Pre_Solicitataion_Notice_Belle_Fourche_Road_Maintenance_2.pdf

PRE – SOLICITATION NOTICE

Solicitation No. 140R6023R0003

Belle Fourche Road Maintenance

The Bureau of Reclamation’s Missouri Basin Regional Office intends to solicit a Request for Proposal (RFP). The RFP will be issued via the Sam.Gov web page at https://sam.gov The Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), Missouri Basin Regional Office has a requirement for road maintenance at Belle Fourche Reservoir, South Dakota: The Belle Fourche Reservoir and is approximately 8 miles east of the City of Belle Fourche in Butte County, South Dakota. The Bureau of Reclamation has approximately 38 miles of road around Belle Fourche Reservoir. The work consists of watering, scarifying, blading, shaping, compacting, cleaning, and mowing on roads owned and managed by the Bureau of Reclamation.

The work shall also include delivering and dressing government furnished gravel to Susie Peak Road.

The Governments intent is to issue a Firm Fixed Price contract with a Base Period with four Option Periods.

In accordance with Part 15 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, the Bureau of Reclamation intends to issue Solicitation No. 140R6023R0003 around Mid December 2022.

The close for acceptance of Proposals will be approximately February 25, 2023. Proposals are anticipated to be received via email to Contracting Officer Linda Melnick: LMelnick@usbr.gov.

It is incumbent upon contractors to monitor the Sam.Gov for RFP release and all subsequent amendments.

The estimated price range for this acquisition is between $250,000 and $500,000 Reclamation anticipates Total Small Business Set-Aside acquisition. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 237310-Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction. The Product Service code (PSC) is Z1LB-Maintenance of Highways, Roads, and Streets.

The period of performance for all Option Periods is anticipated to be around 5 years, 6 months.

The contractor who receives the award is required to commence work within 10 days of receiving the Notice to Proceed (NTP). The period of performance is inclusive of receipt and acceptance of all submittals by the Bureau of Reclamation, as well as final cleanup.

Effective October 26, 2018, all contractors interested in doing business with the Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database when submitting an offer or quotation. Note: Registering in “SAM” does not constitute an automatic award of any contract or agreement to the registering contractor. SAM is centralized database for consolidating the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), the online Representation and Certifications Application (ORCA), and the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS).

PRE – SOLICITATION NOTICE

Solicitation No. 140R6023R0003

Belle Fourche Road Maintenance

Additionally, the contractors “DUNS and BRADSTREET” and banking information are required for the SAM registration and annual confirmation requirements must be accomplished through the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov. For assistance with registering in SAM, contact the Federal Services Desk at 1-866-606-8220.

Payment Requests for the anticipated contract must be submitted electronically through the U.S.

Department of the Treasury’s Internet Payment Platform (IPP) system. The IPP website is located at https://www.ipp.gov. The contractor must use the IPP website to register access and submit requests for payment. Contractors may obtain assistance by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via e-mail ippgroup@bos.frb.org or phone 1(866)973-3131. If the contractor is unable to comply with the requirements to use IPP for invoice submission, the contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal.