MARKET RESEARCH

This market research notice was initially listed under NAICS 115310. It is being changed to 541620. The contracting officer wants to see if any small businesses might be intereseted to propose an offer or provide a bid for a 3 year IDIQ contract for services described in the draft scope of work. Please send an email to the contracting officer, [email protected] if you will be seriously interested in submitting proposed offer for such a contract. The solicitation should be issued in July and be on the street for 30 calendar days. An anticipated award is NLT September 30, 2008. This market research is to determine if there exists enough small businesses WITH OFFICES IN THE State of Colorado to set aside an IDIQ contract. Services would be for the Rocky Mountain Region's 7 forests in the State of Colorado and possibly its other forests and grasslands in 4 other states. There exists the possibility for other government agencies to write task orders against a resultant IDIQ contract. The intent is to award 1 IDIQ contract and there exists the potential of multiple awards up to a maximum of 3. A schedule of items and draft specifications and statement of work is provided for potential vendors review in the draft scope of work. This draft document is NOT to be considered as a Request of Proposal or Quotation or any solicitation at all. More market research notices may be posted. Please watch out for them. Work will be at various locations throughout Colorado, and possibly other states (Wyoming, Kansas, South Dakota and Nebraska). Besides seeing who might be interested, it is also our desire to get feedback from potential vendors on the draft scope of work. You are invited to submit suggestions on how to change it so it will be more beneficial to the government. Please submit comments to the contracting officer. The draft scope of work may be changed when provided in the official solicitation, so vendors are cautioned not to rely on this draft scope of work in preparing a proposed offer or providing bid.