Site_Visit_Notice_6NOV24_7.pdf

The purpose of this presolicitation amendment is to provide notice that a virtual site visit is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, December 3, 2024, and an onsite visit on Wednesday, December 4, 2024. The details for the site visit, including the time of each event, will be provided when the solicitation is issued.

The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Region 10 - California-Great Basin Region Acquisitions Office, Sacramento, CA intends to issue a solicitation for a construction project, B.F. Sisk Dam Safety of Dams (SOD) Modifications, Phase II

The solicitation will include a liquidated damages clause, as well as a requirement for bid, performance, and payment bonds. The performance period is estimated to be three (3) years to complete. The place of performance is located approximately twelve (12) miles west of Los Banos, California in Merced County.

Information pertaining to site visits of the work site will be addressed in the solicitation. The acquisition will be issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) in accordance with FAR Part 15. The RFP will be issued on or about November 12, 2024, with proposals due on or about Jan 13, 2025. The anticipated award date is on or about July 23, 2025.

This procurement is unrestricted; all responsible sources may submit an offer for consideration by the agency.

The Government anticipates awarding a firm fixed price contract to the contractor whose proposal represents the best value considering price and non-price factors.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. The Small Business size standard for this code is $45.5 Million. This notice is not a request for offer and the information presented in this announcement will not obligate the Bureau of Reclamation in any manner.

The estimated cost of this project is between $250 Million and $500 Million.

PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS OF WORK

1. Construct shear key at Slopewash (SW)165.

2. Construct berms and internal drainage zones at each of the locations along the dam at SW165, North Valley Section (NVS), and South Valley Section (SVS).

3. Develop Basalt Hill Quarry, Borrow Areas 6, 12 14, 20 and 21 to provide materials for use as part of this contract.

4. Provide infrastructure as required for transporting materials and construct SH-152 undercrossing for accessing Borrow Area 6.

6. Install toe drains and weir boxes at SW165.

7. Install new instrumentation and abandon or protect existing instrumentation.

The RFP will be issued via electronic posting on the Government-wide point of entry (GPE) webpage, SAM.gov (formerly fedbizopps). Hard copies of the RFP will not be issued. It is incumbent upon contractors to monitor SAM.gov for the release of the RFP, specifications, drawings and all subsequent amendments.

Offerors MUST be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at http://www.sam.gov and obtain a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number to be eligible for award. For information concerning this acquisition, please forward inquiries via email to Contract Specialist, Roxana Ahola, at rahola@usbr.gov.