Description
New Respopnse Date: February 23, 2004.DESC: TREE PLANTING. The Colville National Forest requires hand tree planting services on the Three Rivers, Republic, Sullivan Lake, and Newport Ranger Districts. The services will be located in Ferry, Stevens, and Pend Oreille Counties, Washington. For fiscal year 2004, the Forest is currently estimating 70 acres on the Three Rivers Ranger District, 34 acres on the Republic Ranger District, and 145 acres on the Sullivan Lake and Newport Ranger Districts. For fiscal year 2005, the current estimate is 300 acres on the Three Rivers Ranger District, 350 acres on the Republic Ranger District, and 280 acres on the Newport and Sullivan Lake Ranger Districts. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, supervision, tools and transportation, operating supplies, and incidentals necessary to perform the work in accordance with the specification and provisions of the contract. The contract will be an Indefinite Quantity contract. Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act registration and a Washington State Farm/Forest Labor License are required. This project will be advertised as a written quotation and will be solicited under the Simplified Acquisition Procurement (SAP) rules. Estimated issue date of the solicitation is on or about January 12, 2004. The contract period of performance is from date of award through June 30, 2005. The contract work in the field will run from approximately April 5th through June 2nd each year. Quotes are estimated to be due February 11, 2004. The proposed project listed here is a 100 percent small business set-aside. NAICS code is 115310, size standard is $6.0 million. All responsible sources may submit a quote which will be considered. An electronic copy of the solicitation will be posted at this site on the issue date. For a hard copy of the solicitation, fax your request to (509) 684-7280, Attn: Acquisition Management.