USDA-Forest Service - Alexandria Forestry Center (AFC) Grounds Maintenance on the Kisatchie National Forest
Department of Agriculture · Forest Service · USDA-FS, CSA EAST 2
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
12444026Q0142
Notice type
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
NAICS
561730
Product service code
S208
Set-aside
Small Business Set Aside - Total
Posted
2026-08-21
Response deadline
Aug 31, 2026, 4:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Pineville, LA
Contracting contact
stacey.phillips@usda.gov
Market intelligence
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-This will be a Firm-Fixed-Price Contract between the United States Forest Service and the prospective contractor -Contractors will have an active System for Award Management (SAM) https://sam.gov account at the time of award and provide the sam.gov Unique Identity Identifier (UEI) in their responses. -Payment is only made via the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) at: https://www.ipp.for.fiscal.treasury.gov -Contractors responding to this solicitation shall submit their quote in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), FAR 52.212-1. Pursuant to FAR 52.212-2, the criteria for evaluations are (1) Price (2) Performance Relevancy Questionnaire (Exhibit A). The basis for award is the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) -This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial service prepared in accordance with the format in FAR subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes only solicitation; proposals are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the most current version of the FAR and other applicable laws. -A complete package will contain the following-Offers submitted without completion of items listed here shall be considered non-responsive and ineligible for award (Submit all offers to: stacey.phillips@usda.gov): --Standard Form 1449 (sign blocks 30a, b & c) --Attachment 3 Schedule of Items (SOI) --Attachment 5 Exhibit A: Performance Relevancy Questionnaire (PRQ) Targeted Period of Perrformance: Base Year: October 01, 2026 through September 30, 2027 Option Year 1: October 01, 2027 through September 30, 2028 Option Year 2: October 01, 2028 through September 30, 2029 Option Year 3: October 01, 2029 through September 30, 2030 Option Year 4: October 01, 2030 through September 30, 2031 -Delivery Locations: Kisatchie National Forest Alexandria Forestry Center, Supervisor’s Office 2500 Sheverport Highway (HWY 71), Pineville, LA 71360 PLEASE READ THE COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION 1244026Q0142 AND STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) IN ITS ENTIRETY
Contact
Point of contact
Stacey Phillips (Purchasing Agent)
Role
not stated on this notice — SAM publishes a role for only about 5% of them, so this may be a contract specialist rather than the contracting officer
Email
stacey.phillips@usda.gov
Secondary
robert.wilson3@usda.gov
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