Elwood, Illinois, June 07, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Cemetery Administration released on Wednesday, June 7 a solicitation in which it outlined plans to award a contract to a certified small business that can provide mosquito control services at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois.
The contractor who receives the award must provide all supervision, labor, transportation, equipment, supplies, materials, professional guidance and advice for and incident to the provision of mosquito control services.
The planned period of performance, according to the solicitation, is from the date the contract is awarded through September 30, 2017. The National Cemetery Administration also intends to include in the contract award four one-year options.
According to the solicitation, the contract must perform all work in strict accordance with all terms, conditions, specifications, schedules, and drawings, and in accordance with any pertinent OSHA Occupational and Safety regulations, and any state and/or local regulations, laws, and codes.
The relevant NAICS Code is 561710, and the business size standard is $11 million.
Responses are due by no later than 2 p.m. EST on June 21, and can be e-mailed to John M. Carlock at john.carlock@va.gov.
The contractor who receives this contract also must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) database and have as part of the Registration all current Representations and Certifications.
US Federal Contractor Registration, the world’s largest third-party government registration firm, completes the required Registrations on behalf of its clients. It also makes available information about opportunities like this, as well as training on how to locate, research, and respond to opportunities.
We also make available for our clients and for contracting officers our proprietary Advanced Federal Procurement Data Search (AFPDS). Our Advanced Federal Procurement Data Search (AFPDS) gives you in one place instant bid notifications, bid proposal prospecting, and information about government procurement officers. We make this search tool available to clients, as part of our commitment to helping each and every USFCR client succeed and thrive as a government contractor.
For contracting officers, the AFPDS gives them in one place access to a database of available contractors and also a place to post information about opportunities. Contracting officers get free access to AFPDS. We also provide interested contracting officers a list of contractors who may be able to provide a service and/or product that they need.
For more information, to get started with a SAM registration, to learn more about how US Federal Contractor Registration can help your business succeed, to find out how we can help you complete the processes necessary to become certified as one or more types of small business(es), and/or to speak with our federal training specialists about how to craft a memorable proposal, call 877-252-2700, ext. 1.