SOLICITATION NOTICE
F -- FIXED WING AERIAL SEEDING SERVICES - NUTTALL BAER, CORONADO NATIONAL FOREST
- Notice Date
- 7/21/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 115310
— Support Activities for Forestry
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, R-3 Southwestern Region/Coronado NF, Federal Building 300 West Congress, Tucson, AZ, 85701
- ZIP Code
- 85701
- Solicitation Number
- R3-05-04-067
- Response Due
- 7/22/2004
- Archive Date
- 8/6/2004
- Point of Contact
- Sylvia Nunez, Contract Specialist, Phone (520)670-4560, Fax (520)670-4532, - Leah Arp-Romero, Contract Specialist , Phone 520-670-4521, Fax 520-670-4532,
- E-Mail Address
-
snunez@fs.fed.us, larpromero@fs.fed.us
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- 1. The Coronado National Forest, Tucson, Arizona, is soliciting quotes (RFQ) for Fixed Wing Aerial Seeding Services. Seeding operation is located at Safford Airport (SAD), Safford, Arizona, approximately 151 miles from Tucson, Arizona. 2. Quotes are to be submitted to Coronado National Forest, Room 5F, 300 W. Congress, Tucson, AZ 85701 or faxed to Leah Arp-Romero at (520) 670-4532 by 3:00 P.M. MST, Thursday, July 22, 2004. 3. Note: 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; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. 4. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 01-24. 5. This acquisition is set-aside 100% for small businesses. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 115310 and the size standard is $15 million. 7. Schedule of Supplies and Services: Supply 1 to 2 fixed wing aircraft and pilots capable of applying approximately 243,000 pls pounds of seed mixture to 19 units, ranging from 23 to 723 acres; totaling 3000 acres of burned area in the Mount Graham Mountains at the rate of 65 seeds/sq.ft. or 81 lbs./acre. Quotes to be submitted based upon estimated number of loads. 8. Aircraft must have capability to apply seed at a rate in which no more than 8 hours total flight time for each of two aircraft or 16 hours total flight time for one aircraft is required to complete seeding project. Aircraft must have SATLOCK naviagation system, air-to-air and air-to-ground VHF/FM radio system. Pilots must be equipped w/full personal protective equipment to include Nomex flight suit and gloves, flight helmet, and all-leather upper boots. 9. The seed mix is composed of the following three species at a composition of 33.3% each: Beardless Barley (Hordeum Vulgave), Mountain Brome (Bromus Marginatus), Slender Wheat grass (Agropyron trachycaulum). Maps of areas to be treated available upon request. Elevations range from 7,000 to 10,700 ft. Contractor shall supply auger/conveyor system and hopper truck w/operators for unloading of seed in hopper trailer to aircraft. 10. Delivery of Services: Begin Monday, August 2, 2004, 6:00 A.M. MST. 11. Quotes must include a completed copy of [FAR] 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications, Commercial Items. [FAR] 52.212-2 Evaluation, Commercial Items is applicable with the following factors used to evaluate quotes in addition to price: technical capability, past performance, and ability to meet delivery schedule. 10. The following clauses are incorporated by reference and can be downloaded in their entirety at www.arnet.gov/far: [FAR] 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors, Commercial Items, [FAR] 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions, Commercial Items, [FAR] 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders, Commercial Items; [FAR] 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government; [FAR] 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration: proof of contractor registration in CCR required before the government may offer an order to a quoter; [FAR] 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns; [FAR] 52.225-3 Buy American Act North American Free Trade Agreement Israeli Trade Act Balance of Payments Program.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Safford Airport,, Safford, Arizona
- Country: U.S.A
- Country: U.S.A
- Record
- SN00627460-W 20040723/040721211801 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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