Notice of Intent to Award a BPA Call Order against North Carolina Vegetation Management Services BPA

Notice of Intent to Award a BPA Call Order against North Carolina Vegetation Management Services (NC-VMS BPA)

Description: The USDA Forest Service (FS), Procurement & Property Services (PPS), Field Procurement Operations East Zone, Supply & Services CSA #3 is issuing this synopsis as a means of complying with the USDA’s policy in the Contracting Desk Book,

SUBPART 413.3—SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION METHODS, 413.303 Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs). The USDA FS intends on awarding a BPA Call Order against BPA for Vegetation Management Services, NC-VMS BPA awarded against solicitation number: 12444122R0007. This is not a solicitation. This synopsis notification of intent to award a BPA Call order does not constitute a request for proposals or submission of any information in response to this notification.

This procurement is restricted to the approved company eligible for call orders under the for NC-VMS BPA. The scope of the BPA is to perform vegetation management support services to include, but not limited to, site preparation (manual, mechanical, chemical,

or combination thereof), tree/shrub/herbaceous/grass species planting, stand improvement activities, non-native invasive species (NNIS) treatments, watershed improvement activities, and the creation of wildlife openings. Available to project locations in the National Forests of North Carolina in North Carolina.

This requirement will be awarded as a BPA Call Order against the BPA previously solicited on the Government Point of Entry (GPE). The government will not provide feedback or evaluations to companies regarding their submissions in response to this notice.