This is a SOURCES SOUGHT and is for informational/market research purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, QUOTATION OR BID, NOR A SYNOPSIS OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION UNDER FAR SUBPART 5.2. THIS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE US FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE (FWS).
1. Contract Information
The US Fish & Wildlife Service, intends to solicit/award a firm fixed price DO/TO or contract under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Responses to this Sources Sought announcement will be used by the Government to make, if appropriate, an Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEE) set-aside or Indian Economic Enterprises (IEE) acquisition strategy decision. The US Fish& Wildlife Service is required to give priority to ISBEE and IEE concerns if there should be enough firms available to compete under a set aside.
No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice or any follow up information. NO FORMAL SOLICITATION IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. The official Synopsis citing this solicitation number may be issued on SAM.gov, in the April 2025 timeframe. There may be short timelines for advertising.
This Sources Sought is to gain knowledge of the interest, capabilities, and qualifications of the Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEE) and Indian Economic Enterprises (IEE) members of the industry who are highly encouraged to respond.
Set-Aside: TBD. Competition and Set-Aside parameters will be decided based on responses to this sources sought. Please clearly indicate your business¿ socio-economic status.
The Possible NAICS is 115310, Support Activities for Forestry. If there is a more appropriate NAICS please state which one in your response.
2. Requirements Description
Wiregrass Planting, ST marks NWR -FL
3. Submission Instructions
Responses to this Sources Sought notice must be submitted electronically (via email)
SUBJECT: Wiregrass Planting, ST marks NWR -FL. Please send to Fred Riley, Contracting Officer, at fred_riley@fws.gov in either Microsoft Word or Adobe Portable Document Format by Tuesday, 01 April 2025, 12:00 pm Est. All responses must be received by the specified time and due date to be considered. All successfully submitted responses will receive an acknowledgement by return email. ANY RESPONSES RECEIVED AFTER THE SPECIFIED DATE AND TIME MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED.
A Firm's response to this Sources Sought shall be limited to ten (10) pages and should include the following information in their submission:
a. Firm's name, address, point of contact, phone number, e-mail address and UEI number.
b. Firm's small business category and Business Size.
c. Provide a capability statement and/or relevant information on the Firm's Experience/Capabilities as it pertains to the Sources Sought. Contractor will provide a brief explanation of previous work experience with water pumps in the past five years.
PRICE IS NOT REQUIRED AT THS TIME.
4. Disclaimer and Important Notes
. No funds are available to pay for any information received from potential sources. All information submitted in
This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this Sources Sought or any follow up information. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's abilities to provide the needed services. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or to provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses a solicitation may be published in SAM.gov. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.
All interested businesses must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov and remain current for the duration of the contract to be eligible for award of a government contract.
The purpose of this sources sought is to survey prospective vendors to collect data, comments, and other information pertaining to this industry. Upon review of the responses to this notice, the agency will determine if a set-aside (in full or in part) or procurement through full and open competition is in their best interest. Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) and Indian Economic Enterprise (IEE) set-asides take precedence in accordance with DIAR 1480.401. This Sources Sought is to gain knowledge of the interest, capabilities, and qualifications of the Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEE) and Indian Economic Enterprises (IEE) members of the industry who are highly encouraged to respond.
The DOI is under no obligation to award a contract as a result of this announcement response to this announcement is strictly voluntary.
Only electronic mail will be acceptable for vendors submissions. No feedback or evaluations will be provided regarding such submissions.
