Presolicitation_Announcement_-_Upgrade_Grounds_Infrastructure.pdf

August 2015

• General: The National Park Service, Department of Interior, (NPS) will be soliciting proposals for construction firms having the capabilities to perform a design-build construction project. This design-build construction project has been classified at the “Secret” level. Potential offerors shall be required to have security clearance and the ability to safeguard the information under the project. This combined pre-solicitation announcement/sources sought is requesting firms interested in participating in the limited source competitive acquisition to submit the following information: (1) firm’s name and address, (2) firm’s contact individual and telephone number, (3) firm’s security officer and telephone number, (3) firm’s DUNS number, and (4) firm’s CAGE number. A review of the firm’s security clearance will be performed. After the review is completed, all firms submitting the required information will be notified as to whether they meet or do not meet the requirements as potential offerors that will be included in the approved limited sources for the competitive acquisition. The solicitation will be issued electronically, except for the “Confidential” or “Secret” classified documents. The “Confidential” or “Secret” classified documents will be made available for pickup by firms included in the approved limited sources at the Department of Interior, Washington, DC. Paper copies of the electronic solicitation will not be made available to offerors.

Prospective offerors desiring to conduct business with DOI are requested to register at System for Award Management (SAM) https://www.sam.gov. The solicitation documents will be available in Microsoft Word, HTML or an Adobe PDF format. The “Confidential” or “Secret” classified documents will be available in either hard copy or disc for pickup by offerors on the approved limited source list. The Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps.gov or www.fbo.gov) website has an Interested Vendors List and a Watchlist that you can add your company’s interest. Potential offerors will be required to visit either website periodically to check for amendments and other changes to the contract documents. No other notifications will be sent. However, any amendment that includes “Confidential” or “Secret” classified information shall be provided in hard copy to the potential approved offerors through appropriate channels or specific notification for pickup. Please note that all amendments that are not classified will be available only at the FedBizOpps website. All other documents shall be provided in either hard copy or disc to the approved limited sources.

• In order to be considered and included on the approved limited source list for this acquisition, responses to this presolicitation/sources sought announcement should be sent to the Contracting Officer, Karen La Bouff- Kind at Karen_labouff-kind@nps.gov and to the Contract Specialist, Nicole Jensen at nicole_jensen@nps.gov on or before September 9, 2015, 4:00 p.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST).

• Proposed Issuance of Solicitation Date: September 14, 2015

• Title of Project: Upgrade Grounds Infrastructure

• Description: The project is a design-build construction project to install empty conduit duct banks and associated appurtenances around the grounds of the White House. The White House grounds are a National Historic Landmark and a cultural landscape of significance within the city of Washington, D.C.

This project will provide conduit duct bank capacity for current and future needs related to security, camera and lighting systems. The duct bank arrangement will consist of main duct banks along/across portions of the site with ductbank tributaries branching off to feed small structures or other existing or future security devices or systems. The estimated total linear footage of duct bank will be a total of approximately 5,000 to 15,000 linear feet with each duct bank containing from one to eight individual conduits and with the size of each conduit ranging from one to four inches. The project includes trenching, laying conduit and associated appurtenances, backfilling and sodding.

• Type of Procurement: A limited source, negotiated competitive acquisition will be conducted resulting in a firm-fixed price contract award. Potential offerors will be required to submit both a technical and a price proposal. The government will consider an offeror's technical capability in comparison to its price.

• Estimated price range, $5,000,000 and $10,000,000 https://www.sam.gov/ http://www.fbo.gov/ mailto:Karen_labouff-kind@nps.gov mailto:nicole_jensen@nps.gov

August 2015

• Time for completion, 369 calendar days from notice to proceed.

• Proposal Due Date: The actual date will be established at the time the solicitation is issued.

• Only the firms determined to meet the security requirements for inclusion in the approved limited sources may submit an offer that will be considered.

• 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, (large or small) 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 SAM and Dynamic Small Business Search for potential subcontractors within these various socio-economic categories.

• In order to be considered for award, all large businesses will be required to submit an acceptable Subcontracting Plan with their proposal (see Federal Acquisition Regulation 19.7). The NPS subcontracting goals for Fiscal Year 2015 for the participation of small businesses at a minimum are as follows: Small Business Concerns – 44.50%; Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns - 5%; Small Women-Owned Business Concerns - 5%; HUBZone Small Business Concerns - 3%; Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns - 0%; Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Concerns - 3%.

• Small Disadvantaged Business and HUBZone firms must be certified in accordance with solicitation clauses 52.219-8 -- Utilization of Small Business Concerns and 52.219-9 -- Small Business Subcontracting Plan (status of firms can be found on SAM and Dynamic Small Business Search).

• All potential offerors included in the limited sources, shall have completed online representations and certifications. The SAM site can be found by going to https://www.sam.gov. If you do not have access to the Internet or feel you need extra Internet help please contact the Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) (http://www.aptac-us.org/) and contact PTAC office closest to you. You are required to have an active registration in SAM in order to conduct business with the Federal Government.

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