B01_GATE_318738_Presol_Announcement_2.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)

GATE 318738

Date: May 15, 2023

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

From: Tony Jasper Contracting Officer, National Park Service, Denver Service Center

Subject: Pre-Solicitation Announcement

Reference: GATE 318738

Action: Pre-Solicitation Notice Pre-Solicitation Number: 140P2023R0063 Classification Code: Z2NE – Repair or Alteration of Water Supply Facilities Contracting Officer: Tony Jasper, DSC-CS Contracting Services Division, National Park Service P.O. Box 25287, Denver, CO 80225

Point of Contact: Tony Jasper, Contracting Officer, Tony_Jasper@nps.gov Place of Performance: Gateway National Recreational Area, Fort Wadsworth Unit Place of Performance Postal Code: 07732 Place of Performance Country: USA Title of Project: Design-Build - Rehabilitate Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Utility

Systems at Fort Wadsworth

General:

The National Park Service (NPS), Department of Interior (DOI), Denver Service Center (DSC), is soliciting proposals on a full and open basis from all interested businesses having the capability to perform the work described below. The solicitation will be issued electronically on the Federal Business Opportunities website at www.sam.gov. Proposal documents will be available for download in Microsoft Word, HTML, Microsoft Excel, and Adobe PDF; Specifications will be available in Adobe PDF format; and drawings will be available in PDF format. Please Note: Paper copies of the solicitation will not be made available.

Vendors can search for opportunities and award history on www.sam.gov.gov without registering. The Federal Business Opportunities (www.fbo.gov) website has an Interested Vendors List and a Watchlist where you can add your company’s interest. Registering provides the opportunity to receive notifications; this is a tool of convenience only and does not serve as a guarantee of notification. Interested vendors and plan holders are required to visit the website periodically to check for amendments and other changes to the synopsis or solicitation documents.

Prospective offerors desiring to conduct business with the DOI are required to have an active registration in the Systems for Awards Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov. You are also required to have a DUNS number in order to conduct business with the Federal Government.

This pre-solicitation announcement is not a solicitation document, but pre-notice of an upcoming solicitation.

Specific instructions on submitting your proposal will be contained in the solicitation documents to be issued on or after the date listed below.

Proposed Solicitation Issue Date: Estimated June 2023.

This is currently an unfunded requirement with a high expectation that funds will be available. When and if funds become available a contract will be awarded at that time.

The NAICS Code for this requirement is 237110 – Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction with a size standard of $39.5 million.

Title of Project: Rehabilitate Water, Wastewater, and Stormwater Utility Systems at Fort Wadsworth - GATE 318738

Project Description: The design-build project is to rehabilitate water, wastewater, and stormwater utility systems at Fort Wadsworth, on Staten Island. These utility systems provide for both visitor use and park operations. The project will likely consist of the following tasks:

1. Replace/rehabilitate all waste-water lines and manholes.

2. Replace/rehabilitate all water distribution lines, laterals, appurtenances, and fire hydrants.

3. Evaluate condition of stormwater system of approximately 18,000 linear feet and condition of associated infrastructure (manholes and inlets).

4. Replace/rehabilitate as needed all stormwater piping and structures.

5. Correct areas of standing water in roadways.

Type of Procurement: The Government will follow the two-phase design-build selection process described in FAR 36.301 in order to select a design-build contractor. The submission requirements for the different phases are detailed in Section L of the RFP. A maximum of three (3) offerors shall be selected to move forward to Phase 2. It is anticipated that a negotiated firm-fixed price contract will be awarded requiring submission of both a technical and price proposal. The government will consider an offeror’s technical capability in comparison to its price.

Estimated Price Range: Greater than $10 million

Estimated Period of Performance: 880 calendar days

Proposal receipt date is not known at this time. The actual date will be established in the solicitation documents.

A pre-proposal meeting may be posted and date/location will be noted in the solicitation.

All responsible sources may submit an offer which, if submitted in a timely manner, will be considered. It is the policy of the government to provide maximum practicable opportunities in its acquisitions to small business, veteran-owned small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns. Such concerns must also have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate as subcontractors in the contracts awarded by any executive agency, consistent with efficient contract performance. All offerors are strongly encouraged to contact their local Small Business Administration Office, to post their need for qualified subcontractors at http://www.sba.gov .