1_-_RFP_Cover_Letter.doc

United States Department of the Interior

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

DENVER SERVICE CENTER

12795 W. Alameda Parkway

P.O. Box 25287

Denver, Colorado 80225-0287

July 9, 2015 Reference:

Repair Park Telecommunications, Gateway National Recreation Area, PMIS 201049B, Solicitation No. P15PS00589 Subject:

Request for Proposal

The National Park Service (NPS) anticipates issuing a firm fixed priced contract for construction services associated with the above referenced project. We are hereby requesting you review the attached information and submit a proposal by the date and time noted below. Following is a brief synopsis of the project and solicitation:

Set-aside: This acquisition has been set-aside for small business concerns. Offers are solicited only from small business concerns. Offers received from concerns that are not small business concerns shall be considered nonresponsive and will be rejected. Refer to clause 52.219-6, 52.219-8, 52.219-14 & 52.219-28 for additional information. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code and the associated small business size standard are noted in clause 52.204-8 in section "K" of this solicitation.

Estimated Magnitude of Construction: Between $2,000,000 and $3,000,000 Period of Performance: 530 calendar days from contract award

Brief Project Description:

This is a construction project to replace Hurricane Sandy damaged outside plant telecommunications infrastructure. The existing copper telecom system must be replaced due to its age and deteriorated condition. The majority of the work is to re-establish telecommunication connectivity capabilities at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, the majority of which is located within or near Fort Hancock. Other project sites include a small amount of telecom work at Jamaica Bay - Jacob Riis Park, Queens, New York; and at Great Kills Park, Staten Island, New York. All three sites are part of the Gateway National Recreation Area (GATE).

The work at the Sandy Hook Unit consists of: construction of an outside plant telecommunications ductbank, fiber optic cables, and associated infrastructure to support new fiber optic cabling. The work at Jacob Riis Park and Great Kills Park consists of: construction of outside plant fiber optic cables and associated connecting and termination infrastructure in existing ductbank. The work includes, but is not limited to, the following components: Telecommunication services include providing exterior conduit and ductbank infrastructure, OSP fiber optic cabling, manholes, handholes, new and existing ductbanks and configurations, building terminations inside existing buildings, and ground surface and roadway repairs. It should be noted that telecom wiring inside the buildings is not included in the scope of work (by others).

NAICS code: 237130 Small Business Size Standard: $36.5M

Applicable Wage Determination: General Decision Numbers:

· NJ150058; Dated 6/5/15

· NY150003; Dated 6/5/15

Liquidated Damages: $1482 per day

Pre-proposal site visit:

Date & Time:

July 28, 2015 at 1:30 am Eastern Time Location:

Attendees shall meet at the Chapel building, Fort Hancock, Gateway National Recreation Area – Sandy Hook. Refer to attached map

RSVP:

It is requested that all potential attendees RSVP in writing to Robin Fuchs at Robin_Fuchs@nps.gov with a copy to John_Chaney@nps.gov. by no later than 2 business days prior to the date of the scheduled site visit. RSVP should include Company name, primary contact name, contact’s phone number, contact’s e-mail address, anticipated number of attendees.

Bid Bond: All offerors shall submit a bid bond for 20% of their total proposed price (base + all options) Proposal Acceptance Period: 60 days

Submission: Proposals shall be submitted to Robin Fuchs at Robin_Fuchs@nps.gov with a copy to me at John_Chaney@nps.gov. Proposals shall not be submitted to any other Government personnel.

Proposal due date / time: 11:00 am Mountain Time, August 10, 2015 Proposal Contents: Refer to section “L” of the attached solicitation.

Attachments:

· Standard form 1442

· Contract clauses and solicitation provisions

· Wage Determination

· Proposal Submission Package

· Gateway National Recreation Area, Sandy Hook, NJ, Solicitation P15PS00589, Repair Park Telecommunications Damaged By Hurricane Sandy, GATE-201049B, Final Project Scope Oral Comments: Oral comments provided by any party, including but not limited to Government personnel, potential offerors and contractors, at any time prior to contract award shall not be binding. If an offeror receives information orally that they believe changes the requirements of the solicitation or they believe will affect their proposal they shall submit, in writing, information regarding the issue to the Contract Specialist at least 4 working days before the date proposals are due. No changes to the solicitation are binding unless issued by the Contracting Officer as a formal written solicitation amendment

Questions: All questions must be submitted in writing. Please submit all questions directly to Robin Fuchs at Robin_Fuchs@nps.gov with a copy to me at John_Chaney@nps.gov.

Thank you again for your interest in this project.

Thank You, John Chaney

Contracting Officer

Contracting Services Division

National Park Service, Denver Service Center

Phone: 303-969-2053

Cell: 303-241-2052

E-mail: john_chaney@nps.gov