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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)

SARA 257238

Solicitation No. 140P2025Q0008

Date: 4/21/2025

From: Malissa Crofoot, Contracting Officer

Subject: Saratoga National Historic Park Tour Stop 07 Drainage Issue Sources Sought Notice

** This is a SSN for the purpose of conducting Market Research. Proposals are NOT being requested, nor accepted at this time. Responses are being requested from Small Businesses ONLY. **

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: $45M

5. Project Description:

a. The project is located at Saratoga National Historical Park in Stillwater, NY;

b. Magnitude of construction is $250,000.00 to $500,000.00;

c. The surrounding area is rural with limited staging available;

d. The construction site is 10-15 miles from nearest suppliers and lodging facilities;

e. The Park will remain open during construction, thus contract activities and logistics must be structured and scheduled to minimize visitor impact and impact to the one way tour road;

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

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

h. The anticipated period of performance of 31 calendar days including any potential weather shutdown;

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

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j. Winter construction may be required.

6. Project Scope: This is an acquisition for site construction, including grading and the installation of a drainage system to address the groundwater seep drainage issue at Tour Stop 07 (TS 07). Work includes general grading, creation of a swale, installation of a stone drainage layer, geotextile, underdrain, stormwater piping /conveyance system, drain basins, soil layer, stone cobble, flared end sections, and other associated features. Work also includes fine grading, installation of erosion blanket, and seeding to restore the landscape. Pavement work includes saw cutting, select full-depth removal of asphalt and select areas for milling of asphalt, as well as replacement of full depth asphalt and asphalt top course overlay in area of milling. The Contractor is also responsible to retain an archeological monitor for the duration of all ground disturbance activities.

7. Solicitation: At this time, NPS DSC anticipates issuing a competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) around June 15, 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 1400 Eastern Time (ET) on May 5, 2025 by emailing questionnaire responses to the Contracting Officer at:

malissa_crofoot@nps.gov.

Attachments:

1. SARA 257238 Construction Drawings

2. Sources Sought Questionnaire