F--farming & Irrigation Services at Cnwr & Cvcaview on SAM.gov

FARMING & IRRIGATION SERVICES AT CNWR & CVCA This is a Sources Sought announcement for acquisition planning purposes only and no formal solicitation exists at this time. This is NOT a request for proposals and is NOT to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The information presented in this announcement will not obligate the Bureau of Reclamation in any manner. All businesses, regardless of size, capable of providing these services are invited to respond to this announcement and submit a capability statement for consideration. Capability statements received will be reviewed to determine a firm's previous experience performing similar work as well as their technical, administrative, management, and financial capability. The capability statements will be reviewed and used to determine an appropriate procurement strategy, in particular whether a set-aside is warranted or an alternate procurement strategy. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this Sources Sought notice. The applicable North American Industry Classification (NAIC) code is 115112 - Soil Preparation, Planting and Cultivating and the Small Business Size Standard is $9.5 Million. The government anticipates potentially awarding one Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract. Proposed Project: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), Lower Colorado Basin along with the Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program (LCR MSCP) have a requirement for maintenance and irrigation services at two conservation areas in La Paz County Arizona. The purpose of this requirement is to provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials supervision, and other non-personal services necessary to perform maintenance and irrigation services. Maintaining and developing land cover types requires combining knowledge of farming, maintenance and irrigation practices in conjunction with managing vegetation necessary for covered species requirements. A major component of the LCR MSCP is the creation and management of habitat. The LCR MSCP will create and maintain 5,490 acres of cottonwood-willow and 1,320 acres of honey mesquite habitat. Maintenance and irrigation services are used to maintain the Cibola Valley Conservation Area (CVCA) and the Cibola Valley National Wildlife Refuge Unit#1 (CNWR) at a level appropriate for efficient water delivery, road maintenance, and general maintenance of the site and irrigation systems. CVCA is located about 18 miles south of Blythe, California on land owned by Arizona Game and Fish Department and leased to LCR MSCP. CVCA includes 1,265 acres of created habitat and an additional 37 acres considered managed habitat for a total of 1,302 acres. This area is considered fully developed and managed by LCR MSCP with no new planting areas available or anticipated. CNWR Unit #1 is located within the Cibola NWR, in Cibola Arizona on land owned by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Servic…