This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of interested sources especially small businesses including:8(a) Certified Small Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone) Small Business, Women Owned Small Business, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), and Veteran Owned Small Businesses. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS NOTICE. Respondents will NOT be notified of the results of this notice. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice or any follow-up information requested. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to determine interest and capability of potential qualified businesses relative to the North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) 111441, Nursery and Plant Production. The small business size standard is $7.5M. The government is seeking companies under the North America Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 111441, Nursery and Plant Production. The small business size standard is $7.5M, that have the capability, experience and expert knowledge to provide Nursery seedling bed space for growing spring-sown bare root longleaf pine seedling in linear feet and delivering to the US Forest Service located on the Savanah River Site. Nurseries must be located within 200 miles of Aiken, SC. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Interested CONTRACTORS are invited to submit a capabilities statement/narrative demonstrating the firm's experience in growing spring-sown bare root longleaf pine seedling in linear feet similar nature as described above. The submittal shall be no longer than three (3) pages and shall include the following information: 1. Company Information: Provide your firms contact information to include DUNS, cage code, name, address, and point of contact with verifiably correct telephone number and email address. 2. Indicate if a solicitation is issued will your firm/company be submitting a proposal (Yes/No) 3. Type of Business: U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) certified 8(a), SBA Certified HUB Zone, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Women Owned Small Business (WOSB), and Small Businesses (SB), ETC. 4. Experience Submission Requirements: Submit at least two (2) but no more than five (5) of similar projects completed within the last three (3) years that are relevant to the work that will be required under this project. Firms shall include the following information for each project submitted: a. Indicate whether Prime Contractor or Subcontractor. b. Dates of for each contract submitted. c. Contract value, completion date, and complexity of job. NO HARDCOPY OR FACSIMILE SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Questions concerning this notice should be directed to Mark J Miller, Contracting Officer at
[email protected]. Personal visits for the purpose of discussing this announcement will not be scheduled or accepted. AGAIN, THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. This is for planning purposes only and is a market research tool to determine availability and adequacy of potential sources. The Government will not reimburse responders for the cost of the submittals. Capability submittals shall be submitted as adobe .pdf documents and shall be emailed to Mark Miller at
[email protected] Submittals must be provided in response to this notice by 4:30 pm Eastern Standard Time, January 20, 2021 .