Officer in Charge NAVFAC Contracts, Naval Support Center, Building 305, Code M081C, P.O. Box 2020, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055-0788

S -- GROUNDS MAINTENANCE, NAVAL AND MARINE CORPS RESERVE CENTER, N VERSAILLES, PA SOL N62472-00-Q-4117 DUE 031400 POC L. L. Wheeler (717) 605-2515, fax (717) 605-2529/Contracting Officer, J. M. Nihoff WEB: NORTHNAVFACENGCOM, HTTP://WWW.EFDNORTH.NAVFAC.NAVY.MIL. E-MAIL: NORTHNAVFACENGCOM, wheelerll@efdnorth.navfac.navy.mil. Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, material and equipment necessary for grounds maintenance. The work includes cutting grass, edging, plant and shrub pruning, fertilization, weed removal, trenching, mulching, and incidental related work. The term of the contract shall be one year with two option years. SIC Code: 0782, Lawn and Garden Services, $5.0M. Prospective contractors must register in the DoD Central Contractor Registration Database prior to award. Bidders are notified that failure to register may render their firm ineligible for award. Specifications will not be directly provided in a paper hard copy format or CD-ROM. The addresses for downloading this solicitation from the Internet is: http://www.efdnorth.navfac.navy.mil. All prospective offerors are encouraged to register on the above web site for this procurement when specifications become available. Plan holders will be maintained on and can be printed from the web site. Notification of any changes to this solicitation (i.e. amendments) shall be made only on the web site. It is therefore the offeror's responsibility to check the web site daily for any posted change to the solicitation. This acquisition shall utilize Simplified Acquisition Procedures with quotes being due ten (10) calendar days from issue date of the solicitation. This acquisition shall be set aside for Small Business. Posted 02/16/00 (D-SN425902). (0047)

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