U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 26 W. Martin Luther King Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45268

Z -- GROUNDS CARE -- CINCINNATI, OH SOL PR-CI-00-10091 POC Billy Oden, (513)487-2126, CONTRACTING OFFICER WEB: Office of Acquisition Management -- Cincinnati Contracts, http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. E-MAIL: U.S. EPA -- Cincinnati Contracts Management Division, oden.billy@epamail.epa.gov. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has a requirement for grounds maintenance at its Cincinnati, OH facilities. EPA intends to use a performance based statement of work as a means to obtain these services under a firm fixed price contract. The grounds maintenance services will be performed at the following EPA Cincinnati, OH locations: A.W. Briedenbach Environmental Research Center, 26 W. Martin L. King Drive (approximately ten acres); Center Hill Facility, 5995 Center Hill Road (approximately five acres); and Test & Evaluation Facility, 1600 Gest Street (approximately one-third acre). The contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, equipment, and materials necessary to perform the ground maintenance services specified in the contract statement of work. The Government will furnish facility maps and drawings which will show the location and approximate acreage of the grounds. Grounds maintenance services will consist of: grass mowing, edging, weeding, and trimming; tree and shrub pruning, trimming and shaping; periodic liming and fertilizing; mulching of shrub beds, flower beds and trees; weed control; raking; removal of leaves, grass clippings, debris, and litter from site. This award will be 100% set-aside for small business under the Standard Industrial Classification Code, 0782, which has a size standard of $5 million. Information to allow prospective offerors a site visit will be announced in the solicitation. U.S. EPA intends to award a firm fixed price contract. The base period of the contract will be from contract award (anticipated to be 02/01/00) through 09/30/00. The contract will contain options for three (3) additional 12 month performance periods. The Request for Proposal will be issued on or about December 28, 1999, with responses due on or about January 18, 2000. Request for Proposal PR-CI-00-10091 will be available for downloading from EPA's World Wide Web (WWW) site at: http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. No telephone requests will be accepted. "See Note 1." Posted 12/01/99 (W-SN404662). (0335)

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