SOUTHWESTNAVFACENGCOM, 1220 Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA 92132-5187

F -- PREDATION MANAGEMENT AT SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND, CALIFORNIA SOL N68711-99-R-6665 DUE 111599 POC Waimie Vann E-MAIL: click here to download, vannwm@efdsw.navfac.navy.mil. CORRECTION: This procurement was originally published on September 17, 1999. This notice is to correct/amend previous advertisement to reflect revised business size requirement and to change solicitation issue date. The work includes all management, labor, supervision, tools, materials, equipment, incidental engineering, travel and transportation necessary to reduce, deter, and prevent predation on the San Clemente loggerhead shrike by potential predators including, but not limited to, feral cats, rats, native fox, ravens and raptors (red-tailed hawks, barn owls) and reduce competition for resources between shrike and American Kestrels. This work shall be accomplished while minimizing impacts to native predators and assessing the effects of predator control protocols on these native species of predators. The location is San Clemente Island, California. This is a Request for Proposal (RFP), which provides for all services in the specification by means of a Firm Fixed-Price Service contract. It is the Government's intent to award firm fixed-price Service Contracts to the responsible offerors whose proposals, conforming to the Request for Proposal (RFP), will be most advantages to the Government resulting in the Best Value, price and other factors considered. Proposals will be evaluated for award using three major technical factors: Past Performance, Pricing, and Technical which consist of two sub-factors: Work Plan (including quality control) and Key Personnel. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, each initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price, past performance, and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined to be necessary by the Contracting Officer. "THIS SOLICITATION IS FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION FROM ANY QUALIFIED FIRMS WITHOUT THE RESTRICTION ON BUSINESS TYPE." This requirement is changed from previous notice of "100% SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS." In accordance with FAR 5.102(a)(7) availability of the RFP will be limited to the electronic medium; the RFP will be available for download free of charge via the Internet World Wide Web at http://www.efdswest.navfac.navy.mil/ -- hard copies (paper sets) or CD-ROM of the RFP will not be provided by the Government. The official plan holders list will be maintained on and can be printed from the website. All prospective offerors and plan rooms are encouraged to register as plan holders on the website. Plan holders lists will not be faxed and will only be available from the website. Registering offerors and plan rooms must provide a complete name, complete mailing address and area code and phone number, offeror type (prime contractor, sub contractor, supplier or plan room), email address and size (large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, woman owned small business or other). Notification of any changes (amendments) to the solicitation will be made only on the Internet. It will be the contractor's responsibility to check the website for any posted changes. The site visit will be held on 26 OCT 99, arrangements for the Site Visit may be made by calling Dr. Jerry R Boggs during working hours at (619) 532-1850 by no later then 21 OCT 99. When making reservations for the site visit be prepared to provide name (one person/company) company name, and Social Security Number (flight manifest to base requires the information). Lunch is provided at the Galley for $2.50. Offerors will be driven from 1220 Pacific Highway, San Diego, CA to Naval Air Station North Island to board a Navy-contract plane for the trip to San Clemente Island. Transportation while on the island will be provided by the Navy. "Tentative issue date is changed from: on or about 29 Sep 1999 to: on or about 15 Oct 1999" with an opening/receipt proposal date approximately thirty days later. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 8999. The related small business size is $5 M. Posted 10/04/99 (W-SN388258). (0277)

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