BIBE_259631-317515-Lodge-Water_Pre-Bid_2025-07-08_0002.pptx

PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE

Replace the Chisos Mountains Lodge and Rehabilitate the Chisos Basin Water System

Big Bend National Park, Texas

Solicitation #: 140P2025R0039

NPS PMIS #: BIBE 259631-317515

JULY 8, 2025

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NPS – Chisos Mountains Lodge & Chisos Basin Water System Agenda Introductions Welcome from the Park Superintendent Project Importance in Support of Park Priorities Contractual Information Site Visit Information and Requirements General Overview of the Scope of Work General Project Technical Requirements Technical Scopes of Work by Discipline Wrap-Up

Introductions National Park Service (NPS) Project Team:

Doug Denk, NPS Denver Service Center (DSC), Project Manager Marcello Arroio, NPS DSC, Project Specialist Jim Waller, NPS, Contracting Officer Bruce Beck, NPS, Contract Specialist Rick Gupman, NPS Big Bend National Park, Acting Superintendent Many other NPS staff members will be integral team members upon contract award Project Design Team Led by Architectural Resources Group (ARG) as the Project Architect and lead design firm Introductions will be made during the technical scope of work portion of this presentation

Welcome from the Park Superintendent Thank you for your interest in this project Overview of the mission of Big Bend National Park Overview of this project’s importance to the park and how this project will support the park’s priorities

Contractual Information

SOLICITATION NO. 140P2025R0039

SUMMARY OF SOLICITATION AND AWARD INFORMATION

Refer to the Solicitation for complete information.

PRE-PROPOSAL ON SITE MEETING – July 16 & 17, 2025 RSVP REQUIRED, DETAILS TO FOLLOW PRE-PROPOSAL QUESTIONS DUE – Seven (7) days prior to the due date and time for proposals OFFERS DUE – August 5, 2025 @ 12:00 p.m. Mountain Time SUBMISSION – Electronic only to: Jim Waller and Bruce Beck (Section L) SECTION L – 52.216-1 – Type of Contract – Firm Fixed Price NAICS Code: 236220 – Commercial and Institutional Building Construction Small Business Size Standard : $45.0 M THIS IS an Unrestricted Full and Open Competition PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Project completion 549 calendar days after Notice to Proceed.

CONTRACT VALUE: More than $10M

SOLICITATION CLAUSES

FAR 52.211-12 – Liquidated Damages-Construction FAR 52.236-2 – Differing Site Conditions FAR 52.236-3 – Site Investigations and Conditions Affecting the Work FAR 52.236-9 – Protection of Existing Vegetation, Structures, Equipment, Utilities and Improvements FAR 52.236-21 – Specifications and Drawings for Construction

BASIS OF AWARD

The Government will conduct a source selection using the Best Value Continuum Tradeoff Process defined at FAR Part 15.1. The Contracting Officer (CO) will obligate and award a contract to the offeror who submits a proposal the Source Selection Authority (SSA) determines conforms to solicitation requirements; is fair and reasonable; and provides the best value to the government considering all evaluation factors combined as detailed below.

The Government may accept other than the lowest priced proposal when the perceived benefits of a higher priced proposal merit the price differential.

Additionally, pursuant to FAR 52.215-1(f), Contract Award, contained herein:

The Government may reject any or all proposals if such action is in the Government’s interest.

The Government may waive informalities and minor irregularities in proposals received.

The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a)). Therefore, the offeror’s initial proposal should contain the offeror’s best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the CO later determines them to be necessary.

TECHNICAL EVALUATION CRITERIA:

FACTOR 1 – Technical Approach FACTOR 2 – Schedule FACTOR 3 – Project Experience FACTOR 4 – Past Performance FACTOR 5 – Small Business Participation FACTOR 6 - Price

Factors 1-5 are of equal importance. All evaluation factors other than price, when combined are approximately equally important to price.

FACTOR 1 - Technical Approach Technical Approach: Technical approach is your means and methods to complete a technical aspect of the required work in this solicitation.

Logistics, Coordination, Process Submit a detailed description of your technical approach for performing this construction project efficiently and expeditiously while addressing and mitigating challenges associated with construction logistics including, but not necessarily limited to, the project's remote location and distance from commercial centers; lack of a local labor force; lack of local material, equipment and service vendors; long delivery distances; the contract's vehicle weight limit restrictions; the contract's restriction on use of NPS provided water; and any other logistical risks or challenges that the Offeror wishes to identify and describe a technical approach for.

Maintaining Potable Water Supply Submit a detailed description of your technical approach for maintaining a potable water supply during all phases of construction as described in the contract specifications.

