B01_Synopsis_PreSolitNotice_2.pdf

ACTION: Pre-Solicitation Notice

PRE-SOLICITATION NUMBER: 140P2022R0100

CLASSIFICATION CODE: Y1NZ – Construction of Other Utilities

CONTRACTING OFFICER: Tim Burger

CONTRACT SPECIALIST: Edwin Berry

DSC-CS Contracting Services Division

National Park Service

P.O. Box 25287

Denver, CO 80225

POINT OF CONTACT:

Tim Burger, Contracting Officer, timothy_burger@nps.gov

Edwin L. Berry II, Contract Specialist, edwin_berry@contractor.nps.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE POSTAL CODE: 86023

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE STATE AND COUNTY: Arizona

Title of Project: GRCA 190083 - Improve Potable Water Supply to Inner-canyon and South

Rim, Trans-canyon Water Distribution Pipeline, Grand Canyon National Park

GENERAL:

The National Park Service (NPS), Department of Interior (DOI), Denver Service Center (DSC), is soliciting proposals on a full and open basis with the intent to award a design-bid-build, firm fixed priced contract. All interested businesses having the capability to perform the work described below should note the following:

The solicitation will be issued electronically on the website at https://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 https://www.sam.gov/ without registering. 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 mailto:timothy_burger@nps.gov mailto:edwin_berry@contractor.nps.gov https://www.sam.gov/ https://www.sam.gov/

(SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/. You are also required to have a Unique Entity ID (UEID) number 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 June 01, 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 237110 - Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures

Construction with a size standard of $39.5 million.

Title of Project: GRCA 190083 - Improve Potable Water Supply to Inner-canyon and South

Rim, Trans-canyon Water Distribution Pipeline, Grand Canyon National Park

Description:

This project will rehabilitate the parks primary water system that provides service to the south rim and inner canyon of the Grand Canyon National Park. Work includes new surface water intake (source) at Bright Angle Creek in the Phantom Ranch Delta that includes pump station, creek stabilization, surface water treatment plant, open cut replacement of water distribution and power system; replacement of water main, power and fiber micro-duct between Havasupai

Gardens (former Indian Gardens), water distribution system at Havasupai Gardens, rehabilitation of pump station; replacement of water main via slipline between Havasupai Gardens and the south rim; new surface water treatment plant on the south rim to include new storage tanks and some distribution piping replacement; includes installation of point of use disinfection systems

(UV) at upper northern inner canyon at cottonwood and manzanita districts.

Limitations on closures and construction areas are specified in the contract documents and are intended to minimize impacts to visitor, employee and concessions operations throughout the duration of the project. Coordination with permitting authority ADEQ (Arizona Department of

Environmental Quality), power company APS (Arizona Power Service), and NPS heliport operations will be critical to success implementing the scope of this project.

a. The project is located at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. More specifically on the South Rim along Bright Angle Trail through Havasupai Gardens (former Indian

Gardens), Plateau Point to Phantom Ranch at bottom of inner canyon to norther inner canyon Cottonwood and Manzanita.

b. The surrounding area is rural with limited staging located at various locations on the south rim and inner canyon, pre-approved on construction drawings.

c. Material and equipment delivery will be to the south rim of the Grand Canyon. For work conducted inner canyon, materials and equipment will be required to be flow into specific project sites via contracted helicopter managed by contractor.

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d. The closest cities to the south rim of the Grand Canyon are Williams AZ (60 miles), Flagstaff AZ (80 miles), Phoenix AZ (230 miles); two primary highways to access the south rim are 180 and 64.

e. The Park will remain open during construction, thus contract activities and logistics must be structured and scheduled to minimize visitor impact; some authorized closures will be permitted as per the construction documents.

f. The site requires protective measures to ensure the surrounding area remains undisturbed in order to protect cultural and natural resources during construction.

g. The anticipated period of performance of 915 calendar days including any potential weather shutdown.

h. There are additional restrictions of work by specific work sites in the construction documents.

i. Winter and summer construction may be required.

j. The inner-canyon work requires the contractor to contract helicopter(s) and utilize the

NPS’s heliport site as logistics staging area and coordinate with NPS heliport operations;

some mandatory no fly days will occur due to emergency operations and or weather, contract documents provide more specifics on average shut down days per month.

k. Contractor housing is limited at the park and the surrounding area, park is in process of building 20 RV site with utilities on the south rim in support of contractor housing for projects on the south rim.

l. Significant elevation differences between project locations specifically the south rim and inner canyon make for diverse weather conditions and logistics challenge.

Magnitude of Construction: Greater than $10 million

Completion Date: 973 calendar days after issuance of Notice to Proceed (NTP)

Proposal receipt date will be approximately 30 days from issue date of solicitation

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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