Synopsis - Sidnaw Creek AOP Culvert Replacement - 1100260.pdf

ACTION: Pre-Solicitation Notice

PRE-SOLICITATION NUMBER: 1100260

CLASSIFICATION CODE: Z2LB – Repair Or Alteration Of Highways/roads/streets/bridges/railways

CONTRACTING OFFICER: Evonne Huggins

Supervisor’s Office – Ottawa National Forest Ironwood, MI 49938

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: Sidnaw Creek AOP Culvert Replacement – 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 inquiring from all interested small 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 August 25, 2023.

The NAICS Code for this requirement is 237310 with a size standard of $45.0 million.

Title of Project: Sidnaw Creek AOP Culvert Replacement – Kenton Ranger District

Description: Furnish all labor, equipment, and materials, to accomplish the culvert replacement under this contract. Work consists of surveying, clearing and grubbing, removing and disposing of the existing culvert, structural excavation and backfill, dewatering, erosion and sediment control, installing precast concrete box, placement of channel rock, stream simulation and levee material, and reconditioning and repair of existing road.

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, take M-28 East for 9.4 miles. Turn left onto Forest Road 2200 (Pequet Lake Rd) for 2.2 miles.

Turn slight left onto Forest Road 2210 (Markey Lake Rd) for 2.4 miles to the project location.

(T48N, R35W, Sec 19).

Latitude 46.546830, Longitude -88.730615 Decimal Degrees.

Objective

The project consists of removing and disposing of materials from the associated culvert, placing the new culvert and filling in appropriately. A top layer of gravel shall be placed to finished the road. All technical specifications shall adhere to the Standard Specification for Construction of Roads and Bridges on Federal Highway Projects (FP-14), the Special Project Specification and Forest Service Supplemental Specifications (FSSS) and the Best Management Practices (BMP) Soil and Water Conservation Handbook FSH 2509.22.

Methodology

See the provided draft of the Statement of Work.

Type of Procurement: It is anticipated that a negotiated firm-fixed price contract.

Estimated Period of Performance: 45 Calendar days from receipt of the Notice to Proceed

(NTP)

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 237310 is $45.0 million.

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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