ACAD_151309_Sources_Sought_Notice_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)

ACAD/312255

Date: January 4, 2022

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

From: Jeff Hepp, Contracting Officer, National Park Service, Denver Service Center

Subject: Sources Sought Notice

Reference: ACAD 151309 – Maintenance Building and Associated Sitework at McFarland Hill, Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine

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: 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

Small Business Size Standard: $39,500,000

Solicitation: The NPS anticipates issuing a request for proposals in April/May of 2022

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

Project Description:

The project is located at Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine

The construction magnitude is more than $10,000,000.

The surrounding area is remote (approimately 1.5 hours to Bangor, Maine).

The construction site is approximately 30 miles from the nearest lodging facilities.

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 635 calendar days (April 2022 to December 2023) including any potential weather shutdown.

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

Project Scope:

This project will construct a new fixed function maintenance operations complex at McFarland Hill park headquarters site. The site is approximate 10 acres with a 27,000 square foot building (and out buildings). Work tasks include the demolition and relocation of more than 20,000 square feet of unsafe park structures. The new maintenance functions include but are not limited to:

shops, storage, equipment support spaces, restrooms, locker rooms, offices, workspaces, breakroom, conference rooms, utility support spaces, fuel station, vehicle storage, employee/staff parking, and a wash bay. The facility has been designed to meet current building code, fire code, accessibility code, climate change, and internal climate control code requirements.

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: 12:00 pm Eastern Standard Time, February 3, 2022

Submit To: jeffery_hepp@nps.gov AND alan_stormont@nps.gov