B01_Synopsis_Pre-Sol_CATO_Hazard_Fuel_Reduction_1.pdf

PRESOLICITATION NOTICE ONLY

National Park Service

Region 1 – National Capital Area West Major Acquisition Buying Office

1100 Ohio Dr. S.W.

Washington, DC 20242

Date: 7/28/2021

Subject: Hazard Fuel Reduction- Catoctin Mountain Park- Thurmont, MD

This is a pre-solicitation notice only and does not constitute a solicitation. Accordingly, no response is due at this time, nor will any questions of a technical or contractual nature be answered. Specific instructions on submitting responses will be contained in solicitation documents. A date and time for a site visit will be specified in the solicitation. A firm fixed priced purchase order is anticipated. This requirement is 100% set-aside for small business as authorized by FAR 19.502-2(b). The contractor shall be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) under the appropriate NAICS code: 561730; the size standard is $8 million and shall submit verification of their firm’s registration in the SAM database with their quote.

The location where services will be delivered:

Catoctin Mountain Park 6602 Foxville Road Thrumont, MD 21788

The Service Contract Act wage determinations for Frederick County, Maryland apply.

This requirement will be issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) under FAR Part 13. The RFQ will result in a single firm fixed-price award from the terms and conditions set forth in the solicitation once it is released.

The solicitation package and documents WILL NOT be provided in paper hard copy format, but rather transmitted exclusively via www.beta.sam.gov. The solicitation, subsequent to this announcement, may be canceled at any time.

This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract nor does it obligate the Government to pay for any quote preparation costs. The complete solicitation with attachments will be posted on or about August 13, 2021. This date is an estimate.

Description of Services:

The contractor shall furnish and be responsible for all labor, supervision, materials, tools, supplies, signs, traffic control measures, transportation, license, certificates, permits, personal protection equipment, and equipment incidental to and necessary to perform Hazard Fuel Reduction at Catoctin Mountain Park.

The NPS – National Capital Area (NCA), has a requirement for a single contractor that is capable of providing hazardous fuel reduction services at Catoctin Mountain Park, located in Thurmont, MD. The hazardous fuel reduction services are part of the NPS’s larger wildland fire mitigation strategy to help reduction the threat of wildland fires across the NPS. No machine mastication is authorized for any of the work. The work locations are around Camp Buildings, Other Park Buildings, Trails, and Park Road Edges.

http://www.beta.sam.gov/

A site visit date, time, and meeting location will be announced in the solicitation. Offerors are strongly encouraged to attend the scheduled site visit to inspect the site to ensure they fully understand the requirement and conditions that may affect the cost of the project, specifications, and performance. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract award.

Point of Contact:

Brian Dankmeyer Contract Specialist brian_dankmeyer@nps.gov

**Full solicitation requirements will be posted at the time the solicitation is posted**

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