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F -- HABITAT MITIGATION, NATIVE RIPARIAN PLANTING, SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA -- GUADALUPE RIVER SOL DACW05-97-B-0063 DUE 090597 POC Contract Specialist Joyce Yuki (Site Code DACA05) Provide as habitat mitigation, native riparian plantings within constructed mitigation areas along the west bank flood plain of the Guadalupe River from I-880 to Coleman Ave. in Santa Clara County, California. Total mitigation is 19.3 acres of riparian vegetation. Site work will include minor grading, mowing, and discing. Revegetation plants will include container grown seedlings and a seeded cover crop. The work includes the design and installation of planting and irrigation, the maintenance and establishment of the site for three years, and the implementation of a monitoring plan. The site is located within the Guadalupe River Flood Control Project within the city of San Jose, CA. Offerors are required to have a minimum of five (5) years experience in riparian restoration and revegetation including complex monitoring field work and analysis. Offerors must have successfully completed and maintained a minimum of three (3) similar projects to qualify for consideration. Native landscapes or erosion control work are not representative of the qualifying technical experience required for this project. Also, required is familiarity with riparian ecosystems, horticulture, design, monitoring, plant and irrigation installation, and extended maintenance. Offerors must permanently employ and commit to the project at least two (2) experienced persons, each with field experience and a 4 year degree minimum, in one of the following areas: horticulture, botany, ecology, wildlife biology, natural resource management, range science, or similar studies with an environmental emphasis. This procurement will be conducted under SIC code:0783. The size standard for this SIC code is: $5.0 million. The proposed procurement listed herein is a 100% set aside for small business concerns with experience and expertise in riparian restoration and revegetation. Solicitations for this project must be ordered by the CUT OFF DATE of 24 JULY 97 to ensure receipt of solicitations. Orders received beyond the CUT OFF DATE will not be honored. There is NO CHARGE for the solicitations. Because a limited number of solicitations will be reproduced, copies are limited to one set per firm. Plans and specifications will be mailed out on or about 01 AUG 97. Requests may be submitted by FAX, mail or in person to USAED, Sacramento, ATTN: Plan Room, 1325 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. Do not address to the contract specialist for this will delay your order. Firms are requested to provide their name, street and mailing address, telephone number and FAX number, and the solicitation number of the project. All responsible small business sources may submit a bid which will be considered by the agency. See Note 26. For a listing of all Sacramento District projects, see Contracting Division's Internet Home (0188)

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