Presolicitation Notice - DOIRFBO210004_2.docx

Pre Solicitation Notice

DOIRFBO210004

1. ARKANSAS VALLEY CONDUIT UTILITY LOCATING SERVICES

1. Pueblo County, Colorado

The objective of this contract is to acquire contractor services to provide above and below ground utility investigation and locating services. This work will support final design of approximately 16 miles of water conveyance pipeline and a water treatment facility located in Pueblo County, Colorado.

The Boone Reach (BR) pipe alignment starting point is located southwest of the intersection of U.S. Highway 50 (US 50) and Colorado State Highway 231 (SH 231, a.k.a. 36th Lane) at approximate coordinates 38.2743, −104.4580. The BR pipe alignment ending point is the location where the planned alignment re-enters Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) right-of-way (ROW) along Colorado State Highway 96 (SH 96) at approximate coordinates 38.2389, −104.2233.

The principal components of work to be performed under these specifications include the following:

Perform subsurface & above ground utility investigations for Phase I of the Boone Reach (BR-1), Boone Reach (BR-2), & Dechloramination Facility, and Phase II of the Boone Reach (BR-1), (BR-2), & Dechloramination Facility locates, providing written monthly overall contract progress reports.

A ‘Request for Quote’ solicitation package is anticipated to be available for viewing through electronic commerce via https://beta.sam.gov/ on or about February 16, 2021. Quotes will be due on or about March 16, 2021 at the email address of Wendy New wnew@usbr.gov . This acquisition is set-a-side for Small Business and will be solicited using FAR Part 13 procedures. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 561990 (locating underground utility lines prior to digging). The Small Business Size Standard is $12.0 million.

SAM: Any contractor interested in doing business with the Government must register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to submitting your proposal. SAM is a Federal Government owned and operated free website that consolidates the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), the online representations and certifications application (orca), and the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS).

SAM requires the contractor’s Duns and Bradstreet number and banking information for registration. Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements by accessing the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/sam/ or by contacting the Federal Service 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 or bid.

For further information, interested contractors may contact Wendy M. New, Contract Specialist, via email at wnew@usbr.gov.