Dates Palm Trees and Other Tree Replacement/Installation

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) OR A REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO AWARD A CONTRACT. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ONLY. Sources Sought, No solicitation is available. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary, and the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. American Embassy Kuwait is seeking interested parties with specialized capabilities to: 1. Removal and replacement of Ten Dates Palm Trees; the variety of the tree shall be phoenix dactilefira (ghaibani species) and the height of the tree shall be 6-7M. 2. Installation of two new Dates Palm Trees; the variety of the trees shall be phoenix dactilefira (ghaibani species) and the height of the tree shall be 6-7M. 3. Removal and replacement of 2 Ficus Evergreen trees; the size of the new trees shall be 20 gallons. 4. Installation of two Ficus Evergreen Trees; the size of the trees shall be 20 gallons. 5. Removal and replacement of two other trees; with Prosopis Trees 50 gallons. 6. Installation of Six Prosopis Trees 50 gallons. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is anticipated to be 111421 - Nursery and Tree Production, with a small business size standard of $0.75 Million. The purpose of this announcement is to identify small business concerns with the capability to perform the services with the intent of assessing set-aside possibilities. In order for American Embassy Kuwait to assess set-aside possibilities under the above referenced NAICS code and size standard, interested parties shall identify their company (and specific, associated NAICS code(s) they fall under) as one or more of the following: 1. small business; 2. 8(a) business; 3. HUB Zone small business; 4. small disadvantaged business; 5. woman-owned small business; 6. economically disadvantaged women-owned small business; or 7. service-disabled, veteran-owned small business. NOTE: Interested firms are requested to note that as per Kuwait Law "Non-Kuwaitis cannot engage in commerce in Kuwait without having a Kuwaiti partner. The Kuwaiti partner(s) must own at least 51 percent of the company, as the maximum foreign shareholding allowed is 49%. Profits may be split differently, but the ownership rules are fixed under Article 23 of the Kuwaiti Commercial Code. In addition, Article 24 of Kuwaiti Commercial Code forbids foreign companies from establishing a branch in Kuwait, except through a Kuwaiti agent.