A14_SSN_YOSE_196416_El_Portal_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)

YOSE 196416

Date: January 31, 2024

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

From: Paula Teague, Contracting Officer, National Park Service, Denver Service Center

Subject: Sources Sought Notice

Reference: YOSE 196416, Rehabilitate The El Portal Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF), and Administrative Camp.

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: 237990

Small Business Size Standard: $45M

Solicitation: The NPS anticipates issuing a request for proposals in the summer/fall of 2024.

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

Project Description:

Project Conditions (see samples below, tailor/add/delete per project - work with PM/PS, note any logistical/cultural/historic considerations here):

The project is located at Yosemite National Park, California.

The construction magnitude is over $10M

The surrounding area is rural with limited staging located at the project sites, as described below. The existing

El Portal WWTF must remain on-line at all times during the transition from the old facility.

to the newly constructed facilities.

No construction materials deliveries will be allowed during the hours of 8:00 a.m. through 2:00 p.m. between the dates of May 15 and September 15.

The project site is approximately 28 miles from Mariposa CA, and 95 miles from Fresno CA, the nearest suppliers and lodging facilities. Spaces for RV campsites will also be available within the project limits at the Administrative Camp. In addition, the contractor may use the site for RVs by providing temporary utility connections, prior to the rehabilitation of the Administrative Camp.

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 of 40 months including any potential weather shutdown.

Winter construction is anticipated, since winters are often mild within the project area, with limited amount of snow accumulation.

Project Scope:

This project will rehabilitate the 45-year-old El Portal wastewater treatment facility (WWTF), the largest in the NPS, and the sole wastewater treatment service for the Yosemite Valley, El Portal, and adjacent communities.

The existing facility features an undersized two-story arrangement with limited access points and failing systems.

It is not feasible to modify the existing plant to accommodate required improvements to lab and office space, make room for more effective treatment process infrastructure, or provide adequate space for system operation and maintenance activities. Replacement components are difficult to procure or are no longer manufactured due to the age of the existing plant, resulting in the need to fully replace the electrical service, switchgear, motor control center, and distribution systems. Project Scope includes:

• The wastewater processes will be designed for a nominal capacity of 1.0 MGD.

• New treatment processes including headworks, secondary treatment, dewatering, solids management and aerobic digestion.

• Rehabilitation of the existing tertiary and UV disinfection processes.

• Replacement and upgrade of the electrical systems throughout the treatment plant.

• New operations and maintenance facilities.

• New facilities will be constructed on the existing site, while maintaining operation of the existing treatment processes.

• Upgrade SCADA for El Portal WWTF and wastewater lift stations within the El Portal service area.

• Demolition of the old treatment process, maintenance, and administrative facilities.

This project will also rehabilitate the former El Portal Trailer Village to be used as RV sites for construction workforce housing and a contractor staging area. NPS plans to rehabilitate or replace infrastructure and utility systems to support the RV sites. NPS will implement its best practices for RV-based campground design to arrange the RV sites to improve natural and cultural resource protection. Project Scope includes.

• Development and rehabilitation of approximately 20-30 RV camping sites

• Improvement of existing roadways and paved areas

• Rehabilitation and/or replacement of existing utilities (water, sewer and electrical)

• Rehabilitation and/or replacement of the existing laundry, restroom, and shower facility.

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) Indemnify the anticipated number of RV sites within the Administrative Camp that will be utilized by the contractor (and sub-contractors) for contractor housing during the duration of the project.

(6) In addition, businesses may submit existing marketing materials such as capability statements and brochures.

Submittal Due Date/Time: February 15, 2024, at 2PM MT.

Submit To: paula_teague@nps.gov, brian_tollensdorf@nps.gov