A14_CHIC_240631_SSN_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)

CHIC 240631

Date: 10/22/2024

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

From: Timothy Burger, Contracting Officer, National Park Service, Denver Service Center

Subject: Sources Sought Notice

Reference: CHIC 240631, Repair Critical Utility Systems

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.

Contract Type Anticipated: Firm Fixed Price Design Build/Program of Requirements

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: 236220

Small Business Size Standard: $45,000,000

Solicitation: The NPS anticipates issuing a request for proposals in the Winter of 2024/2025

Bonding: The NPS anticipates bid, performance and payment bonds will be required. Interested firms should show capability to bond at $10 Million.

Project Description:

The project is located at Chickasaw National Recreation Area, Oklahoma The construction magnitude is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.

The surrounding area is rural with limited staging areas.

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 is approximately March 2025 to November 2026.

There may be seasonal/other shutdowns mandated through the construction season.

Project Scope:

This project will replace the existing water treatment plant (WTP), constructed in the 1970s. The existing WTP cannot reliably provide treated water to the area served. Several maintenance issues were noted including difficulty in repairing/replacing aging appurtenances, non-functional automatic controls, and water leaks. The water treatment plant is located north of the Buckhorn campground and services the campground, boat ramp, and pavilion as well as the Point boat ramp and campground via a pipe crossing underneath the lake.

The plant was designed to produce 25,000 gallons per day (gpd) of potable water. The current need is 43,000 gallons per day (gpd). Water from the County jurisdiction is purchased at various times to supplement water needs in the campgrounds, which has increased overall utility costs.

Replacing the plant will greatly reduce these costs associated with manual operation, loss of water during certain processes, and purchases of water from outside sources when the plant is not able to meet water demands.

The existing water treatment plant equipment will be removed and disposed of. The existing building will be retained and used for storage by park maintenance staff. A new building will be built along the existing road just to the northeast of the current water treatment plant. Replace old water storage tank with new one similar to second storage, glass coated, bolted steel tank on site.

Tree removal and minor grading will be required at the new building site.

A new maintenance building to replace the Welding Shop, Carpentry Shop, and Storage buildings. The new maintenance building is anticipated to be approximately 3,500 sf high-bay steel frame metal building with a high strength concrete slab floor. Limited windows are anticipated to provide natural daylighting, while avoiding excessive heat buildup from sunlight.

Roll up doors sized for Wildland Fire Vehicles, Maintenance vehicles and delivery, and custodial supply storage functions. A 20-foot concrete apron at the front of the building with a shade canopy to facilitate exterior work. The clear height is to be 15’ minimum to the bottom of the shade canopy structure. Interior walls are to be finished in light paint for reflectivity. Sanitary sewer lift stations sized to serve the new maintenance building and existing buildings with sanitary system in the lower west end of the maintenance area.

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), and Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE). 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, 11/05/2024

Submit To: Timothy Burger, Contracting Officer at timothy_burger@nps.gov and Jeanna Manseau, Contract Specialist at jeanna_manseau@nps.gov