B01_Presolicitation_Notice_1.doc

National Park Service

Region 1 - National Capital Area Office of Acquisition

1100 Ohio Drive

Washington, DC 20242

ACTION CODE: N/A

PROJECT TITLE: NAMA Catch Basin Cleaning

PROPOSED SOLICITATION NUMBER: 140P3022Q0005

CLOSING RESPONSE DATE: TBD on or about 4/29/2022 CONTRACT AWARD NUMBER AND DATE: TBD on or about 5/31/2022

CONTRACTOR: TBD

GENERAL: The National Park Service (NPS), Department of Interior, anticipates issuing a solicitation for the project described below. This is a pre-solicitation notice only and does not constitute a solicitation; accordingly, no response is due at this time. Specific instructions on submitting proposals will be contained in the solicitation documents. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be issued on or around 3/30/2022. The entire solicitation package, including all attachments, will be available electronically at www.sam.gov Paper copies of this solicitation will not be made available.

PROJECT SCOPE:

The National Mall and Memorial Parks (NAMA) has 654 individual catch basins along with sewer ejector pits, oil/water separators, trench drains, and numerous miles of piping throughout Washington DC for which the National Park Service is responsible, all of which require annual cleaning and inspection. Historically catch basin and oil/water separator cleaning occurs at night to minimize impact on traffic. The previous contract number is P15PC00429.

The purpose of this requirement is to find a single qualified and responsible contractor with a minimum of three years’ experience specific to catch basin cleaning, hazardous material hauling and disposal, and traffic management to provide services (base plus four option years and an option for a six month extension, all of which are subject to the availability of funds) that will help prevent breakdowns in the flow of storm water, prevent flooding, and reduce pollutants from getting into nearby water ways. The contractor shall provide all supervision, labor, equipment, and material necessary to successfully clean, remove, and properly dispose of sludge, dirt, and debris from catch basins, oil/water separators, storm sewer piping, trench drains, and sewage lift station pits. During and/or after cleaning operations, the contractor shall be responsible for inspecting catch basins, oil/water separators, storm sewer piping, trench drains, and sewage lift station pits for structural deficiencies and/or potential problems and report findings to the Government. The contractor shall also be responsible for providing reports and documentation to the Government that indicates the quantity/volume of debris/sludge removed, disposal method used, and the location of where debris/sludge was disposed.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: The National Mall and Memorial Parks (NAMA) Estimated Magnitude of Construction: N/A – this action is a service PROCUREMENT TYPE: Subject to the availability of funds, the Government anticipates awarding a firm fixed-price service contract to meet this requirement.

Set-aside: This acquisition will be a Total Small Business Set-aside. Offers will be solicited only from small business concerns. Offers received from concerns that are not small business concerns shall be considered nonresponsive and will be rejected.

North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) CODE AND SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD: The NAICS code for this project is 561210 Facilities Support Services and the small business size standard is $41.5.

PRODUCT SERVICE CODE (PSC): J046, Maint/repair/rebuild Of Equipment- Water Purification and Sewage Treatment Equipment.

BONDS: N/A. The successful offeror, however, shall be required to provide a Certificate of Insurance in the amounts established in the solicitation by the Contracting Officer Per DIAR 1452.228-70 Liability Insurance (JUL 1996).

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The contract performance period is expected to be 6/1/2022 – 5/31/2023 with the option of four consecutive years and a six-month extension.

PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE / SITE VISIT: It is anticipated that a Site Visit will be scheduled on or around 4/13/2022. Specific details regarding the site visit will be provided in the solicitation.

SOURCE SELECTION PROCESS: Lowest Price, Technically Acceptable - The solicitation and resulting award will be conducted under FAR Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures in conjunction with the policies and procedures of FAR Part 12 as authorized by FAR Subpart 13.500(a). The Government intends to issue a single contract, subject to the available funds, as a result of this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote is determined to be the lowest price after being evaluated on the basis established in the solicitation per FAR 13.106-2(a)(2).

Evaluation of quotes/offers will be conducted in accordance with Simplified Acquisition Procedures, which allows the Contracting Officer broad discretion in fashioning suitable evaluation procedures per FAR 13.106-2 (b). Therefore, Lowest Price will be used after the contractor’s quote package is evaluated on the basis established in the solicitation.

Additionally, as authorized by FAR 13.106-2 (b)(3) when using price and other factors the offers will be evaluated in efficient and minimally burdensome fashion. The quotes/offers will be evaluated in a comparative manner, and there will be no competitive range established as authorized by FAR 13.106-2 (b)(3).

System for Award Management: Offerors shall have a DUNS number, Unique Entity identifier (UEI) number, and an active registration in SAM, System for Award Management in order to conduct business with the Federal Government. Offerors will be required to complete Online Representations and Certifications at the SAM website.

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