A14_Market_Research_Sources_Sought_Notice_FOSU_318708_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)

FOSU 318708-322870

Date: February 22, 2024

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

From: Brenda Smith, Contracting Officer, National Park Service, Denver Service Center

Subject: Sources Sought Notice

Reference: Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park, FOSU 318708/322870, Replace Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie Docks and Rehabilitate Liberty Square Pier

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: 488310

Small Business Size Standard: $47,000,000

Solicitation: The NPS anticipates issuing a request for proposals in the spring of 2024.

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

Project Description:

Project Conditions:

The project is located at Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park, Charleston, SC.

The construction magnitude is over $10,000,000.

The surrounding area is urban /suburban with limited staging located at Fort Moultrie and barge based only at Fort Sumter.

A majority of the work at Forts Moultrie and Sumter will require barged based work

Fort Sumter is only accessible by boat/barge with limited low tide depths. Access to Fort Moutrie is over a narrow draw bridge and through narrow island streets.

The construction site is 10 miles from nearest suppliers and lodging facilities.

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

The site requires protective measures to ensure the surrounding area remains undisturbed due to historic structures and tidal wetlands.

The sites are a sensitive historic, natural and cultural resources.

The anticipated period of performance of 600 calendar days including any potential weather shutdown.

Project Scope:

Work to be performed under this construction project requirements includes:

1. Fort Sumter, Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park, Charleston, South Carolina; The work includes, but is not limited to: demolishing and replacing the dock meeting Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) compliance, provide NPS and Concessionaire loading/unloading operations, providing empty conduit, shore power, convenience power, site lighting, access control, and hose bibs, removing existing park identity signage on land and constructing new signage on the dock, and incorporating new interpretive panels on the dock.

2. Fort Moultrie, Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park, Charleston, South Carolina; The work includes, but is not limited to: demolishing and replacing the dock meeting Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) compliance, provide loading/unloading operations on a pierhead and floating dock systems, fishing access, providing empty conduit, shore power, convenience power, site lighting, access control, and hose bibs, removing and installing new concrete pad and benches at the dock entry; and

3. Liberty Square, Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park, Charleston, South Carolina; The work includes, but is not limited to: removal and replacement of pedestrian loading ramp and platform, select pierhead repairs, removal and removal and replacement of select guardrail panels, providing empty conduit, side mounted utilities, shore power, convenience power, site lighting protected in place, access control, hose bibs, and added sub-meter.

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, March 7, 2024.

Submit To: Contracting Officer Brenda_Smith@nps.gov, Contract Specialist Tiffany_Drinkwater@contractor.nps.gov