F--Cibola National Wildlife Refuge

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE

Farming and Irrigation Services at Cibola National Wildlife Refuge (CNWR)

This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice with the intent of synopsizing a proposed contract action prior to issuance of the solicitation. Specific instructions on submitting proposal will be contained in the solicitation documents to be issued on or about November 8, 2023, posted to SAM.gov website. No documents will be available until the solicitation is issued.

The U.S. Department of Interior (DOI), Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Basin, (LCB), has a requirement for farming and irrigation services at Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, Cibola, Arizona.

The Contractor shall perform farming and irrigation services at Cibola National Wildlife Refuge and will provide all personnel, equipment, certifications, tools and materials to accomplish the services to be performed. The high-level objectives of this solicitation include use of farming equipment, efficient water use, chemical application, irrigation, site maintenance, and weed control.

This requirement is restricted as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside.

The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) identified for this action is 115112 - Soil Preparation, Planting and Cultivating with a corresponding Small Business Size Standard of $9.5M.

This acquisition will be procured in accordance with FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and FAR 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The Government intends to award one (1) contract for this solicitation. The resulting contract will be firm fixed price. The contract period will be for One (1) Year with the possibility of One (1) Option Year. The Government intends to make one (1) Contract award under this solicitation but reserves the right to award none at all.

The solicitation and any amendments to the solicitation will be available through SAM.gov. All dates in this announcement are estimated and are subject to change. No other information will be available before the solicitation is posted.

Registrations: In order to be awarded a contract an offeror must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM), http://www.sam.gov, and have completed their Online Representations and Certifications.

Point of Contact: Kathleen Berry, Contract Specialist, email: kberry@usbr.gov. All contractual technical questions must be submitted in writing via e-mail to: kberry@usbr.gov. Telephone questions will not be accepted.