Lawn Care Services, NWS Wichita, KS

The U.S. Department of Commerce, National Weather Service is in need of a contractor that can provide lawn care maintenance services. The requirement is for a base period and four (4) option periods at the Weather Forecast Office located in Wichita, KS in accordance with the attached Request for Quote. The contractor shall provide all necessary personnel, tools, materials, supplies, and equipment to satisfactorily manage and perform these services in accordance with the attached Statement of Work. Duties included but are not limited to the following services: 1) Mow grassy areas; 2) Trim around building & stationary objects; 3) Edge sidewalks; 4) Bag and remove clippings and debris; 5) Remove weeds or grasses in shrubbery or mulch covered areas; 6)Start-up and shut-down sprinkler system. Services to be performed under this contract shall be performed during hours approved by the Government Contact Point (GCP) or a designated representative. Inspection and acceptance of work will be done by the GCP or their designated representative. Wage determinations for this location are attached to the solicitation and can be found www.wdol.gov . Any business capable of completing these services is encouraged to respond to this announcement. This service is being procured under the guidelines of FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This RFQ WE-133W-14-RQ-0297 is 100 percent set-aside for small business concerns. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 561730, which has a corresponding size standard of $7,000,000.00 or less. The government requires all contractors doing business with the government to be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM). For additional information and to register in SAM, a free service, please access the following website: www.sam.gov 1-866-606-8220. In order to register with SAM and to be eligible to receive an award, all offerors must have a Dun & Bradstreet number, which may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet on line at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform or by phone at 1-866-705-5711. The government encourages all contractors to submit their Representations and Certifications on-line Business Partner Network (BPN) at https://www.sam.gov .The BPN is the single source for vendor data for the federal government. Award will not be made to any contractor that is not registered in SAM. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. The anticipated award date is on or about April 25th, 2014. Contractors are encouraged to register with the FedBizOpps Vendor Notification Service as well as the Interested Vendors List for this acquisition. Quotes should be sent via e-mail to [email protected] or direct mail to National Weather Service Central Region HQ 7220 NW 101st Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64153 and must be received on or before the date and time referenced on RFQ. Instructions for submitting a quote are included in the solicitation.