Combined_Synopsis_-_Solicitation.doc

United States Department of the Interior

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

INTERMOUNTAIN REGION

Post Office Box 728

Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-0728

Combined Synopsis / Solicitation - P15PS02505 Fuels Reduction and Roadway Management Project

Valles Caldera National Preserve (VCNP) Date of Issue / Post (Tentative):

19 August 2015

This is a combined synopsis / solicitation for commercial items, prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is P15PS02505, and the solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposal. This solicitation is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. Offers from other than small business will not be accepted or considered. The NAICS code is 115310 (Support Activities for Forestry, Fuels Management Services). The associated small business size standard is $19.0 million.

Prospective contractors shall / must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award of this contract. Final pricing for the services required under this contract will be established by responses to this solicitation. All prices submitted shall be as low / or lower than the unit price charged the contractor’s most favored customer for comparable services under similar terms and conditions. It is the intent of the National Park Service to award a firm-fixed-price contract to the selected vendor. Any future amendments to this solicitation will be available through www.fedbizopps.gov by entering the solicitation number P15PS02505 in the quick search block.

A) Project Description: The primary goal of this project is to reduce the fuel load, and change fuels arrangement in the VCNP within the areas on or near the Valle Seco and Cerro Seco, in the northwest quadrant of the VCNP (see maps). The work primarily consists of forest thinning, slash disposal, road closure and repurposing, and erosion control activities. All work must be conducted in a manner that protects VCNP visitors, protects rare plants, preserves sensitive wildlife habitat, and minimizes negative aesthetic impacts.

B) Contract Type: This solicitation will result in award of a performance based, firm-fixed price contract to the offeror determined to be responsive, responsible, and whose offer provides the best value to the government. Only one contract will be awarded under this solicitation.

C) Solicitation & Award Schedule: All dates are tentative and are subject to change.

· Issue Combined Synopsis / Solicitation: On or about 19 August 2015

· Proposals due: 9 September 2015

· Contract Award: On or about 15 September 2015

· Contract Performance Period: 15 September 2015 through 31 December 2017

D) Pre-Proposal Site Visit / Conference: A pre-proposal site visit is scheduled for:

Date: Tuesday, 25 August 2015 Time: 9:00 AM, MT Location: Jemez Springs Administrative Office, 090 Villa Louis Martin, Jemez Spring, NM, Prospective bidders will be provided a detailed map. We will convey to the worksite, with an opportunity to view road maintenance and closure as well as the thinning areas. RSVP required, please respond by email to Marla Rodgers, mrodgers@vallescaldera.gov; cc: Marie Rodriguez, mrodriguez@vallescaldera.gov; Joseph Gurule, joseph_gurule@nps.gov.

E) Project COR and On-Site Inspector.

Project COR Joseph Gurule

Chief of Preservation and Facilities, Bandelier National Monument

(505) 672-3861, x306 joseph_gurule@nps.gov Project Inspector

Marla Rodgers (FMO)

Valles Caldera National Preserve

(505) 672 – 3861, x555 mrodriguez@vallescaldera.gov

F) Contracting Officer:

Kelvin Smalls 505-988-6083 kelvin_smalls@nps.gov

G) Proposal Evaluation Factors: Award will be made to the offeror presenting the best value to the Government, based on the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors. The evaluation factors will be:

· Past Performance

· Technical Approach

· Price