B01_Synopsis_PreSolitNotice_1.pdf

ACTION: Pre-Solicitation Notice

PRE-SOLICITATION NUMBER: P2022R0061

CLASSIFICATION CODE: Z1KB – Maintenance of Canals

CONTRACTING OFFICER: Shellie Murphy

DSC-CS Contracting Services Division National Park Service P.O. Box 25287 Denver, CO 80225

POINT OF CONTACT: Shellie Murphy, Contract Specialist, shellie_murphy@nps.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Barataria Unit of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE POSTAL CODE: 70072

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE COUNTRY: USA

TITLE OF PROJECT: Backfill Canals, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, JELA 311263

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 System for Award Management 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 without registering.

The System for Award Management website at www.SAM.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.

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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 on/about 12 February 2022.

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 238910 with a size standard of $16.5 million.

Title of Project: Backfill Canals, Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve (JELA- 311263)

Description: The scope of this project calls for the development and restoration of up to 16.5 miles of dredged canals within the Barataria unit of JELA. Canal restoration tasks will degrade or gap spoil banks associated with canal dredging to restore more natural hydrology and wetland functions and values. Restoration will also involve removal of vegetation from the spoil banks. This material will be placed into the canals before the spoil material is backfilled, or it will be placed parallel to the banks of the canal or chipped in place before spoil bank gapping or to meet stakeholder concerns for navigation before backfilling. The spoil banks are defined as any material above the elevation of the adjacent wetlands. The spoil banks are generally 1.5 feet to 4 feet in height and vary from 50 feet to 100 feet in width. Site conditions vary throughout the project area.

Degrading spoil banks and dikes will be accomplished from the canals and / or the spoil banks using marsh buggies, barge- mounted excavators, or similar earth- moving equipment. Access to the reclamation areas will be via canals and/or spoil banks.

In areas where canals identified for reclamation meet a maintained navigable waterway, check meanders are included to prevent degraded material from drifting into the navigable waterway and potentially impeding navigation.

In non-historic canals where pushing woody vegetation into the open water may interfere with navigation, cut woody vegetation may be placed parallel to the banks of the canal or chipped in place. Woody vegetation also may be chipped in place in canals or drill slips that meet a navigable waterway to prevent large woody debris from drifting into the navigable waterway.

Gapping is a technique whereby spoil banks will be intermittently breached to restore hydrological connections between the canal and the surrounding wetlands. Gapping is used in areas throughout the project area where it will be too costly to degrade an entire spoil bank or dike due to the amount of material present. The gapped material will be used to partially fill the open water area of the canal.

Some reclaimed areas that are adjacent to forested wetlands may be revegetated with native woody species.

Type of Procurement: It is anticipated that a negotiated firm-fixed price contract will be awarded requiring submission of both a technical, past performance and price proposal. The government will consider an offeror’s technical capability and past performance in comparison to its price.

Estimated Price Range: $5 million - $10 million

Estimated Period of Performance: 1 June 2022 - 30 May 2023

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.

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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