Seasonal Site Visit Notification - 4FR McCall Barracks Project.docx

Inclement Weather – Seasonal Site Visit McCall Area Housing Barracks Replacement McCall, ID of the Payette National Forest

General Information

THIS PRESOLICITATION NOTICE IS ISSUED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR VENDORS TO ASSESS THE PROJECT SITE PRIOR TO INCLEMENT WEATHER OR SEASONAL CLOSURES AND PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF THE SOLICITATION. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL/QUOTE

OR BID.

The Forest Service anticipates issuing a Full and Open Solicitation, at a time when the project site will be unavailable due to seasonal closures/weather. Interested vendors are encouraged to visit the site for a full understanding and, if desired, take photos or videos and considered proprietary to the company”

The Government does not intend to award a contract(s) based solely on this site visit nor does it intend to pay for any costs incurred in response to this announcement. The intent of this notice is to ensure that prospective vendors may see the areas prior to heavy snowfall and issuing the solicitation. This is not a final solicitation or scope of work. This project is in draft and is subject to change when the solicitation comes out.

Project Summary:

The Payette National Forest anticipates issuing a solicitation which may or may not result in a contract to demolish four (4) existing buildings and construct four (4) new barracks and one (1) new laundry building and upgrade associated utilities including water, sewer, telecom, and electrical at the McCall Area Housing site located in McCall, ID of the Payette National Forest next spring.

This is not a solicitation and in no way commits the Government to award a contract. The Government does not intend to award a contract(s) based solely on this site visit nor does it intend to pay for any costs incurred in response to this announcement. The intent of this notice is to ensure that prospective vendors may see the areas prior to heavy snowfall and issuing the solicitation. This solicitation should be issued in December 2024.

The work anticipated under any contract resulting from the solicitation will be started as soon as conditions on-the-ground are favorable for the prosecution of the work next spring (estimate May – June starting date).

Site Visit Information:

A Forest Service site visit of the McCall Area Housing site will be at 10:00 am/mst. on November 13th, 2024 at 500 N Mission St. McCall, ID 83638.

Magnitude of the Proposed Project: In accordance with FAR 36.204, the estimated magnitude of construction for this project is between $500,000 - $3,000,000

Point of Contact:

Thompson Samuel Civil Engineer-Facilities FS-R4-Payette NF-SO samuel.thompson@usda.gov

FAR 52.237-1 Site Visit.

Offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where services are to be performed and to satisfy themselves regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of contract performance, to the extent that the information is reasonably obtainable. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract award.