A14_SSN_CASA_324271_1.pdf

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United States Department of the Interior

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

DENVER SERVICE CENTER

CONTRACTING SERVICES

1 DENVER FEDERAL CENTER, BUILDING 50

P.O. BOX 25287

DENVER, COLORADO 80225-0287

File Code: A14

D5217 (DSC-CS)

CASA 324217

Solicitation No. 140P2025R0099

Date: 07/17/2025

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

From: Joseph Wingfield, Contracting Officer, National Park Service, Denver Service Center

Subject: Sources Sought Notice

Reference: CASA 324271, Castillo de San Marcos National Monument, Repair and Raise Seawall

** This is an 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. **

1. Purpose:

a. The purpose of this SSN is to gain knowledge regarding the types of interested businesses and their qualifications. Information obtained through this SSN by the NPS will be utilized to develop the acquisition strategy. The amount of interest, or lack thereof, will determine the possibility of a Small Business or other

Socio-Economic Set-Aside for solicitation and award purposes. Analysis of the quality of responses to this

SSN will be considered in the Market Research being conducted and in the making of any set-aside determination for this requirement.;

b. 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; and

c. No solicitation, proposal package, specifications, or drawings are available with this SSN.

2. 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 SSN, nor any follow-up information requests.

3. Bonding: Bid, Performance, and Payment Bonds are anticipated to be required.

4. North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code: 237990 and Size Standard: $45.0M

5. Project Description:

a. The project is located at Castillo de San Marcos, St. Augustine, FL;

b. Magnitude of construction is more than $10,000,000.00

c. The surrounding area is urban with limited staging located at the north lawn of Castillo de San

Marcos, 1 S Castillo Drive, St. Augustin, FL 32084..

d. Note any unique material delivery requirements. Contractor is required to coordinate deliveries and movements daily with Contracting Officer. Deliveries to north lawn/staging area are unrestricted.

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Deliveries to the South Seawall area are restricted to 6 am to 8:30 am, but special requests can be made on a case-by-case basis in advance and approved by the Contracting Officer.

e. The construction site is 0.1 miles from nearest suppliers and lodging facilities. There is lodging within

St. Augustine.

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

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

h. The structure is a historic/natural/cultural resource;

i. The anticipated period of performance of 550 calendar days including any potential weather shutdown;

j. There are no mandated shut-down periods for the work. The construction is in an area known for hurricanes and tropical storms. Contractor to plan and schedule accordingly.

6. Project Scope: This project will reconstruct roughly 1,355 lineal feet of seawall adjacent to the Castillo de

San Marcos National Monument in St. Augustine, FL. Each section will be raised to match the elevation of the back of the center wall. Reconstruction of the seawall consists of five different segments: The North Wall, North Transition Wall, Center Wall, South Wall, and South Transition Wall. The work consists of:

o Demolition of four seawalls and construction of four new seawalls: three sheet pile walls with stacked granite facade and one sheet pile wall, all constructed to top elevation 10.5 feet NAVD 88.

Construction of concrete return wall with granite facade along the northern property line.

o Rehabilitation of the Center Seawall that includes new capstones, tabby infill along the top of the wall, and repointing to the front and back faces of the wall.

o Fill behind the new seawalls on the north and south lawns to maintain the elevation differential between the top of wall and upland grade behind wall.

o Demolition of the existing fee booth building and entrance plaza. Construction of a new 320 square foot building and concrete entrance plaza.

o Reconstruction of existing timber walkway to meet ABAAS compliance.

o Construction of new ABAAS-compliant resin-bound aggregate walkways around the Fort.

o Replacement of existing lift station, force main, irrigation, and electrical lines along the upland side of the Center and South seawalls.

o Removal and replacement of trees for the construction of the site improvements.

o Reinforced turf to the areas around the fort.

7. Solicitation: At this time, NPS DSC anticipates issuing a competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) around the

Fall of 2025; and awarding a single Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract.

8. Submittal Instructions: Responses shall be captured by filling out (in its entirety) the attached Sources

Sought Survey Questionnaire. The interested Contractor shall respond no later than 4:00PM Mountain

Time (MT) on August 1, 2025 by emailing the questionnaire to the Contracting Officer at:

joseph_wingfield@nps.gov.

Attachment: Sources Sought Questionnaire Attachment 1 mailto:joseph_wingfield@nps.gov