S--S-Lawn and Grounds Maintenance Service

The Bureau of Reclamation has a requirement for work to be performed under solicitation No. 06-SQ-34-0013, for lawn and landscape service at the Yuma Area Office located at 7301 Calle Agua Salada, Yuma, Arizona. The project area covers 42,920 square feet (Ft2) of lawn, 67,600 Ft2 of parking area, and 35,768 Ft2 of road area. Contract performance is estimated to begin on or about January 1, 2006. This is a firm fixed price commercial item service contract. Quotes will be evaluated on past performance and price/cost. Offerors are encouraged to submit all relevant factor information with their quotes for evaluation and consideration. The contract period is for one (1) base year with four (4) option years. For this acquisition, the North American Industry Classification code is 561730 and the small business size standard is $6 Million. This is a Total Small Business Set Aside acquisition. The estimated issuance date of this solicitation is November 10, 2005. The solicitation is an RFQ and will be available at the link provided in this notice or check our website http//ideasec.nbc.gov. Offerors should visit the web site after November 10, 2005 in order to access the RFQ and any subsequent amendments and/or notices. Hard copies of this solicitation are not available. A site visit is scheduled for November 16, 2005 at the Yuma Desalting Plant, Yuma, AZ. This procurement will be awarded in accordance with FAR Subpart 12.6 and 13, using simplified acquisition procedures. The date, time and place for receipt of offerors is December 8, 2005 4:00 p.m., local time, however, all dates in this announcement are subject to change. For information on this solicitation, contact Ms. Virginia Toledo, Contract Specialist at 928-343-8136 or Mr. Leo Pelletier, Contracting Officer, 928-343-8138. The anticipated award date is December 30, 2005. Effective October 1, 2003, prospective vendors must be registered in the Central Contractor Register (CCR) prior to the award of a contract. Lack of registration in the CCR database may make an offeror ineligible for award. The CCR Handbook and information on the registration process can be obtained via the CCR website, http://www.ccr.gov or by calling 1-888-227-2423. Questions may be submitted electronically to Ms. Virginia Toledo at [email protected] Responses to this notice should be mailed to Bureau of Reclamation, Yuma Area Office, Attention: YAO-3100, 7301 Calle Agua Salada, Yuma, AZ 85364.*****