5 Year IDIQ for Earthquake Early Warning Site Infrastructure Installation

The Department of the Interior (DOI), United States Geological Survey (USGS), Earthquake Science Center (ESC), seeks to award an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract for construction services to install the infrastructure for seismic stations in the Northern California Region. These seismic stations will expand the Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) capability of the USGS Northern California Seismic Network (NCSN).

Solicitation 140G022R0004 will be made available through the Government-wide Point of Entry (GPE) on or about June 15, 2022 IAW FAR 5.102(a)(1). All responses must be in writing by email to the Contracting Officer cjfejarang@usgs.gov.

The project scope includes the installation of the equipment vaults, DC power system (including array), grounding system, telemetry infrastructure, and drainage system that comprises a seismic station.

The estimated magnitude of this project is between $500,000 - $1,000,000.

Contractors must have a current contractors license issued by the government of California at the time quotations are due to be considered for award and must use appropriately-licensed subcontractors on this project.

An organized site visit is Thursday June 16, 2022 at 11:00am PDT. Prospective contractors are strongly encouraged to visit the site prior to submitting a quotation. Interested parties may contact the Contracting Officer identified below by email to be added to the interest list or to inquire about a site visit.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 2017) code is 238910 - Site Preparation Contractors¿. The associated small business size standard is $15.0M in average annual revenue. The applicable Product Service Code (PSC) is Y1PZ, - construction of other non-building facilities. This immediate acquisition is set-aside for participation by small business concerns.

A Subcontracting Plan is not applicable as this opportunity is set aside for Small Business.

52.236-27 - Site Visit (Construction), Alt. I (Feb 1995)
An organized site visit has been scheduled for Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 1100 PDT at an existing site near the USGS¿ Menlo Park office so that offerors can see what a finished site should look like.
Site location: 37.33378 -122.09232
Parking lot to meet: 37.332855, -122.087189 . Rancho San Antonio Open Space Preserve. 22500 Cristo Rey Dr, Cupertino, CA 95014
Be prepared to walk 1/3 to 2/3 of a mile each way, depending on parking.
RSVP by email to Jim Smith at jimsmith@usgs.gov.

This notice and any resulting solicitation or contract conforms to the requirements in place through FAC 2022-06, effective May 26, 2022.