12445525R0003 Presolicitation Notice FR278 Bridge Structure Replacement GMNF.docx

Pre-solicitation Notice Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) Forest Road 278 Bridge Structure Replacement Green Mountain National Forest This is a Pre-solicitation Notice announcement ONLY. This Pre-solicitation Notice is being posted to the Government-wide Point of Entry (GPE) website, (SAM.gov) in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.204, Pre-solicitation notices. This pre-solicitation notice is prepared in accordance with FAR 5.207(a).

This project consists of reconstructing GAOA Forest Road 278 – 0.24 Bridge Superstructure Replacement for the Green Mountain Forest in Woodford, Vermont.

Contract work shall include, but is not limited to, removal of existing bridge superstructure and deck; furnishing, fabricating, and erecting the bridge superstructure and deck; bridge and guardrail installation; and associated road and site work.

The Contractor shall furnish the necessary personnel, material, equipment, services, traffic control, and facilities (except as otherwise specified), to perform the Work in accordance with the Specifications referenced below.

The project includes all other incidental items necessary to complete the project in accordance with the Drawings and Specifications.

Project drawings will be provided as attachments to the Solicitation for the Request for Proposal (RFP).

Project Location FR278-0.24 bridge is located on the Green Mountain National Forest in Woodford, VT in Bennington County.

Period of Performance Construction shall start after June 1, 2025. All in-stream work shall be between July 1 and September 30, 2025. Final project completion shall be no later than October 31, 2025. The road and bridge shall not be closed for more than 2 months during the contract period performance.

Magnitude of Construction The Magnitude of Construction for this project is between $ 250,000 and $500,000.

Complete Solicitation Package Posting The complete solicitation package will be posted to sam.gov and made available on December 30, 2024, or within 60 days of this notice.

Total Small Business Set-aside This requirement is being solicited as a Total Small Business set-aside in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 19.5, with the intent to award a Firm-Fixed Price contract. A single award will be made from the solicitation.

Access to this pre-solicitation notice is being provided through the GPE website. This pre-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 on or around the projected issuance date, 12/30/2024, 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.

NAICS: 237310, $45M

Proposed Solicitation Number: 12445525R0003 Point of Contact:

Contracting Specialist, Pat Newberry, patricia.newberry@usda.gov. 603-359-2563