Pre-Solicitation - 127EAW25R0022 - BAER Emergency Road Stabilization.docx

Pre-Solicitation Notice: 127EAW25R0022 Project: BAER Emergency Road Stabilization Angeles National Forest

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE

This pre-solicitation notice is issued for informational purposes only to inform industry of an upcoming project requirement that will be solicited. This is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP). At this time, no solicitation exists; therefore, please do NOT request a copy of the solicitation, bid documents, specifications, or drawings. Responses or proposals are not required at this stage.

The USDA Forest Service Procurement and Property Services, Field Procurement Operations, Southwest Zone, Contract Service Area 6, on behalf of Region 5, is currently preparing a solicitation RFP to provide road and drainage maintenance for various roads on the Angeles National Forest that were impacted by fires in 2024 and 2025.

The Contractor shall furnish all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, non-personal services, and all items necessary to execute the project work and associated contract requirements. The scope of work includes the blading of 23.1 miles of road, restoration of existing drainage features, upsizing of 53 overside drains, and re-establishment of rolling dips on an unsurfaced road. All work must be performed in strict compliance with the terms, specifications, drawings, and provisions outlined in the contract.

Project Location The project location is on the Angeles National Forest within the Los Angeles Gateway Ranger Districts. The terrain can be relatively flat in a few areas and moderately hilly and steep in others. Soil conditions vary as well, from soft and sandy to compacted and extremely rocky. A general vicinity map will be included as an attachment to the solicitation upon issuance.

The contract duration is anticipated to be 120 calendar days from the issuance of the Notice to Proceed (NTP). Work is anticipated to start June 2025.

The full scope including associated specifications and drawings shall be provided with the issued solicitation RFP - 127EAW25R0022.

A site visit led by the Forest Service will not be conducted

ACQUISITION INFORMATION

This acquisition shall be a total small business set-aside. The RFP and the resulting contract pertain to road maintenance services. Service Contract Act (SCA) Wage Rates will apply to any resulting contract. The awarded contract will be firm-fixed-price.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 237310 – Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction, with small business size standard of $45M in annual revenue.

Solicitation posting date is tentatively planned for on or about 28 April 2025.

All proposal submission instructions and evaluation information shall be provided with the solicitation RFP.

Interested parties are hereby notified that the solicitation will be available exclusively on the Contract Opportunities website SAM.gov (https://sam.gov).

The solicitation, attachments, and amendments (if any) will be published for viewing, printing, and downloading from the Contract Opportunities website only. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor Contract Opportunities for the release of amendments, changes, or other information pertaining to the solicitation. No hardcopy/paper versions of the solicitation or amendments will be distributed.

Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database in order to receive a contract award from any USDA Forest Service activity. Lack of registration in SAM will render an offeror ineligible for award. Offerors shall have and maintain an active registration in the SAM database at the time of bid/proposal submission and award to be eligible for a Government contract award. If at the time of bid submission and/or award an offeror is not successfully and active in the SAM database, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective offeror. Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number and CAGE Code numbers are required.

For additional information or questions contact the Contract Specialist Tanya Torres via email at Tanya.Torres@usda.gov.

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