NOTICE DATE: MARCH 27, 2013

Notice Type: Pre-solicitation

NAICS: 561730 - Seasonal property maintenance services (i.e., snow plowing in winter, landscaping during other seasons)

Contracting Office: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Regional Acquisition, 200 Granby Street, Suite 815, Norfolk, VA 23510

The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Eastern Regional Acquisition, Norfolk, VA on behalf of National Weather Service, Caribou, Maine, is soliciting a requirement for grounds maintenance services at its Caribou, Maine Weather Forecast Office. The primary objective of the grounds maintenance is to provide the following services: aeration and dethatching, edging, fertilizing, grass mowing, lime, mulching, pruning, trimming, and weeding, for the purpose of maintaining the landscaping of the Weather Forecast Office.

The purchase order of the service agreement will be a Total Small Business Set Aside in accordance with FAR 6.202(a)(3).The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 561730.

The total period of performance for all work specified in the Statement of Work is May 1, 2013 through October 31, 2017 (including four option years).

This contract may be established to satisfy the requirement on a temporary basis until the required services can be added to the AbilityOne Procurement List. If these services are added to the Procurement List, then the option years will be awarded directly to an AbilityOne contractor in accordance with 14 U.S.C. 46-48c.

Solicitation number EA-133W-13-RQ-0295 will be issued March 28, 2013 and will close April 11, 2013.

The Government anticipates awarding a firm fixed price purchase order to the responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government, considering only price and the price-related factors specified in the solicitation.

Site visits will help April 9, 2013 at 10am.

All responsible sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. The anticipated award date is on or about April 15, 2013. Contractors are encouraged to register with the FedBizOpps Vendor Notification Service as well as the Interested Vendors List for this acquisition (see applicable tab within FedBizOpps where this synopsis/solicitation is posted). Potential offerors may direct all inquiries pertaining to the solicitation in writing to [email protected] . Telephonic requests will not be honored.