Synopsis - Lower Dam Removal - Ottawa NF - Kenton Ranger District.pdf

ACTION: Pre-Solicitation Notice

PRE-SOLICITATION NUMBER: 1092923

CLASSIFICATION CODE: P500 – Salvage- Demolition Of Structures/facilities (other Than Buildings)

CONTRACTING OFFICER: Evonne Huggins

Kenton Ranger District – Ottawa National Forest Kenton, MI 49943

POINT OF CONTACT:

Cory Bracy, Contract Specialist, cory.bracy@usda.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Ottawa National Forest

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE POSTAL CODE: 49943

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE COUNTRY: USA

Title of Project: Dam Removal & Channel Restoration – Kenton Ranger District

GENERAL:

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service, Procurement & Property Services (PPS), Special Projects Operations Center, (SPOC), East Branch, is soliciting proposals on a full and open basis from all interested businesses having the capability to perform the work described below. The solicitation will be issued electronically on the Federal Contract Opportunities website, the System for Award Management, at www.sam.gov Proposal documents will be available for download in Microsoft Word, HTML, Microsoft Excel, and Adobe PDF; Specifications will be available in Adobe PDF format; and drawings will be available in PDF format. Please Note: Paper copies of the solicitation will not be made available.

Vendors can search for opportunities on www.sam.gov Interested vendors are required to visit the website periodically to check for amendments and other changes to the synopsis or solicitation documents.

Prospective offerors desiring to conduct business with the USDA Forest Service are required to have an active registration in the Systems for Awards Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov.

You are also required to have a UEI number in order to conduct business with the Federal Government.

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This pre-solicitation announcement is not a solicitation document, but pre-notice of an upcoming solicitation. Specific instructions on submitting your proposal will be contained in the solicitation documents to be issued on or after the date listed below.

Proposed Solicitation Issue Date: Estimated on/about June 15, 2023.

The NAICS Code for this requirement is 238910 with a size standard of $19.0 million.

Title of Project: Dam Removal & Channel Restoration – Kenton Ranger District

Description: Furnish all labor, equipment, and materials, to accomplish the dam removal and channel/floodplain restoration work under this contract. Services consist of surveying, clearing and grubbing, removing and disposing of the existing culvert and dam facility, structural excavation, dewatering, erosion and sediment control, reconstruction of a channel, placement of channel rock, stream simulation and instream structures, composite koir wrapped soil and boulder bank construction, seeding and restoration/clean up of the general project and pit stockpile areas.

The Contractor shall refer to the Schedule of Items, Project Area Map, and referenced Specifications when making estimates for quantities of work.

Background/Location The project is located on the Kenton Ranger District. From the Kenton Ranger District Office, head west on m-28 w toward Ottawa national forest development road 16 s., in 390 feet turn left on Forest Development Road 16S and travel 1.1miles then turn left onto lake 13 road, continue 4.8 miles, and then continue on old highway 28. Continue for 0.1 miles and arrive at lower dam.

LATITUDE 46°27'15.20"N, LONGITUDE 88°47'1.51"W

Objective

The project consists of removing and disposing of materials from a ~22ft high earthen dam with associated culverts, vertical concrete and stop log drain, and steel gangway. Reconstruction work includes reconstructing a ~280ft long stream channel with boulder banks and instream structures along with associated floodplain (variable width). Large wood structures on the floodplain and at channel margins will be constructed using whole trees and equipment rental along the length of the reconstructed floodplain. The contractor will seed and mulch all disturbed areas of the project.

All stream work, access road construction, tree and stream material gathering, and mobilizing to work sites will be accomplished by the unit bid rate, installation of the large wood structures will be by equipment rental. All large wood structure tasks will be assigned by the COR/Engineer in the field.

Methodology

See the provided draft of the Statement of Work.

Type of Procurement: It is anticipated that a negotiated firm-fixed price contract will be awarded requiring submission of both a technical and price proposal. The government will consider an offeror’s technical capability in comparison to its price.

Estimated Period of Performance: August 1, 2023 through April 27, 2024

Proposal receipt date is not known at this time. The actual date will be established in the solicitation documents.

A pre-proposal meeting may be posted and date/location will be noted in the solicitation.

This procurement is a TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. Responsible small business sources may submit an offer that will be considered. The small business size standard for NAICS 238910 is $19.0 million.

All responsible sources may submit an offer which, if submitted in a timely manner, will be considered. It is the policy of the government to provide maximum practicable opportunities in its acquisitions to small business, veteran-owned small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns. Such concerns must also have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate as subcontractors in the contracts awarded by any executive agency, consistent with efficient contract performance. All offerors are strongly encouraged to contact their local Small Business Administration Office, to post their need for qualified subcontractors at http://www.sba.gov .

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