B01_Synopsis_PreSolitNotice_2.docx

ACTION: Pre-Solicitation Notice

PRE-SOLICITATION NUMBER: 140P2022R0048

CLASSIFICATION CODE: Y1QA – Construction or Restoration of Real Property (Public or Private).

CONTRACTING OFFICER: Joseph Halter DSC-CS Contracting Services Division National Park Service P.O. Box 25287 Denver, CO 80225

POINT OF CONTACT:

Vicki Freese-Supler, Contract Specialist, 720-708-7230, vicki_l_freese-supler@nps.gov PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Brecksville, Ohio

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE POSTAL CODE: 44141

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE COUNTRY: USA

Title of Project: Stabilize Cuyahoga Riverbank at High Priority Areas Along Towpath Trail and Valley Railway – GAOA

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 Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fedbizopps.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 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 Unique Entity Identifier in order to conduct business with the Federal Government.

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 May 16, 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 237990 with a size standard of $36.5 million.

Title of Project: Stabilization of Cuyahoga Riverbank along the Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Brecksville, Ohio Description:

This project will stabilize the Cuyahoga Riverbank along the Ohio and Erie Canal Towpath Trail along the Valley Railway and along a connector trail in Peninsula, from the Towpath Trail to the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad. Stabilization will utilize natural rock rip rap and bioengineering techniques. This project also includes clearing the banks, placing rip rap, rebuilding banks, planting native vegetation to stabilize the soil, and remediation of the construction site and equipment access routes.

The eroded areas along the Towpath Trail are negatively impacting the park’s most important trail, adversely affecting park visitors. Repair of the eroded riverbank areas, in turn, will have direct positive visitor impacts. An estimate 1.5 million visitors use the trail each year, it is a critical asset that visitors rely on for an enjoyable and safe trail experience. By reducing erosion of the riverbanks and providing increased riparian habitat, water quality and aquatic habitat will also improve.

The to be completed is being solicited as a design build construction contract which will consist of stabilization of eight sites along the Cuyahoga Valley riverbank along the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail, along the Valley Railway and along a connector trail in Peninsula from the Towpath Trail to the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad. Stabilization efforts will include utilization of natural rock riprap and bioengineering techniques. Project includes clearing the riverbanks, placing rip rap, rebuilding banks, planting native vegetation to stabilize the soil and remediation of the construction site and the equipment access routes as necessary.

The selected Offeror will provide the following services as part of this design build effort.

1. Review Schematic Design preferred alternative for each site which will be provided by the NPS.

2. Upon award, determine and provide an overall Project Schedule, including design and construction work and proposed meetings.

3. Submit DB Design Development and DB Construction documents for review and approval.

4. Construction of the project.

5. Provide as-constructed drawings.

The Contractor shall be responsible for providing professional design services unless this responsibility is expressly excluded from the Contract. In the performance of such work, the Contractor shall be responsible for retaining licensed design professionals, who shall sign and seal all drawings, calculations, specifications and other submittals that the licensed professional prepares. The Contractor shall be responsible for, and DSC shall be entitled to rely upon the adequacy and completeness of all professional design services provided under this contract.

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

Net Available Construction Dollars: $15.5M

Estimated Period of Performance: July 2022 – November 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.

All responsible sources may submit an offer which, if submitted in a timely manner, will be considered. 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 .