company attendees This solicitation is 100% set-aside for small businesses. Project Description: This requirement is for a non-personal services contract to provide grounds maintenance services to Fort Rucker, Alabama. The contractor shall provide all equipment, materials, and labor necessary to service, maintain, and inspect all High Visibility (Improved Grounds), Common Areas (Semi-Improved Grounds) and Unimproved Grounds at Fort Rucker, AL. The work shall include scheduling and performance of mowing, edging, and trimming, leaf and debris removal, policing of areas, shrub, bush, and tree pruning, fertilizer, lime, and herbicide application, and special event grass cutting. This is a fixed priced, performance based service contract where the government defines and measures desired outcomes, while contractor methods are generally not constrained or directed. The Period of Performance for this effort includes a 30 day phase-in period, one month special cutting period, and 10 month base period plus four option year periods. 30 Day Phase-In: 1 January 2021 – 31 January 2021 Special Cutting: 1 February 2021 – 28 February 2021 10 Month Base Year: 1 March 2021 – 31 December 2022 Option Year 1: 1 January 2022 – 31 December 2022 Option Year 2: 1 January 2023 – 31 December 2023 Option Year 3: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024 Option Year 4: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025 NAICS Code: The Primary North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code anticipated for solicitation is 561730 - Landscaping Services, with a size standard for Small Business of $8M. Obtaining Solicitation Documents: Solicitation documents will be posted to the web via Beta SAM.gov (beta.sam.gov). Find solicitation announcement in Beta SAM.gov ( www.beta.sam.gov ). 1. Use the ‘All Award Data' to locate the project (by entering the solicitation number. 2. By using the ‘login' feature, it allows additional search features and allows you to keep your searches. Login might be required on some solicitations that are considered restricted. 3. Once you have located your project, click on link to solicitation to view the project. Files may be downloaded from the column on the left side reading ‘Attachments/Links’. All offerors must have an active registration in sam.gov at the time of submission in order to be considered. Any offeror that does not have an active sam.gov registration will be rejected as non-responsive.