B01 RFP Synopsis Pre-Solicitation Notice Attachment_1.docx

Pre-Solicitation Notice Red Mountain Road Upgrade 140L1221R0001

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Arcata Field Office has a requirement to perform work that will entail repairs, upgrades and reconstruction of road drainage sites along 12 miles of Red Mountain Road, a rural dirt and aggregate-surfaced road in Mendocino County, California near the community of Piercy, CA. The objectives of the project are to:

· Improve road surface drainage

· Replace aging and failing culverts

· Improve vehicle access conditions

· Reduce the amount of sediment delivering to watercourses from the road.

Key features of the project are:

· Surface drainage restoration along the entire 12 miles of Red Mountain Road, including ditch clearing, restoration of surface drainage “lead-outs” and rolling dips,

· Site-specific upgrades at 10 sites along the road, treatments shall include:

· Eight (8) culvert replacements or installations

· Installation of a minimum of 27 rocked drivable rolling dips and critical dips

· Rock armoring of fill slope and/or inlet areas at 6 of the sites

· In addition to rock at rolling and critical dips, rock will also be applied over 100 feet at one site.

· The contractor shall provide photographic documentation of all treatment sites.

· Prior to the start of work, the BLM will stake and/or flag the start and finish points for the 12 miles of general treatments. Similarly, the BLM will stake and/or flag the individual treatment sites prior to work.

· There is a possibility of Additive Line Items being included.

The period of performance for this requirement is 100 days beginning in Spring 2021 estimated May 15th, 2021. Heavy equipment operations would most likely cease around August 30th, 2021.

The BLM will issue a Total Small Business Set-Aside competitive solicitation near the early March 2021. The BLM anticipates issuing a single firm fixed price award from this solicitation. Davis Bacon Act (DBA) is applicable and the appropriate DBA Wage Determination(s) will be included in the solicitation. The Magnitude is Between $250,000 and $500,000.

The competitive solicitation, 140L1221R0001, is in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 19.5, Set-Asides for Small Business. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction. The small business size standard for this NAICS code is $39.5 million. All materials must be in accordance with the Buy American Act.

A Request for Proposal (RFP) solicitation package will be available electronically at and will be posted for 30 days. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring for the release of the solicitation package, any other pertinent information, and for downloading a complete copy of the solicitation package. The government will not provide paper copies or email the solicitation. To be eligible for contract award, offerors must be registered and complete the online Representations and Certification in the System for Award Management (SAM) data base via website: http://www.sam.gov.

A site visit date, time and meeting location will be provided in the solicitation. Offerors are highly encouraged to attend the scheduled site visit to inspect the site and to ensure they fully understand the requirement and conditions that may affect the cost of the project, specifications, and performance.

Award will be based on best value to the Government in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). This notice does not obligate the government to award a contract nor does it obligate the government to pay for any proposal preparation costs.