MACA_150067_Pre-solicitation_Notice.pdf

PRE-SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT

• PROJECT TITLE: Reconstruct Cave Trail along Historic Tour Route, Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, 42259, Project No. MACA 150067

• GENERAL: The National Park Service, Department of Interior, will be soliciting proposals from construction firms having the capability to perform the work described below. This is a pre-solicitation notice only and does not constitute a solicitation; accordingly, no response is due at this time. Specific instructions on submitting proposals will be contained in the solicitation documents to be issued on or after the date listed below.

It is anticipated that a solicitation will be issued electronically, on or about June 08, 2015, on the Federal Business Opportunities (www.fbo.gov) website. Responses will be due approximately 30 days or more following the issuance of the solicitation, once posted. Actual proposal receipt date will be established at the time solicitation documents are available.

The entire solicitation package with all attached documents will be available in Microsoft Word, HTML, and/or Adobe PDF, Specifications and drawings will be available in Adobe PDF format through fbo.gov. Paper copies of this solicitation will not be made available.

• DESCRIPTION: The work for this requirement consists of reconstructing portions of the cave tour along the Historic Tour route within Mammoth Cave. Existing trails will be reconstructed using concrete pavers, concrete paving or other suitable materials. The project includes removal of dust and surface dirt from the existing trail surfaces, reconstruction of the surface (including some fill to reduce extreme grade changes), installation/replacement of steps, elevated walkways in two locations, upgrade of safety rails and installation of lint guards along most of the edges of the trails.

•• PROCUREMENT TYPE: A negotiated firm-fixed price contract will be awarded requiring submission of both a technical and a price proposal. The government will consider an offeror's technical capability in comparison to its price to determine the best value (trade-off process) to the government.

• SET-ASIDE TYPE: The anticipated acquisition will be unrestricted.

•• NAICS CODE: The NAICS code for this project is 238990 and the small business size standard is

$15 million.

• MAGNITUDE: In accordance with FAR 36.204, the project magnitude is estimated to be between $5

Million and $10 Million.

• DURATION: The anticipated contract period of performance is estimated to be 2 seasons, Labor

Day 2015 through Memorial Day 2016 and Labor Day 2016 through Memorial Day 2017.

• SITE VISIT: The Government does not anticipate a formal Pre-Proposal Conference/Site Visit for this project.

• ADDITIONAL INFO: Vendors can search for opportunities and award history on fbo.gov without registering. The Federal Business Opportunities (www.fbo.gov) website includes an Interested Vendors List and a Watch List, which allows interested companies to add their company name to these two lists. Registering provides opportunity to receive notifications, which is a tool of convenience only and does not serve as a guarantee of notification. Interested vendors and plan http://www.fbo.gov/ holders are required to visit the website periodically to check for amendments and other changes to the synopsis or solicitation documents.

• It is the policy of the Government to provide maximum practicable opportunities in its acquisitions to small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone 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 on SUB-Net accessed at http://web.sba.gov/subnet/, and to utilize the Small Business Administration’s Dynamic Small Business Search for potential subcontractors within these various socio-economic categories.

• REQUIREMENTS: You are required to have a DUNS number and an active registration in SAM, System for Award Management (www.sam.gov) in order to conduct business with the Federal Government. Online representations and certifications must also be completed using SAM.gov.

• For questions please contact the Contract Specialist, Mike Camacho, preferably via email at

Mike_Camacho@nps.gov or alternatively by telephone at (303) 969-2344.

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