This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Asheville, North Carolina. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, Property and Procurement Services (PPS), intends to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) in support of the Bent Creek Hazard Tree & Shrub/Vine Removal. Subject to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and the Simplified Acquisition Procedures set forth in FAR Part 13. The Resultant contract, if any, will be a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) solicitation under the number 12445023Q0030. This procurement is set aside 100% for small business concerns. Only offers from small business concerns will be accepted. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code: 561730 - Landscaping Services with the small business size standard of 9.5 million. Please ensure you have or have added this NAICS in System for Award Management (SAM). Site Visit is schduled for 7 June 2023 at 11am. POC for this visit will be Jason Anderson at jason.l.anderson@usda.gov Place of Contract Performance: Southern Research Station 1577 Brevard Road Asheville, NC 28806 If you have any questions that may possibly change the solicitation, they must be received by June 9, 2023, 1630 PM, Eastern Standard Time (EST) Point of Contact: Purchasing Agent, Laniece Nixon, Laniece.nixon@usda.gov Access to this solicitation notice is being provided through the GPE website. This solicitation notice is being synopsized before issuing any resulting solicitation. NO PAPER COPIES OF THE SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED AND TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL NOT BE HONORED. You may obtain a copy of the solicitation at sam.gov. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for release of the solicitation package and any amendments. FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES: USDA Forest Service requires that all Contractors doing business with this acquisition office must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM). An award cannot be made unless the Contractor is registered in SAM. For additional information, and to register in SAM, please access the following website: https://www.sam.gov/SAM. In order to register with SAM and to be eligible to receive an award from this acquisition office, all Contractors must first have a Unique Entity Identifier [formerly known as a Dun & Bradstreet (D&B) DUNS number]. A DUNS (Data Universal Numbering System) number may be acquired at the following website: http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. No response to this announcement is required or requested. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this announcement. The solicitation subsequent to this announcement may be cancelled at any time without warning. After solicitation, and prior to award, all offers may be rejected if in the best interest of the Government or the public. This announcement does not obligate the Government to pay for any offer and or quotation preparation costs.