Opportunity: REMOVE HAZARD TREES/CLEARING Great Smoky Mountains

Purpose of Amendment 0002 is to provide a revision to the schedule sheet, Extend the RFQ Close Date due to the change. The National Park Service is issuing a combined synopsis/solicitation for the road prism clearing and brushing, vista clearing, and hazard tree removal. The work is located in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Blount and Sevier Counties, Tennessee and Swain County, North Carolina. The services to be provided within this Statement of Work (SOW) consist of clearing scenic vistas along the Great Smoky Mts. NP at designated locations in Tennessee and North Carloina. Identify, cut, and remove encroaching brush, trees, and limbs as designated to clear/reopen the road prism to clear vegetation from roadside waterways, open shoulders and clear zones, and provide appropriate clearance for travel lanes and mow zones. This shall include removing previously fallen trees and limbs. Because of existing vistas/overlooks, open clearings, and requirements for developed areas, the amount of work needed in each area can fluctuate between intensive and minimal. The Government intends to award a firm-fixed price commercial services contract based on the proposal that represents the best value to the Government in accordance with FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, FAR Par 15, Negotiations and FAR Part 19, Small Business Programs. This project site is located on the Great Smoky Mountains National Park 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside The NAICS code is 561730 Landscaping Services, Size Standards in Millions of dollars $7.5. The contracting office will not provide hardcopies or email copies of the solicitation, please review the attachments posted. Required Services: The contractor shall provide all labor, tools, equipment, materials and supervision required to complete this project. The government reserves the right to award none, any or all of the bid options in any order. SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM): Federal Acquisition Regulations require that federal contractors register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at https://www.sam.gov and enter all mandatory information into the system. Award cannot be made until the contractor has registered. Interested offerors are encouraged to ensure that they are registered in SAM prior to submitting their quote. THESE REGISTRATIONS WILL BE COMPLETED BEFORE TIME OF AWARD. Any questions regarding this announcement should be sent to Geraldine_larsen@nps.gov no later than close of business on 8/12/2019 5 pm ET. There will NOT be a Pre-Proposal meeting. Site visit is highly recommended to attend. Thursday August 8, 2019 8:30 am, meeting at 107 Park Headquarters Rd, Gatlinburg TN 37738. MUST request attendance, no later than the COB: 08/6/2019. Request for Quote closes: 08/28/2019 NOON ET. Phone calls will not be accepted. See attachments and factors for further details.