Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Regional Office, 400 Railroad Ave, Boulder City, NV 89005-2422

F -- VEGETATION MAINTENANCE AT BRAWLEY WETLANDS, IMPERIAL COUNTY, CALIFORNIA SOL 00-SQ-30-0029 POC Ms. Caryn Rotheim, Procurement Technician, Tel: (702) 293-8588, Fax (702) 293-8499; E-mail: crotheim@lc.usbr.gov WEB: Visit our web site for the latest project status, http://www.lc.usbr.gov/~g3100/svc0029.html. E-MAIL: Contact us via e-mail, crotheim@lc.usbr.gov. The Bureau of Reclamation will be contracting for vegetation maintenance services for the Citizens Congressional Task Force on the New River (Task Force). The work to be performed under this solicitation consists of installing and maintaining emergent plants on planting beds within constructed open ponds for a performance period not to exceed 36 months. This includes monitoring newly installed bulrush sedge and wire rush and performing necessary tasks to maintain biological health and diversity of emergent species on planting beds. Maintenance activities will include nonchemical removal of invasive plant species from planting beds, replacing target emergent plant species which have been degraded, enhancing planting beds to maintain desired species diversity, and performing general cleanup of flotsam. Additional tasks will include monthly reports assessing potential wetlands vegetation problems and providing recommendations for corrective actions to the Task Force. The services will be performed at sites that total 8 acres of planting beds in an area along the New River near Brawley, California, in Imperial County. The source water for the sites is agricultural drain water and the New River. The New River is known to contain contaminants such as human coliform, industrial wastes, and agricultural chemicals. Contractors must hold a current C-27 license from the California State Contractors Board and have experience in environmental design and riparian/wetland revegetation on public lands. Acquisition of the preceding services will be pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulations subpart 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items. The estimated issuance date of the solicitation is February 22, 2000. The estimated date for receipt of quotes is March 13, 2000. This acquisition is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. For this acquisition the standard industrial classification code is 0782 and the small business size standard is $5 million. Solicitation copies can be viewed without charge, after issuance, from our web site at the following address: http://www.lc.usbr.gov/~g3100/svc0024.html and at our office located at the Bureau of Reclamation, Management Services Office, Nevada Highway and Park Street, Annex Building, Room AA-104, Boulder City, Nevada 89005. There is no charge for one hard copy of the solicitation; additional copies are $5.00 each (nonrefundable). Copies of the solicitation may be requested as follows: (1) In writing from the following address: Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region, Attention: LC-3116, P.O. Box 61470, Boulder City, Nevada 89006-1470; (2) by e-mail to crotheim@lc.usbr.gov; or (3) by fax to (702) 293-8499. Please provide a physical mailing address, contact name, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address (if available), and state business size and/or if the business is women- or minority-owned. Only written, faxed, or e-mailed requests received directly from the requestor will be accepted. Posted 02/03/00 (W-SN421594). (0034)

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