140L5724R0002_Bear_River_Fence_Replacement_-_Sources_Sought_1.pdf

United States Department of the Interior

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

Utah State Office

440 West 200 South, Suite 500 Salt Lake City, UT 84101-1345

INTERIOR REGION 7 • UPPER COLORADO BASIN

COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, UTAH, WYOMING

140L5724R0002

BLM-Utah State Office Bear River Fence Replacement

Sources Sought Notice January 25, 2024

Purpose: This is a sources sought notice for the purpose of conducting market research. Proposals are NOT being requested, nor accepted at this time. Responses are being requested from small businesses.

The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge regarding the type of interested businesses and their qualifications. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will use information obtained through this notice to develop an acquisition strategy.

The government anticipates conducting a competitive acquisition for this requirement. The amount of interest or lack thereof will determine the possibility of a small business or other socio-economic small business set-aside for the solicitation. Quality of responses received will be considered when making any small business set-aside determinations for this requirement.

Additional Information: Specification and drawings have been included with this notice. All documentation is considered to be in a DRAFT format and has been provided for comment. Comments received may be used to make corrections, revisions, and/or other requirement changes depending on the nature and type of information received. Any comments provided shall be considered public information and the government reserves the right to use the information provided without restriction.

Cost Reimbursement: Response to this announcement is strictly voluntary; no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up information requests.

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes: 238990 / All Other Specialty Trade Contractors

Small Business Size Standard: $19.0M

Solicitation: The BLM anticipates issuing a request for proposal end of February 2024.

Bonding: The BLM anticipates that bid, performance, and payment bonds will be required.

Magnitude of Construction Requirements: Between $1M - $5M

Anticipated Period of Performance: Work can only occur between July 15th and late November when weather prevents access to the site.

Construction Requirements: The Salt Lake Field Office (SLFO) is requesting range fence removal and range fence construction services within several grazing allotments that are located on Bureau of Land Management lands within Rich County, Utah (see attached maps). The contractor shall provide all the labor, equipment, supplies, fence materials (e.g., T-Posts, steel drill pipe for corners, stress panels, barbed wire, barbless wire, fence stays, fence clips and mechanical gate latches) to complete all the fence (removal and construction) work identified. The finished fence will have 4-wires, 3 barbed, and the bottom one smooth. The contractor is responsible for the removal and disposal of all waste materials (wire, posts, etc.).

The work consists of approximately:

• Removal and replacement of all posts, wire, stress panels, and end panels, gates and other materials of 96,000 feet of fence.

• Remove and replace all wire on 43,000 feet of fence.

• Remove the bottom wire and replace with smooth wire and adjust spacing on top three wires of

63,000 feet of fence.

Submission / Response Contents: Interested small businesses should submit the following information:

(1) Company name, DUNS number, SAM UEI number, address, point of contact, telephone number, and email address

(2) Business classification type: Please indicate whether your company is classified small business under the NAICS code listed above. The size of a small business firm includes all parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, etc.—see 13 CFR 121.108. Misrepresentation of size status can result in penalties. Please indicate all relevant small business socioeconomic classifications as follows:

A) SBA certified Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) business B) Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small (SDVOSB) business C) SBA certified Woman Owned Small (WOSB) business D) Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small (EDWOSB) business E) 8(a) business (include program entry and expiration) F) Socio-economically disadvantaged business G) Indian-owned small business economic enterprise

(3) Information demonstrating experience and capabilities on projects of the same or larger size, scope, and magnitude of the above requirement.

(4) Interested companies may also submit existing marketing materials such as capability statements and brochures.

(5) Statement regarding your company’s bonding capacity. Letters from bonding companies are not required at this time.

(6) In accordance with 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting, the prime contractor must perform at least 25% of the cost of the contract, excluding the cost of materials with its own employees and employees of a similarly situated subcontractor The contractor is responsible for ensuring compliance with the Limitations on Subcontracting clause. Can you meet these requirements.

(7) Feasibility of completing work in one field season (July 15th – late November).

Submittal Due Date/Time: February 15, 2024, at 12:00 PM Mountain Time

Submit To: Tori Blunt Mayes / Contracting Officer / tbluntmayes@blm.gov mailto:tbluntmayes@blm.gov