Sources_Sought_Notice_1.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

Parking and Ticketing Services at Hoover Dam

140R3025R0009

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), Lower Colorado Basin, Lower Colorado Dams Office, Hoover Dam is issuing this Sources Sought Notice to conduct market research in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10 to determine if firms are capable of satisfying the Government’s need for the services described below. This is not a solicitation for quotation or proposals.

1. Project Title: Parking and Ticketing Services at Hoover Dam

2. NAICS Code: 812930 – Parking Lots and Garages

3. Size Standard (see FAR 19.102): $47 Million

4. Product Service Code: M1LZ – Operation of Parking Facilities

5. Performance Period Total Contract Term, if exercised, of 66 months to consist of:

One (1) base period of 12 months;

Four (4) option periods of 12 months each;

Extension of Services period of up to six (6) months

6. Anticipated Contract Type: Firm Fixed Price Contract

The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), Lower Colorado Basin, Lower Colorado Dams Office, Hoover Dam seeks to determine the availability and adequacy of potential sources to support acquisition of the requirements stipulated below. All qualified concerns may submit capability statements for consideration. All small businesses to include Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Certified 8(a), Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE), Certified HUB Zone, Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Businesses (EDWOSB) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned (SDVOSB) are strongly encouraged to provide timely response to this announcement. A response to this announcement is necessary in order to assist Reclamation in determining the potential levels of interest, adequate competition, and the technical capability to provide the required services. The capability statements will be used to determine appropriate procurement strategy; in particular, whether a set-aside is warranted.

As this sources sought is for informational/market research purposes only, the Government will not pay for any material provided in response to this market survey nor return the data provided. This notice is not a request to be placed on a solicitation mailing list nor is it a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue and RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. No formal solicitation for this work exists at this time.

Reclamation’s Lower Colorado Dams Office is seeking sources to perform parking and ticketing services at Hoover Dam to support Reclamation within the Lower Colorado Basin.

The description of anticipated work is as follows:

Hoover Dam operates multirole facilities under its Visitor Services program including the Hoover Dam Visitors Center (HDVC) and Parking Garage. The HDVC’s mission is to provide affordable, educational, innovative, and entertaining tour and special event experiences that preserve the historical significance of Hoover Dam; and fulfill domestic and international customer safety and accessibility needs.

The HDVC has four main goals:

Provide an affordable, high-quality experience for visitors; maximize visitor participation on tours offered by Visitor Services, encouraging visitors to purchase tickets for the tours (vs. just parking in the parking garage and walking around on top of Hoover Dam); minimize the time that visitors wait in line to purchase tour tickets; offer affordable and convenient parking options to visitors.

Yearly tour ticket sales for the Hoover Dam Visitor Center on average are 500,000 tickets with an average revenue of $9 million. Yearly parking spot turnover average are 330,000 with an average revenue of $2.8 million.

Additional information about Hoover Dam and the Hoover Dam Visitor Center may be found at the following Internet web address: www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam.

The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, materials, supervision, and other items and services necessary to implement, manage and operate an integrated on-site Ticket Sales and Reservations System for the various Visitor Center Admission, tour tickets and special events at Hoover Dam, as well as for the Hoover Dam Parking Garage (HDPG), Fee Collection Point (FCP) and Parking Lot Number 9. Tickets shall be made available for sale at the HDVC, HDPG, and online. Tickets may be offered for sale at other locations approved by the Government. In addition, promotional coupons, site maps and magazines, and other promotional material authorized by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) may be distributed to encourage visitors to tour the facility.

In response to this Sources Sought, interested parties should provide:

- Any prior experience working on parking and ticketing contracts

- A capability statement. Capability statements received will be reviewed to determine the technical, administrative, and management capability of such offerors to perform this type of work. The capability statements will be used to determine appropriate procurement strategy, specifically, whether a set-aside or an alternate procurement strategy is warranted.

Interested parties should also include the following information in their response:

http://www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam

- Business name, address, cage code, size classification based on NAICS size standard, socioeconomic classification (i.e. SDVOSB, Small Disadvantaged Business, ED/WOSB, HUBZone and/or 8(a))

- SAM UEI

- Point of contact including name, title, phone number, and email address

All interested parties are encouraged to respond to this sources sought notice with all requested information via e-mail to Kristen Turner at khturner@usbr.gov no later than 3:00 P.M. local time/PDT/PST on Monday, March 3, 2025.

The information provided in this sources sought notice is the only information the Government has available at this time.

System for Award Management (SAM), as required by FAR 4.1102, will apply to any resulting procurement. Prospective contractors must be registered in SAM at the time an offer or quotation is submitted. Lack of registration in the SAM database may make an offeror ineligible for award. Information on SAM registration can be obtained at the following web address:

https://www.sam.gov.

mailto:khturner@usbr.gov https://www.sam.gov/