A12_SSN_YOSE_Elec_Sys_1.pdf

United States Department of the Interior

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

DENVER SERVICE CENTER

12795 W. ALAMEDA PKWY

P.O. BOX 25287

DENVER, COLORADO 80225-0287

In Reply Refer to:

D5215 (DSC-CS)

YOSE 228193, 228205, 228214

Date: 3/15/2022

To: General Public (Via the Government’s Point Entry)

From: Natasha DiPietro, Contracting Officer, National Park Service, Denver Service Center

Subject: Sources Sought Notice

Reference: YOSE 228193, 228205, 228214, Tuolumne Meadows Electric Distribution Replacement, Ranger Camp West, Ranger Camp East, & Bug Camp, Yosemite National Park

This is a Sources Sought Notice (SSN) for the purpose of conducting market research. Proposals are NOT being requested, nor accepted at this time. Responses are being requested from both large and small businesses.

Purpose: The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge regarding the type of interested businesses and their qualifications. The National Park Service (NPS) 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-economical small business set-aside for the solicitation. Analysis of the quality of responses to this source sought announcement will be considered in the market research being conducted, and in the making of any small business set-aside determination for this requirement.

Additional Information: No proposal package, solicitation, specification or drawings are available with this notice.

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 sources sought announcement or any follow-up information requests.

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code: 237130

Small Business Size Standard: $39,500,000

Solicitation: The NPS anticipates issuing a request for proposals in the summer of 2022.

Bonding: The NPS anticipates bid, performance and payment bonds will be required

Project Description:

Project Conditions:

The project is located at Yosemite National Park The construction magnitude is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000 - mandatory.

The surrounding area is rural with limited staging located at Tuolumne Meadows.

The Park will remain open during construction, thus contract activities and logistics must be structured and scheduled to minimize visitor impact.

The site requires protective measures to ensure the surrounding area remains undisturbed.

The anticipated period of performance of 780 calendar days including any potential weather shutdown.

There are seasonal/other shutdowns mandated through the construction season.

Winter construction may be required.

Project Scope:

This project addresses severe deficiencies in the electrical distribution systems in Ranger Camp West, Ranger Camp East, and Bug Camp in Tuolumne Meadows. These camps are seasonal in operation, typically from May to October, at an altitude of 8700’. The Tioga Road closes for the winter with no access for vehicles. The projects will replace a severely non-code compliant, corroded, combination direct burial/surface mounted, electrical distribution service that provides electricity to approximately 60 employee tent and hard topped cabins, employee restrooms /laundries/showers, kitchens, research cabins, a Ranger Office, and a Search and Rescue Office, Stables, a Winter Cabin, several historic structures, and other facilities for NPS staff and operations in the Tuolumne Meadows service area of Yosemite. The new system will be National Electric Code (NEC) compliant and eliminate fire and safety hazards. This area services approximately 400,000 visitors during the busy summer season. Over 100 employees live and work out of these NPS employee camps, including entrance station, law enforcement and interpretive ranger staff, researchers, trail crews, utility, and building and grounds staff.

Submittal Contents: Interested (small and large) businesses should submit the following information:

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

(2) Business type: Classification as a Large or Small Business under the above listed NAICS, Small Business

Administration (SBA) certified Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone), Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), SBA certified Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business (EDWOSB). 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.

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

(4) Information demonstrating experience and capability on projects of same or similar size, scope and magnitude, and constructed under similar conditions.

(5) In addition businesses may submit existing marketing materials such as capability statements and brochures.

Submittal Due Date/Time: Noon Mountain Time, 4/5/22

Submit To: natasha_dipietro@NPS.Gov