Natural, Cultural, or Historic Resources Submit a detailed description of your technical approach to delivering this project while complying with the contract requirements regarding natural and cultural resource protection and monitoring and regarding work in areas managed as wilderness.

FACTOR 2 - Schedule Schedule: Submit your proposed construction schedule for THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT showing completion within the required period of performance contained in this solicitation with accompanying schedule narrative.

Submit your schedule in Gantt Chart format and a schedule narrative Assume a Notice to Proceed date of May 01, 2025 [watch for an Amendment revising this date] Include specific activities required for this project and a clear critical path with major milestones and applicable predecessor activities.

In your accompanying schedule narrative, explain the schedule logic, critical path activities, and key considerations and constraints.

In your accompanying schedule narrative, also explain how you are accounting for the following:

Procurement lead-times Subcontractor/trade coordination, labor production rates given project location and commute times Delivery logistics, on-site storage and staging, resource and time constraints Sequencing of the work in archaeologically sensitive areas in order to avoid placing work in archaeologically sensitive areas on the critical path to the greatest extent feasible

Prime/General Contractor - Logistics, Project Management Describe the experience and capability of the Prime/General Contractor firm on recent projects of comparable scope, magnitude and complexity to this solicitation including projects with similar logistical challenges, similar resource protection and monitoring requirements, and similar requirements to maintain a potable water supply during construction.

Describe specifically what trades and disciplines were performed in-house by the Prime/General Contractor firm for each of the projects.

Prime/General Contractor - Logistics, Project Management Prime/General Contractor – Key Personnel Project Manager Construction Superintendent Quality Control Manager Superintendent/Foreman for any of the Key Trades which will be performed in-house by the Prime/General Contractor on this project

FACTOR 3 - Project Experience (Project Experience Form)

Key Trades, Key Trades Personnel Provide a one-page org chart (or similar) which identifies the roles and responsibilities of each subcontractor firm performing any of the Key Trades for this project.

Submit a Project Experience Narrative for each subcontractor firm performing any of the Key Trades for this project describing the experience and capability of each key subcontractor firm on recent projects of comparable scope and magnitude to this solicitation and why the Offeror has selected the firm for this project.

Provide resumes for the Superintendent/Foreman who will serve on this project for each key subcontractor performing any of the Key Trades for this project.

Also provide a one-page table (or similar) summarizing on which of the referenced past projects each of the key subcontractors served in their intended roles.

Key Trades:

Building Foundations including drilled piers Structural Steel Carpentry Building Envelope including windows and storefronts Water Distribution Systems Water Treatment Systems including Ultra Filtration Treatment Systems

FACTOR 3 - Project Experience (Project Experience Form) Potable Water Storage Tank construction and rehabilitation Any other trades or disciplines which the Offeror believes to be critical for project success

Submit Past Performance information for the same projects submitted under Project Experience (Factor 2) using the attached Past Performance Questionnaire. Information may be regarding the Offeror’s firm and/or its proposed subcontractors performing key trades and other construction activities. Subcontractor past performance will only be considered if it correlates to the work the subcontractor will be performing on this requirement. Submittal process for the Past Performance FACTOR 4 - Past Performance

All Offerors (both large and small businesses) will be evaluated on the extent of proposed participation/commitment to use U.S. small businesses in the performance of this acquisition (as small business prime offerors or small business subcontractors) relative to the objectives and requirements established herein. Small business offerors will receive the maximum credit for this evaluation factor and do not need to submit any documentation supporting this evaluation factor. The Government will evaluate the following to determine if the Offeror met or exceeded the requirements:

FACTOR 5 – Small Business Participation

Standard Form (SF)1442 will be reviewed for completeness Amendment Acknowledgement will be reviewed for timely and proper acknowledgement

SECTION B PRICE SCHEDULE

SF 24 BID BOND

SECTION K REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS

GENERAL REFERENCES

SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION DOCUMENT

SUBCONTRACTING PLAN (LARGE BUSINESSES ONLY)

VOLUME II

Business and Price Proposal

Contract Price Schedule

BASE SCOPE Line Items

Contract Price Schedule

OPTIONAL SCOPE Line Items

Direct all questions to the CO who requests that they be submitted in writing via email to both the CO, Jim Waller, james_waller@nps.gov, and the CS, Bruce Beck, bruce_beck@nps.gov

Questions and answers will be issued by written amendment posted as an amendment to the solicitation. Offerors are required to fill out and sign the acknowledgment of amendments received (SF1442 Section 19) and include this when submitting our offer on the Form 1442.

