The United States Forest Service (USFS) has a requirement to purchase fence materials for the San Juan National Forest, Southwest, CO. The purpose of this solicitation is for a variety of range and fencing materials for delivery to two (2) separate locations on the San Juan National Forest, Dolores Ranger District and Pagosa Springs Ranger District. Locations of address can be found on page 2 of the solicitation, items to be delivered are broken out on the Breakdown of Materials Worksheet (attached). Pages 1-2 and Materials worksheet, must be submitted by the reply due date Tuesday, August 8, 2014, not later than 1630 MT. Award shall be based on Lowest Bid. Interested contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov). This will be a Firm Fixed Priced Contract. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.1, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The solicitation number is AG-82CS-S-14-0021 and is issued as a request for quotes (RFQ), unless otherwise indicated herein. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-75. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 444190 with a small business size standard $ 19.0 Million. This requirement is a Total Small Business set-aside and only qualified offerors may submit bids. Start date of this solicitation is posted and will end on 2014-08-08 1630 MT or as otherwise displayed. Solicitation, Clauses, and the Breakdown of Materials Worksheet are attached to this announcement. ***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions shall be submitted by emailing Maeghann Dale at
[email protected]. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered. *** New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after receipt of quotes. Shipping must be freight on board (FOB) destination CONUS (Continental U.S.), which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination. Materials shall be delivered by best means possible and shall be easily unloaded upon delivery to the Dolores Ranger District and the Pagosa Ranger District.