A11 Pre Solicitation Notice Initial - Updated.doc

This is a PRESOLICITATION NOTICE for Solicitation Number 75H701-20-Q-00057 and issued to provide a notice to the public for an upcoming project in support of the Indian Health Service (IHS). This project will be procured as a 100% Small Business set-aside solicitation under North American Industry Classification System NAICS code is 237110 Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction. Subsector 237 – Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, having a size standard of $39.5 million.

The Indian Health service area for this requirement is within Albuquerque Area – specifically, Otero County, New Mexico. It requires of the contractor to furnish the following items as outlined in the specifications and project drawings: all necessary tools, equipment, materials, labor, supplies, manufactured articles, all transportation, temporary facilities, and permits – as well as follow Tribal regulations. The Mescalero Scattered Sites (Martinez & Weinbrenner), Project# AL-17-A82, is for: The Deborah Weinbrenner site shall include the construction of a new on-site septic system that shall include a new sewer service line double cleanout, new 4-inch PVC gravity service line, new septic tank with effluent filter, new distribution box, and new EZ-flow drain field. The Bryan Martinez site shall include the connection to an existing water main, road cut and patch, traffic control plan, new 6-inc PVC water main, new 6-inc gate valve and box, new flush hydrant and gate valve assembly, new service tap with corp stop, new PE water service line, new pressure boosting system with insulated enclosure, buried electrical cable, electrical controls, electrical connections, and all necessary incidentals for the successful water service installation. No site visit required. However, the site(s) are located at: Martinez, Mescalero Blvd (no numbered address, but GPS is 33.153858, -105.786479), Mescalero, NM 88340; AND Weinbrenner, Shadow Ridge #15, Mescalero, NM 88340, in Otero County, New Mexico 88340-0001. Additionally, the property is on the Mescalero Apache Reservation. The intent of this project is to award a construction contract pertaining to this requirement.

The scope of work requirement will be of construction in nature. The title of the project is Mescalero Scattered Sites (Martinez & Weinbrenner), Project# AL-17-A82. The procurement of this requirement will result in a specification-based contract, and will require completion within 45-days after issuance of a Notice to Proceed (NTP). Per FAR 36.204, the estimated price range of the resultant construction project is between $25,000 and $100,000. Interested parties are required to be registered and certified in the System for Award Management (SAM). Registration can be accomplished through the website of https://www.sam.gov.

Items that potential offerors need to be aware of are:

1. Notice of Indian Preference--see HHSAR 352.226-1 Indian Preference

2. TERO fees or Tribal Taxes are NOT applicable

3. Estimated start work on the ground on or about February 2021.

This solicitation will be procured as a Request for Proposals (RFP) in accordance with FAR Part 13 and 36 procedures with Lowest Price Technically Acceptable evaluation criteria.

The solicitation documents, to include specifications, drawings, Davis Bacon WD, etc., will be issued on or about 20 September 2020, with proposals due approximately 30 days after solicitation issuance. This date is subject to change. Hard copy documents will NOT be available – all documents for proposal purposes will be posted at the website for download by interested parties.

A formal site visit is NOT planned for this solicitation. Multiple pictures are available as Attachments.

This notice is for informational purposes only and is NOT a request for submission of offers. No other information is available until issuance of the solicitation itself. No bidder list is maintained. All potential bidders should register with https://beta.sam.gov if interested in this forthcoming acquisition.

The official SAM website is located at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. Contractors are encouraged to complete SAM registration as soon as possible; the government may not delay award for the purpose of allowing a contractor additional time to register in SAM.

Interested bidders should follow this pre-solicitation notice on https://beta.sam.gov by registering in FBO and clicking on "Watch This Opportunity" to receive email notices of any updates to the notice including the posting of the solicitation and any subsequent amendments.