B01_MORU_257051_presolicitation_1.docx

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)

MORU 272051

Date: May 18, 2023

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

From: Joy Ewalt, Contract Specialist, National Park Service, Denver Service Center

Subject: Pre-Solicitation Synopsis

Reference: MORU 257051 – Rehabilitate and Expand the Wastewater Treatment Plant, Mount Rushmore National Memorial, Keystone, SD

Action: Pre-Solicitation Notice Pre-Solicitation Number 140P2023R0117 Classification Code’s: Y1PD-Construction of Waste Treatment and Storage Facilities NAICS Code: 237110 – Water and Sewer Line Related Structures Construction Contracting Officer: Jason Longshore

DSC-CS Contracting Services Division National Park Service/Denver Service Center P.O. Box 25287 12795 West Alameda Pkwy Denver, CO 80225-0287

Point of Contact:

Joy Ewalt, Contract Specialist, 720-400-3897, joy_ewalt@nps.gov

Place of Performance: Mount Rushmore Nation Memorial, Keystone, South Dakota

Place of Performance Postal Code: 57751

Place of Performance Country: USA

Title of Project: Rehabilitate and Expand Wastewater Treatment Plant

General:

The National Park Service (NPS), Department of Interior (DOI), Denver Service Center (DSC), is soliciting proposals on an 8(a) competitive small business set-aside from businesses having the capability to perform he work described below. The solicitation will be issued electronically on the Governmentwide Point of Entry (GPE) website at http://sam.gov. Solicitation documents will be available for download in Microsoft Word, HTML, Microsoft Excel, or Adobe PDF. Please Note: Paper copies of the solicitation will not be made available.

Vendors can search for opportunities and award history on https://sam.gov without registering. The Governmentwide Point of Entry (https://sam.gov) website has a “watchlist” by registering in sam.gov.

Specific instructions can be found on sam.gov. 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 System for Awards Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov . This pre-solicitation announcement is not a solicitation document, but pre-notice of an upcoming solicitation. Specific instructions on submitting our proposal will be contained in the solicitation documents to be issued on or after the date listed below.

Proposed Solicitation Issue Date: Estimated mid-June 2023.

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

Size Standard: $45 Million

Title of Project: Rehabilitate and Expand Wastewater Treatment Plant

Project Description:

This project will alter and expand the existing wastewater treatment plant at Mount Rushmore National Memorial and enlarge the existing plant capacity for flow and treatment. The plant processes wastewater from restrooms and concession operations that serve more than 3 million visitors and is critical to all operations within the park. The plant supports essential park operations including concessions, interpretation, park housing, law enforcement, contracting, natural resources, cultural resources, and administration.

The current plant was constructed in 2001 and was designed to treat a maximum monthly average flow of 53,500 gallons per day and peak day average hourly flow of 80,000 gallons per day using the Modified Ludzack-Ettinger (MLE) treatment process. The existing treatment plant is hydraulically and organically overloaded during high volume visitation periods at the park.

Wastewater volumes have increased 50% from 5.9 million gallons in 2008 to 8.9 million gallons in 2015. During high peak flows, incoming ammonia levels exceed the plant design capacities.

The plant is subject to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit requirements. New discharge permit ammonia limits and discharge temperature limits are unattainable with current plant conditions. The existing plant is currently in violation of the new permit requirements and is on a compliance schedule by the State of South Dakota.

Estimated Price Range: More than $10M

Estimated Period of Performance: 365 calendar days (estimated September 2023 through September 2024)

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.

This procurement is an 8(a) Small Business set-aside. Responsible small business 8(a) sources may submit an offer that will be considered if submitted in a timely manner.

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 .

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