B01PreSolitNoticeCHOH_1.pdf

ACTION: Pre-Solicitation Notice

PRE-SOLICITATION NUMBER: 140P20202R0109

CLASSIFICATION CODE: Z2PC – Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Unimproved Real Property (land)

CONTRACTING OFFICER: Anne LaPorta

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

POINT OF CONTACT:

James Waller, Contract Specialist, 303-969-2488, james_waller@nps.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Chesepeake and Ohio Canal, Maryland

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE POSTAL CODE: 21502

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE COUNTRY: USA

Title of Project: Paw Paw Tunnel CHOH 241450

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 Beta SAM website at https://beta.sam.gov/ . Proposal documents will be available for download in Microsoft Word, HTML, Microsoft Excel, and Adobe PDF; Design Build 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 beta.SAM.gov (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.

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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 June 30, 2020.

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 $39.5 million.

Title of Project: Paw Paw Tunnel

Description: The Department of Interior (DOI), National Park Service (NPS) anticipates issuing a firm fixed price construction contract to design and construct the repairs to Paw Paw Tunnel.

The project is located on the Cheasepeake and Ohio Canal (C&O) at mile marker 184.5 in Maryland.

The 184.5-mile C&O Canal Towpath is the backbone of the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail network. Along with the Great Allegany Passage trail, the towpath is part of one of the United States’ premier off road recreational trails, stretching 335 miles from Pittsburgh to Washington, DC. Approximately 250,000 people/year cycle the entire route and these numbers are growing every year. Should the boardwalk at the Paw Paw Tunnel fail, there is no possible detour for the towpath. Shattering this critical link would have a negative impact on towpath usage by locals and visitors alike. Mitigating rockslide hazards would ensure towpath continuity in this popular area for many years going forward.

The Paw Paw Tunnel area also hosts Canal Classrooms, where retired teachers volunteer to lead educational programs within the park. In FY2014, the first year 1800 students visited the Paw Paw Tunnel area for educational programming, which includes a hike over the mountain and through the Tunnel. A closure of the boardwalk in this area would have a negative effect on this program. The condition of the stone presents a significant life safety hazard for the park visitor. The number and size of falling rocks have increased each year. Inspections by park staff have revealed multiple vertical fissures and cracks and precariously perched stones. Further review by a geotechnical engineer or geologist is required.

In the recent past when the C&O Canal Towpath was closed in that section due to a rock slide, business in the towns up and down the C&O canal Towpath saw their business drop off as reservations were cancelled in the motels and campgrounds. While the majority of the 5.2 million annual visitors to the C&O Canal NHP may be in Georgetown and Great Falls, the 250,000 visitors that are traveling the length of the C&O Canal towpath must traverse the Paw Paw tunnel.

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Estimated Construction Cost: $5 million - $10 million

Estimated Period of Performance: 2 years from estimated notice to proceed for design, estimated to be in October 2020.

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

A virtual pre-proposal meeting will be held estimated to be ,on or about, July 14, 2020 which may be before or after this date.

This is a full and open unrestricted requirement. Proposal from large and small responsive businesses may be accepted. The small business size standard for NAICS 237990 is $39.5 million. Small Disadvantaged Business and HUBZone firms must be certified in accordance with solicitation clause, FAR 52.219-8—Utilization of Small Business Concerns.

This is a design build requirement. This will be a two-phase solicitation process; one solicitation will be issued for both phases. The evaluation factors for Phase 1 will be Technical Approach, Specialized Experience for Prime Contractor and the Designer of Record Subcontractor, Technical Competence (Management Approach) and Past Performance for Prime Contractor and the Designer of Record Subcontractor. Upon completion of the Phase 1 evaluation a selection of up to five contractors will be asked to proceed to Phase 2 of the solicitation process. Phase 2 evaluation factors will be Design Concepts, Technical Approach and Schedule. In Phase 2, the Government intends to evaluate and select the contractor that offers the best value to the Government. The Government will consider non-priced and priced factors in the best value decision. The Government reserves the right to accept other than the lowest proposed offer considering the best value to the Government. To be confirmed in the solicitation, all factors, other than cost or price, are significantly more important than cost or price.

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 and disabled veteran 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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