ARRA - Florida Station Sewer Replacement at Coronado National Forest

THIS IS AN AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT (ARRA) ACTION.



DESCRIPTION: RECOVERY This is a PRESOLICITATION SYNOPSIS. The USDA Forest Service, Coronado National Forest (hereafter "the Government," "the Forest Service," or "the Coronado National Forest (NF)"), announces a requirement for removal and replacement with new facilities of the lines and tanks currently part of the forest sewage system. Any tanks not able to be removed as a part of the demolition process will be abandoned in place. The current design includes 5 new tanks that range in size from 1,000 gallons to 1,500 gallons, a leach field approximately 33 x 88 in size, and several hundred feet of new 4 distribution pipe. All new facilities will comply with state regulations, including the restrictions and requirements of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. The work includes the furnishing of all labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, lodging, supplies (except those designated as Government furnished), and incidentals to perform all work required under the terms and conditions of the resulting contract. Funds from the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) will be utilized for this project. This acquisition is being advertised as a 100% small business set-aside and any resultant contract award will be issued pursuant to FAR Part 19.1308. In accordance with FAR Part 36.204(b), the estimated magnitude of construction is between $100,000 and $250,000. Contract period of performance time is 45 calendar days after issuance of the notice to proceed. The applicable

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 237110. The Small Business Administration size standard is $33.5 million. Contractors are required to be actively registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) system and the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis, the pending solicitation or any follow up information requests. The solicitation with supporting documents (if any) will be posted to the FedBizOpps website on or about February 22, 2010. No hard copies of the solicitation, supporting documents and applicable amendments, if any will be provided. To receive the entire solicitation package and any applicable amendments, prospective offerors must download them from the FedBizOpps website. This project is located at 300 W Congress, Tuscon, AZ 85701. The Government intends to award a firm-fixed price contract. A best value concept will be applied for evaluation of offers for this procurement. The best value approach provides the opportunity to select an offeror who is not necessarily the lowest-priced or the highest technically-ranked. The Forest Service will select the proposal that represents the best value based on the evaluation of technical factors and price. Technical factors consist of past performance and Contractor Capability. Technical factors when combined are approximately of equal importance when compared to cost or price. Therefore, the offeror's proposal should contain the offeror's best terms.