Sources Sought Notice- FY24-FY28 EYNF Facilities IDIQ Amendment 001.docx

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT AND IS FOR INFORMAITON/MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT.

Scope of Requirement: The USDA, USFS, East Zone, CSA# 12 intends to solicit a 4-year Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract (IDIQ) for engineering construction projects in Puerto Rico, United States. The IDIQ contract will require contractors to provide construction services through both the traditional design-bid-build (DBB) and design-build (DB) methods. Task orders may require any combination of tasks associated with the maintenance or construction necessary to maintain facilities in a functioning condition, providing safe public access, protecting the transportation facility investment and the adjacent environmental resources.

The task orders may include, but not be limited to the following types of tasks:

Facilities and Recreation Parking lot repairs, New asphalt or asphalt repair, striping, markings etc.

Facilities and Recreation Roads and Trails Repair within the Facility or Rec. Area (Aggregate, Natural Surface, Keyed or Machine Placed Riprap, Subbase, Base, Importing, Major and minor concrete work, fill and cut slope Repairs, shallow and/or deep retaining walls, Parking lot repairs, new asphalt or asphalt repair, striping, temporary or permanent pavement markings etc.)

Drainage Construction & Repairs within the Facility or Rec. Area (Ditch establishment and cleaning as needed, Culvert Cleaning, Slide & Slough Removal, Major or Minor Culvert Replacement, Underdrains)

Sign Work (New Installation, Painting, Repair, etc.)

Location: These services will be required in Puerto Rico. The work will be located within the National Forest boundaries of Puerto Rico. Work will primarily be on Forest System Facilities such as administrative heritage and Recreation Area sites. Each Task Order will identify the specific project location. A vicinity and project location map will be provided to the contractor with each Task Order RFP. Work locations may also be at remote Forest Service sites in rural/mountain locations.

Set Aside: The type of set-aside decision to be issued will depend upon the capabilities of the responses to this sources sought announcement.

Magnitude of Construction: The magnitude of construction for this contract is estimated to be between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.

Anticipated Number of Contract Awards: 6

Bonding Capacity: $250,000 single project; $1M aggregate for performance and payment bonds. The majority of task orders will be valued under $250,000 however, individual task orders may be valued up to $3 Million.

Purpose: The purpose of this Sources Sought announcement is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Small Business, Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Economically Disadvantage Woman-Owned Small Business. The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors. Small business, Section 8(a), HUB Zone, EDWOSB and SDVOSB are highly encouraged to participate.

Responses to this sources sought shall include the following:

(a) Company Name

(b) Address

(c) Point of contact

(d) Phone and email

(e) DUNS number

(f) Bonding Capacity (per contract and aggregate)

(g) Type of small business, e.g. Services Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, 8(a), HUBZone, Women Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, or Small Business HUBZone business. Firms shall be certified in the in the System for Award Management (SAM) located at https://www.sam.gov/.

(h) Vendor's capability to provide similar/same type of work with relevant experience.

· Submit three (3) relevant construction projects in which the interested bidder was the Prime Contractor that best demonstrates the interested bidder’s experience.

· Relevant projects shall include Design-Build or Design-Bid- Build (construction only). Projects shall be valued at $50,000 or more for facility new construction, facility reconstruction, and utility construction and/or repairs.

· Projects must have been completed within the past five (5) years of this Sources Sought date.

Interested small businesses shall submit the response by email to Primary Point of Contact no later than the time indicated on the Contract Opportunity webpage.

Determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach.

Email responses to Keisha.gist@usda.gov