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Total Small Business Set Aside

Y1NE

NAICS 237110 -

This is a pre-solicitation notice only. This is not a Request for Quote (RFQ) and does not commit the Government to award any contracts now or in the future.

A site visit will be given upon request after the solicitation has been posted.

This project is to install water supply to the Nursery at the Joshua Tree national Park Region, Pacific West, CA.

Offerors:

Please be advised of on-line registration requirement for Representations and Certifications Application is located in System for Award Management (SAM) database https://www.sam.gov/portaljpublic/SAM/.

Representations and certifications are required to be updated annually as a minimum to keep information current, accurate and complete. The electronic annual representations and certifications are effective until one year from date of submission or update to SAM.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is acquiring contractor services to install a water supply system, approximately 800ft of one inch PVC pipe, at a minimum of 24 inches depth, install backflow preventer and respective fittings, connections to main water source. to the Nursery and to enhance vegetation.

The BLM will issue a Total Small Business Set-Aside competitive commercial solicitation on or about May 27, 2024. The BLM anticipates issuing a single firm fixed price award from this solicitation. The Solicitation will include contract documents with details of the project when it is released.

Solicitation, 140L0624Q0008, will be issued in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, FAR 36 Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts, and FAR Subpart 19.5, Small Business Total Set-Asides, Partial Set-Asides, and Reserves. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 237110, water and sewer lines, and the size standard is $45.0M (per the SBA’s Table of Small Business Size Standards).

The project magnitude is estimated between $50,000 and $100,000.

A Request for Quote (RFQ) solicitation package will be available electronically on or about May 27, 2024, at the System for Award Management (SAM) website located at www.sam.gov. Proposals will be due 20 days after the solicitation issue date. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring www.sam.gov for the release of the solicitation package, for any other pertinent information, and for downloading a complete copy of the solicitation package. The government will not provide paper copies of the solicitation. To be eligible for contract award, offerors must have an active registration in SAM and have completed the online Representations and Certifications in SAM.

Award will be based on Best Value to the Government in accordance with the FAR. The Government reserves the right to award a contract to other than the low offeror(s).

This notice does not obligate the government to award a contract, nor does it obligate the government to pay for any proposal preparation costs. The primary Point of Contact is Elisa J. Horrach, Contract Specialist at ehorrach@blm.gov. All questions must be submitted in writing to Elisa J. Horrach. Only written questions will be addressed.