Pre-Solicitation Notice Contract Inspection Services.docx

Pre-Solicitation Notice – Request for Quote Scenic Byway Creek Fire Road Repairs – Phase 1, Sierra National Forest

This requirement is being solicited under full and open competition, under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 541350, Building Inspection Services, with a Small Business Size Standard of 8 Million Dollars. The Forest Service intends to award multiple Blanket Purchase Agreements to vendors who can support 1 or multiple zones in Region 5 as a result of this solicitation (See below Region 5 map for Zone Coverage).

All interested vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at SAM.gov | Entity Registrations before award of contract; failure to register in the SAM database may cause your firm to be ineligible for award and removed from consideration.

Interested vendors must obtain complete solicitation package on SAM.gov, copies will not be mailed from the Contracting Office. All amendments will be posted on SAM.gov and vendors will be solely responsible for viewing the solicitation posting in SAM.gov for amendments to the RFQ.

This notice does not obligate the government to award a contract, nor does it obligate the government to pay for any proposal preparation costs.

Description of Work The Contract Inspector (CI) will serve as the Government’s inspector, or site representative on construction and other projects to assist with the monitoring of post award contract administration activities.

The CI must be able to provide inspector services on USDA Forest Service contracts for the following subject areas and specialties:

Plumbing

HVAC

Roofing

Structural

Lead/Asbestos

Trail bridges

Hazmat

Asphalt Paving

Asphalt Surface Treatment

Composite Low-volume road reconstruction

Accessibility/ADA compliance

Grading and compaction

Contract Time The anticipated project performance period for this project is 5 years.

Solicitation Release date within the next two weeks.

With a projected POP of 1-1-2023 to 12-31-2027.

Project Location Work may occur on any National Forest, within Region 5 (California) as shown on the following map showing 4 zones across the state and serving a total of 17 forests, a management unit, and a regional office. The below “R5 Zone Map” shows the geographic locations across each of the four zones in Region 5. Contractor shall indicate which zone or zones they can support in their response to this sources sought announcement.

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