Presolicitation_Notice_2.docx

NOTICE OF PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION (PRESOLICITATION NOTICE)

AGENCY: Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Basin Region CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS: 125 South State Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84138

SOLICITATION NUMBER: 140R4025Q0006

DESCRIPTION: The Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Basin Region, intends to issue a Request for Quote (RFQ) for the interior and exterior painting of seven (7) vault restroom buildings located along the Middle Provo River, near Heber City, Wasatch County, Utah. The exact locations of the restroom buildings will be specified in the forthcoming RFQ.

The scope of work will require the successful contractor to provide all necessary manpower, tools, supplies, equipment, and expertise. Key tasks include:

· Properly cleaning and removing graffiti from both the interior and exterior surfaces of the buildings.

· Patching interior cracks as needed.

· Priming all designated interior and exterior surfaces, as well as metal components.

· Painting all designated interior and exterior surfaces and metal components of the buildings.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The period of performance for this contract shall not exceed four (4) months from the date of award.

PROJECT MAGNITUDE: The estimated magnitude of this project is between $10,000 and $25,000.

TYPE OF CONTRACT: This will be a firm-fixed price contract.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE CLASSIFICATION AND SET-ASIDE: The applicable NAICS Code is 238320 – Painting and Wall Covering Contractors, with a small business size standard of $19.0 million. This project will be solicited as a Total Small Business Set-Aside in accordance with FAR 52.219-6. The Contracting Officer has a reasonable expectation that offers will be obtained from two or more responsible small business concerns, and that the award will be made at a fair market price.

ACQUISITION PROCEDURES: This acquisition will be conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as well as relevant provisions of FAR Part 36 – Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts, due to the nature of the work.

WAGE DETERMINATIONS: Construction Wage Rate Requirements, as established by the U.S. Department of Labor for Wasatch County, Utah, will apply to this contract. The specific wage determination will be incorporated into the solicitation.

PUBLICIZING: The official Request for Quote (RFQ) and all its attachments will be issued and available for download in late June/early July 2025. The solicitation will be posted exclusively to the Contract Opportunities section of the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) website at https://sam.gov/content/opportunities. The contracting office will not provide hard copies or email copies of the solicitation. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring SAM.gov for the release of the RFQ and any subsequent amendments.

REGISTRATIONS: To be eligible for award, an offeror must have an active Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number. Furthermore, the offeror must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov and must have completed all required Online Representations and Certifications within SAM prior to the solicitation close date. Offerors are advised to register or update their SAM profile well in advance of the anticipated solicitation closing.

POINT OF CONTACT: Steve Bauer, Contract Specialist, sbauer@usbr.gov IMPORTANT NOTE: This is a presolicitation notice only and is NOT a request for quotes. The Government is not soliciting offers at this time. No quotes are being requested or accepted in response to this notice. This notice is for informational purposes only. The official Request for Quote (RFQ) will be issued as described herein.