SOLICITATION NOTICE
E -- Furnish & Install Greenhouse
- Notice Date
- 7/1/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, R-9 Ohio River Basin Shared Procurement Cluster, Monongahela National Forest 200 Sycamore Street, Elkins, WV, 26241
- ZIP Code
- 26241
- Solicitation Number
- FS-ORB-03-4080
- Response Due
- 7/15/2003
- Archive Date
- 7/30/2003
- Point of Contact
- Barbara Ridley, Contracting Officer, Phone 618-253-1046, Fax 618-253-1060,
- E-Mail Address
-
bridley@fs.fed.us
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation No. FS-ORB-03-4080 applies and is issued as a Request for Quotation. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-14. This procurement is a total small business set-aside. The NAICS code is 423390 and the size standard in number of employees is 500. Item Description: 1 each: Provide and Install a Polyfilm-Covered Greenhouse. The Greenhouse must be configured to maximize the available space for production (80? by 52?) without interfering with maintenance of adjacent shade houses to east and west (see attached drawing). The Greenhouse structure with covering must be able to take Northeastern Illinois winds and snow loads. The covering shall be two layers UV-resistant polyfilm (inflated). Ends will be polycarbonate panels. An access door(s) will be on the north end. The frame shall consist of corrosion-resistant material; preserved wood products shall not be used inside the structure. Environmental control systems, including thermostats, fans, ventilation, heating, and evaporative cooling systems shall be provided and installed with the greenhouse. Rough-ins for water, standard electrical, and natural gas are available within the Greenhouse footprint. The Greenhouse will be used for native plant propagation January through June, and for the operation of portable plenums and other seed-drying equipment during the remainder of the year. Quoters are to provide a proposal of the Greenhouse specifications. FOB destination to the USDA Forest Service, Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, 30239 South State Route 53, Wilmington IL 60481. Greenhouse is to be installed by September 12, 2003. The FAR provision 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors ? Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The FAR provision 52.212-2, Evaluation of Commercial Items applies. The specific evaluation criteria to be included in paragraph (a) of the provisions are (1) technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government Requirements, 2) Past performance and 3) Price. Factor One and Two have the highest importance. Quoter shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications ? Commercial Items with its offer. The FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions ? Commercial items applies to this solicitation and the following addenda is added: FAR 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination. The FAR Clause 52.212-5 Commercial Items applies to this solicitation, and the following additional FAR Clauses cited in the clause are applicable to this solicitation: 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside, 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Ear; 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; 52.225-3 Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement-Israeli Trade Act-Balance of Payments Program, Alternate 1, 52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases; 52.232-34 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Other than Central Contractor Registration. All provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at http://arnet.gov/far. For technical information contact Barbara Ridley at 618/253-7114. Quotations signed by an official authorized to bind the organization shall be submitted on company letterhead and are due July 15, 2003 by 4:30 PM DST, to Barbara Ridley, USDA Forest Service, Shawnee National Forest, 50 Highway 145 South, Harrisburg IL 62946. Complete proposals may be faxed to 618/253-1060.
- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA Forest Service, Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, 30239 South State Route 53, Wilmington IL 60481
- Record
- SN00361183-W 20030703/030701213322 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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