S -- GROUNDS MAINTENANCE SERVICE

Grounds Maintenance Services at Barksdale AFB LA. To provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, quality control, supervision and other items and services necessary to perform grounds maintenance services on approximately 1,452 improved ground acres, 1,797 semi-improved ground acres and 57 unimproved ground acres at Barksdale AFB, LA. Performance period will be on or about 1 October 2001 through 30 September 2002 (basic period) plus seven one-year option periods. THE PROPOSED SOLICIATION IS A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE UNDER SIC 0782 (NAIC 56173). Small business size standard is $5 million. This solicitation is a competitive RFP awarded using Commercial procedures found in FAR Part 12. The solicitation will be posted on the EPS web site (www.eps.gov). Anticipated solicitation posting date is 13 August 2001. PAPER COPIES OF THIS SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE. All prospective offerors are responsible to visit the web page frequently and obtain the solicitation and any amendments or other information pertaining to this solicitation. No telephone calls or written requests for this solicitation package will be accepted.