THIS IS A RE-ISSUE OF A PRIOR ANNOUNCEMENT DATED JULY 20,2009 "IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE ANNOUNCEMENT " The Federal Aviation Administration Western-Pacific Region; hereby announces its intent to solicit a Request for Offers (RFO) for Landscaping /Vegetation Control for American Samoa. This is a Small Business set-aside giving preference to businesses within American Samoa. Awards resulting from the RFO will give consideration to the: (1) Lowest Price Technically Acceptable and (2) Offeror's past performance with the same similar work. The successful offeror shall furnish all necessary labor, equipment, materials, supplies, tools, and supervision necessary in the performance of the requested services. The solicitation will request pricing for the base period and (4) option years. IMPORTANT NOTE: Contractors must have active registration with Central Contracting Registration (CCR) http://www.ccr.gov at the time of submitting an offer. *****Offers will only be considered by those who respond to this announcement by completing and returning the Business Declaration form by the announcement closing date. This documentation can be returned by fax (310) 725-6842 or email
[email protected] . It is your responsibility to contact the Sr. Contract Specialist named on this announcement to confirm receipt of your document. Incomplete and/or late forms will not be accepted. Once this announcement has closed, a list of confirmed interested vendors who have returned the Business Declaration form will be added to a bidder's list. ONLY VENDORS ON THIS LIST WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT AN OFFER FOR THIS SOLICITATION (no exceptions). T3.6.1 - Small Business Development Program (Revision 21, October 2007) Small Business Development 5: DOT Lending Program a. To promote the financial assistance programs available from the OSDBU (S-40), procurement teams should add the following information in each public announcement of procurement:"This Notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, has a program to assist small businesses, small businesses owned and controlled by a socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and women-owned concerns to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $750,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169." The National American Industry Classification System code for this project: 56172 Responses to this SIR will be accepted through, August 17, 2009. Please IDENTIFY THE SOLICITATION NUMBER (DTFAWP-10-R-00249) and your company's primary contact's email address on your coversheet. VERBAL OR TELEPHONIC REQUESTS AND/OR QUESTIONS WILL NOT BE HONORED. All questions or request must be submitted in writing via fax or email to: Kelly CookSr. Contract SpecialistFAX: (310) 725-6842
[email protected] PH: (310) 725-7573 The full Solicitation (including the Statement of Work) will be available on or about August 18, 2009. The FAA reserves the right to make an award without communications or negotiations may be conducted to determine the best value to the FAA. Prospective offerors are hereby notified that employees of Concept Solutions, a private contractor to the Government, may be used in evaluating offers received under this SIR. Delivery Period: 365 daysNAICS: 56172Dollar Range: Announcement Closing Date: August 17, 2009Contracting Officer: Barbara (BJ) FisherSr. Contract Specialist: Kelly Cook