B01_Synopsis_PreSolitNotice_CHOH_241449_1.pdf

ACTION: Pre-Solicitation Notice

PRE-SOLICITATION NUMBER: P2022R0107

CLASSIFICATION CODE: Y1BK – Construction of Canals

CONTRACTING OFFICER: Dale S Brown

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

POINT OF CONTACT:

Cary Atwood, Contract Specialist, 303-905-6898, cary_atwood@nps.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, Milepost 11 near Carderock, MD

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE POSTAL CODE: 20854

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE COUNTRY: USA

Title of Project: Restore Canal Prism; Stabilize Historic Dry Laid Stone Wall, Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, CHOH 241449

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 https://beta.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://beta.sam.gov without registering. The System for Award Management Beta SAM https://beta.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, and have a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number provided by SAM.

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, 2022.

Funding: 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.

NAICS Code: The NAICS Code for this requirement is 237990 with a size standard of $39.5 million.

Title of Project: Restore Canal Prism; Stabilize Historic Dry Laid Stone Wall, Chesapeake & Ohio Canal, CHOH 241449

Description:

GAOA (Great American Outdoor Act): This project will contract to restore the canal prism and stabilize the historic dry laid stone wall located adjacent to the towpath between mile posts

11.0 to 11.3 at the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park.

The proposed project engineers have evaluated the current conditions of the wall; determined the sub-surface conditions; analyzed the stability of the wall and prepared a restoration design of the area. Remediation will consist of restoring the canal prism through the removal of vegetation, silt, and debris; repairing voids behind the wall and underneath the canal prism;

installing an underdrain system to intercept future groundwater; replacing the clay liner with a new fabric liner to prevent leakage from the canal; stabilizing adjacent tributaries to prevent additional sediment from accumulating within the canal; stabilizing the existing dry stone wall;

and restoring the work area.

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: $5 million - $10 million

Estimated Period of Performance: September 2022 – September 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 .