Responses to questions that may be stated during the pre-solicitation site visit do not change the Solicitation documents or contract requirements. Only responses to questions provided in writing via solicitation amendment are considered incorporated into the contract.

For all other interested vendors not able to attend this pre-proposal site visit, an amendment will be provided which will include this presentation and sign in sheet.

The deadline for questions related to this solicitation will be determined via a future amendment.

SOLICITATION: Important Info

Site Visit Information and Requirements

Site Visit Information and Requirements Pre-Bid Site Visit on July 16 & 17, 2025 Amendment forthcoming Schedule RSVP info Safety General info RSVP Required to waive entrance fees and to be added to Oak Springs Schedule

RSVP REQUIRED!

General Overview of the Scope of Work

Overview of the Scope of Work Lodge Component Demo Ex. Lodge Construct New Lodge Kitchen & Retail Store Equipment (option) Pedestrian, Accessibility, Site, & Parking Improvements(option) Demo Camper & Restore Site(option) Rehabilitate Visitor Contact Station(option)

Water Component Rehabilitate Chisos Basin Water System Oak Springs Improvements Filtration Treatment System Oak Springs to Chisos Basin Fill Line Repairs Oak Springs Electrical Service Upgrades Basin Water System Electrical Service Upgrade

One Construction Contract, Two Components

General Project Technical Requirements

Division 01 Requirements Work Phasing & Sequencing – Spec 011100 1.4 Stakeholder Coordination – Spec 011100 1.5 Supplemental Reports – Spec 011100 1.12 & 1.13 Definition of Contract Line Items – Spec 012700 Schedule Archaeological Protection – Spec 013513.22 Archaeological Monitor Tribal Monitor Statements of Structural Tests & Special Inspections – Spec 014000 LEED Requirements(Lodge) – Spec 018113.1 Sustainability Requirements(Water) – Spec 018113.2 Total Building Commissioning(Lodge) – Spec 019114.01 Total Commissioning(Water) – Spec 019114.2

Submittals, Requests, & Notifications Maintenance of Access to Buildings Workdays & Hours Public Use of Site Park Roadways Trail Closures Maintenance of Potable Water Supply Water Use by Contractor Utility Interruptions Natural Resource Protection Work in Areas Managed as Wilderness Project Communication & Coordination Conditional Staging Areas Oak Springs Electrical Service Upgrades Park Operations & Resource Protection – Spec 012800 Division 01 Requirements

Two Separate Construction Drawing Sets Lodge Component Construction Drawings Water Component Construction Drawings General Notes Sheets – Same for both Components Discipline Specific General Notes & Detail Sheets – Same for both Components CLIN Boundaries Lodge – Defined in Spec 012700 & Delineated throughout Drawings, Overall Key Plan: Sheet C0.11 Water – Defined in Spec 012700, not shown on Drawings Rio Grande Electrical Cooperative Coordination Design and Construction Water Component: Sheet E8-1 & E8-2 Archaeological Sensitive Areas Depicted in both sets of Drawings Defined in Spec 013513.22 General Requirements Construction Drawings

Shared Sheets Title

Oak Springs UAS Survey: Video of drone survey of the Oak Springs powerline.

Oak Spring powerline and ROW photos to accompany UAS Survey: Images taken on the ground of the Oak Springs powerline and Right of Way to supplement the UAS survey.

2011 ROW access maps: Maps depicted the Right of Way for the Oak Springs powerline Four maps with labels and poles numbered for ease of reference BIBE-259631-317515 Map 01 Oak Spring Powerline - entire project area BIBE-259631-317515 Map 02 Oak Spring Powerline - overview with pole numbers BIBE-259631-317515 Map 03 Oak Spring powerline - middle, N access road BIBE-259631-317515 Map 04 Oak Spring Powerline - N portion Oak Springs powerline UAS Survey index and photo log: Three-part index to the drone video and photos (saved as a single Excel document with three sheets):

Sheet 01 - Master Index: A master index that basically provides time-referenced chapter headings, as well as a summary of potentially confusing portions of the video.

Sheet 02 – Timestamps by Pole #: A timestamp index by pole number – by using this, it should be pretty easy to jump to any desired spot in the video, or, conversely, figure out where in the video you are from the timestamp.

Sheet 03 – Photo Log: A photo log to accompany the photos, which is also cross-referenced by timestamp.

Supplemental Documents

Oak Springs Electrical Service

None of these documents have any contract requirements, these are for bidder information ONLY We will not be visiting any of the Electrical ROW during the site visit

Technical Scope of Work by Discipline

Thank you for your interest in this project !

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