B01_Synopsis_PreSolitNotice_9-15-23_1.docx

ACTION: Pre-Solicitation Notice

PRE-SOLICITATION NUMBER: 140P2023R0150

CLASSIFICATION CODE: Y1JZ – Construction of Restoration of Real Property (Public or Private) CONTRACTING OFFICER: Tim Burger 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 Daryl Hawkins, Contract Specialist, daryl_hawkins@nps.gov PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, Montana

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE POSTAL CODE: 59022-0039

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE COUNTRY: USA

Title of Project: Replace Dilapidated Visitor Facility, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, LIBI 241430

GENERAL:

The National Park Service (NPS), Department of Interior (DOI), Denver Service Center (DSC), is soliciting proposals on a competitive Tribal Owned/Alaskan Native basis from all interested businesses having the capability to perform the work described below. The solicitation will be issued electronically on the SAM.gov 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.

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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.

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 October 1, 2023.

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 236220 with a size standard of $45 million.

Title of Project: Replace Dilapidated Visitor Facility, Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument, LIBI 241430 Description:

Background:

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument (LIBI) is located in central Montana and tells an important story that is best illustrated by the mission of the Park: To preserve and protect the historic and natural resources pertaining to the Battle of the Little Bighorn and to provide visitors with a greater understanding of those events which lead up to the battle, the encounter itself, and the various effects the encounter had on the two cultures involved.

For decades, LIBI has grappled with implementing the vision for Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. The 1986 General Management Plan (GMP) identified deficiencies in operations and called for relocating the Visitor Center and parking lot, extending the tour road, expanding the park to protect the historic landscape, and safeguarding the museum collection. The NPS, working with its stakeholders at the park, has made little headway in implementing the GMP recommendations. A recent concerted effort provided a general direction and a few facility improvements, but consensus among all concerned parties has been difficult to achieve. A temporary expansion of the Visitor Center was proposed in 2008 but tabled due to stakeholder concerns about impacts to the cultural landscape and the appearance of NPS abandonment of the goal of moving facilities off-site. Another effort to restart movement toward improving operations and the visitor experience occurred during 2009-2011, but aside from emergency removal of the museum collections from the Visitor Center basement, little progress has been made toward the goal.

Current Visitor Center Information:

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument has approximately 300,000 visits annually. A minimum of 75% of the visitors obtain information and participate in the interpretive talks and exhibits at the Visitor Center. Opened in 1952, the Visitor Center was designed to accommodate 100,000 annual visitors. It does not have a theater room, and it is too small to facilitate visitor flow, provide information and an adequate interpretive experience. The lobby, bookstore and museum area are inadequately sized, as confirmed by space analysis through the Facility Planning Model. Space limitations have forced the park to move interpretive talks to an exterior patio, which exposes visitors to extreme temperatures and thunderstorms, which can cause cancelling of programs. Current facilities cannot accommodate thousands of visitors per year. The park film is shown in a small room (440 sq feet) that can only safely accommodate 30 visitors at a time. Ranger led programs are conducted on an open-air patio whose design can only safely accommodate 200 visitors at a time. The building has significant safety and building code issues. Pest infestations occur throughout the building. Water intrusion has damaged rooms on both floors. The fire detection and intrusion alarm systems are outdated and not code compliant. The building does not have a fire suppression system. Neither the exterior nor interior stairways meet code requirements. The basement does not meet accessibility standards and contains the only employee restroom and breakroom in the building. Doorways throughout the building do not meet standards for accessible design including clearance requirements, width standards or opening force or closing speed standards. The HVAC system is beyond its useful life and overtaxed; it cannot provide sufficient, equalized climate-control for visitors and exhibits. The existing building has had several additions and been reconfigured many times since it was originally built. The HVAC system cannot accommodate the new configurations resulting in hot and cold areas, which make visitor and employee areas uncomfortable and results in excessive energy use.

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.

Estimated Price Range: More than $10, 000,000.

Estimated Period of Performance: January 2024 – April 2025

Proposal receipt date is not known at this time. The actual date will be established in the solicitation documents

A virtual pre-proposal meeting on Microsoft Teams will occur on October 10, 2023, at 10:00am MT. Further instruction on how to join will be posted in the Solicitation.

This procurement is a TOTAL ISBEE TRIBAL SET-ASIDE. Responsible small business sources may submit an offer that will be considered. The small business size standard for NAICS 236220 is $45 million. Small Disadvantaged Business and HUBZone firms must be certified in accordance with solicitation clause, FAR 52.219-8—Utilization of Small Business Concerns.

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 .