A14_Market_Research_Sources_Sought_Market_Survey_1.docx

SOURCES SOUGHT (MARKET SURVEY)

Rock Block Monitoring Mount Rushmore National Monument (Reference 140P6325Q0007)

The National Park Service (NPS) is conducting a market survey to determine the interest and capability of vendors for a possible upcoming project. All costs associated with providing information in response to this market survey shall be the responsibility of the firm. Any information submitted is voluntary. The Contracting Officer will make an acquisition strategy decision based on the results of this market survey and a future solicitation may be issued as unrestricted without further consideration.

This is not an invitation for bid (IFB) or request for proposal (RFP) and does not constitute any commitment by the Government to issue any solicitation. All interested firms must respond to future solicitation announcements separately from responses to this market survey. Any solicitation that may be issued will be posted on SAM.GOV.

Project Description: This project is for the Mount Rushmore National Monument (MORU), Keystone, SD. The Contractor shall provide all management, supervision, qualified personnel/labor, tools, replacement equipment, programming interfaces, materials, transportation and other items and services necessary to maintain the rock block monitoring system at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in a manner that will ensure continuous operation of the monitoring system per this statement of work.

The contractor shall perform this work as required to maintain the entire monitoring system. Equipment shall be maintained to ensure operability. The contractor shall provide a detailed annual report to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) on the first day of the last month of the performance period, monitoring shall continue until the last day of the performance period.

12 monitoring locations consisting of: 2 Type 304 stainless steel support cylindrical rods anchored into the granite perpendicular to the rock face; standard laboratory swivel clamps mounted to the stainless-steel rods, supporting Type 36 invar cylindrical rods mounted into the swivel clamps paralleling the surface of the granite. The invar rods support invar tabs and machined blocks, the strain gauges are attached to the invar tabs, suspended and flexed across to a machined block. Camouflaged PVC protective enclosures on all stations.

The contractor must utilize professional geological engineering staff to analyze and interpret monitoring results including review and interpretation of data to determine if all components are operating properly and interpreting block movement. The contractor will be responsible for configuring ENLIGHT software to ensure all monitoring gauge output wavelengths are converted into proper temperature displacement and units for proper reporting. The contractor shall provide a detailed annual technical/scientific report with these findings. The data for this report is collected from 12 Strain Gauges and 4 temperature gauges deployed on the sculpture.

Rope Access certification through the Society of Professional Rope Access Technicians (SPRAT) SPRAT certifications must be accomplished and maintained by all team members who access the top of the sculpture in the SPRAT designated “access” zone, throughout the length of the contract. A copy of the current certification must be provided to the Contracting Officer’s Representative before access is granted. The contractor’s rope access team members accessing the sculpture must be accompanied by a member of the NPS Rope Access Team at all times.

A background investigation equivalent to the federal ANACI must be completed for all personnel that will access the top of the Sculpture, work with any related images, software, or outputs of the monitoring system. This background investigation will be completed by the Contractor at the Contractor’s expense and the written adjudication must be presented to the Contracting Officer’s Representative prior to access within the secure area or before having access to the above referenced information.

The associated NAICS code is 541690, Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services The small business size standard is $16.5 million.

Please complete the survey and return when replying.

Interested firms must submit the following information:

Name of Firm

Address

Phone Number

Email Address

DUNS Number

Size status/SBA certifications. Mark all that apply. See FAR Part 19, Small Business Programs.

☐ Small Business (meets size standard for NAICS) ☐ Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) ☐ Economically Disadvantaged Women Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) ☐ HUBZone ☐ Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) ☐ Other (specify)

Capability statement - A brief summary of capabilities:

Limit statement & attachments to 1 page

All responses must be submitted via email not later than 1700 MST, February 6, 2025. Email address: joseph_kirk@nps.gov. Include the reference number (140P6325Q0007) in the subject line.