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The Department of the Interior National Park Service is seeking a contractor to construct a new Fire Station at the Big Cypress National Preserve Headquarters Complex in Ochopee, Florida. The project involves building a 5,142 square foot single-story pre-engineered metal building that will include offices, a kitchen/break area, physical fitness gym, storage cache, bathrooms, conference room, and administrative spaces. The solicitation will use a Best Value Tradeoff Process with seven technical evaluation factors in descending order of importance: Project Experience, Technical Approach, Management Approach, Key Personnel Experience, Schedule, Safety, and Past Performance. Proposals are due by March 5, 2025, at 1700 Eastern Time, with a scheduled Notice to Proceed date of June 2, 2025. Contractors must submit detailed documentation including project experience questionnaires, management approach narratives, key personnel resumes, and a comprehensive construction schedule.

The solicitation is designated as a Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) set-aside with a $45 million size standard. The contract has an estimated price range of $1M - $5M and a period of performance of 365 calendar days after the Notice to Proceed. The project includes base construction work and optional line items such as extending the roof and slab, adding interior door lites, and installing a photovoltaic system. The construction site is located at 33100 Tamiami Trail East in Ochopee, Florida, within the Big Cypress National Preserve. Contractors will be responsible for site work, building construction, utilities installation, including a gravity sewer line, lift station, and force main, as well as constructing an ADA entry ramp, sidewalk, parking lot, and stormwater management pond. Liquidated damages are set at $1,386 per calendar day for project delays, and the contractor must perform at least 15% of the work with their own forces.