Pre Solicitation Notice.docx

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE

Anan Wildlife Observatory Reconstruction Wrangell Ranger District, Tongass National Forest

This is a presolicitation notice prepared in accordance with FAR 5.201 for the Anan Wildlife Observatory Reconstruction project on the Tongass National Forest, Wrangell Ranger District. The solicitation number for this requirement is 12010920R00008. The Government intends to award a single firm fixed price contract for this acquisition.

Background: The Anan Wildlife Viewing Area is located 35 miles southeast of the town of Wrangell. Anan Creek has the largest run of pink salmon in Southeast Alaska. This abundance of salmon attracts large concentrations of black bears, bald eagles, harbor seals, and several brown bears. People from around the world come to enjoy the unique experience Anan offers. Existing facilities consist of a covered viewing shelter, decks, photo blind, and an outhouse. The facilities are nearing the end of their service life and need replacement.

Objectives: The project has several objectives, all of which revolve around the demolition and reconstruction of the Anan Wildlife Observatory. Base Item work includes the demolition and removal of the existing timber observation decks and stair structures, including footings, and portion of the aggregate trail; relocation of the existing timber observation structure and outhouse structure; construction of new aggregate trail, new observation decks, spiral staircase, footings and structural elements, new timber shelter and restroom structure, and signs; and other miscellaneous work. Option Item work includes installation of new electronic equipment including audio/visual equipment and solar power equipment, and other miscellaneous work.

Location: The Anan Wildlife Observatory is located 35 air miles SE of Wrangell, Alaska, on the Cleveland Peninsula. Access to Anan Bay is by a 35-minute float plane flight or 90-minute boat ride from Wrangell. The trailhead is located on the shore of Anan Bay, at the mouth of the saltwater lagoon. The half mile trail leads through the rain forest along the edge of the lagoon to Anan Creek, which it follows briefly before reaching the observatory site. The latitude and longitude of the observatory site are approximately 56.179032° N, -131.883935° W.

Anticipated period of performance: Due to the high volume of permitted visitors to the site, on-site work is restricted to the period of 09/15/2020 through 11/30/2021, excluding the high visitor use period from 07/01/2021 through 08/30/2021.

Magnitude of Construction is estimated between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

Evaluation and award:

This requirement will be a Small Business set aside. The solicitation and resulting contract will include the clause 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting. This clause requires (in part) that "By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the Offeror/Contractor agrees that in performance of the contract in the case of a contract for - (3) General construction. The concern will perform at least 15 percent of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees." This means that the Prime Contractor must be able to perform at least 15 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel with their own employees.

The NAICS code for this requirement is 237990-Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. The size standard to be considered a small business is $39.5 million dollars. A size standard is the largest that a concern can be and still qualify as a small business for Federal Government programs. For the most part, size standards are the average annual receipts or the average employment of a firm.

Source selection evaluation factors are anticipated to include past performance, experience, proposed approach to performing the work, and price.

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