BLM-CO slvfo zapata falls campground improvements
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- Solicitation number
- 140L1725R0005
- Agency
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Colorado Region
Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- Total Small Business
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
- Place of performance
- latitude: 3737'17.85"N Alamosa County, Colorado, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Colorado Region is seeking a small business contractor to perform campground improvements at the Zapata Falls Recreation Site in Alamosa County, Colorado. The project involves converting existing day use picnic sites into full campgrounds, which includes excavation, earthen material placement, rock retention wall construction, demolition of existing areas, and installation of infrastructure such as picnic tables, fire rings, and bear-proof trash cans. Contractors must be registered in SAM.gov and prepared to comply with FAR Parts 15 and 36, Davis-Bacon Act wage requirements, and provide bid, performance, and payment bonding. The evaluation will emphasize past performance, grading contractors on relevancy, recency, and customer satisfaction, with a confidence scale determining technical merit. Key dates include a pre-bid site visit on June 17, 2025, solicitation release on June 9, 2025, and proposal closing on July 9, 2025.
The procurement is a Total Small Business Set-Aside under NAICS code 237990, with the BLM strongly encouraging participation from various small business subcategories including Small Disadvantaged, Woman Owned, Service Disabled Veteran, HUBZone, 8a, and Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises. The contract has a rough order of magnitude between $100,000 and $250,000, with a performance period from August 1, 2025 to December 15, 2025. Work will be completed by December 15, 2025, occurring Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays, with contract time potentially paused during snow or snowmelt conditions. The project scope includes 14 picnic tables, 14 fire rings, 2 bear-proof trash cans, boulder retaining walls, timber steps, and aggregate surfacing at a site located approximately 29 miles northwest of Alamosa, Colorado. The contract will be a firm fixed-price type, with award based on price and other factors.
Notice text
BLM-CO SLVFO ZAPATA FALLS CAMPGROUND IMPROVEMENTS PHASE 1
This is a pre-solicitation notice for solicitation planned release on 9 June, 2025 with a closing date of 9 July, 2025. No bids, quotes or proposals are being accepted at this time. If interested, suggest you follow this solicitation for further instructions or email the POC with your interest and capability statement.
Socio-economic Categories: While this procurement remains a competitive Total Small Business Set-Aside, the BLM highly encourages and welcomes quotes from all sub-categories of small business such as Small Disadvantaged, Woman Owned, Service Disabled Veteran, HUBZone, 8a, and Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises.
1.1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Furnishing labor, equipment, supplies, and materials, to convert existing Day Use Picnic Sites at Zapata Falls Campground into full campgrounds with mostly back in parking spaces. Work includes excavation and placement of earthen materials, placement of rock retention walls, demolition of existing day use areas, installation of tables and fire rings, installation of bear-proof trash cans, scarifying existing disturbed areas, and importing and placing aggregate surfacing material.
1.2 LOCATION
Work under this Contract is performed at Zapata Falls Recreation Site, located in Alamosa County, Colorado. The project location is at latitude: 37°37'17.85"N, longitude: 105°33'34.48"W and is approximately 29 miles North and West of Alamosa along CO-150 N. The work locations are shown on the drawings and attached maps.
1.3 WORK SCHEDULE
Work shall be completed by December 15, 2025. Work is not allowed on Federal holidays. Work shall occur Monday through Friday. Contract time will be paused, upon request, when snow or snowmelt prevents work at the project site.
Recreation site will still be open to visitors and must be roped off and signed for safety.
Period of Performance: August 1, 2025 - December 15, 2025
Rough Order of Magnitude - Between $100,000 and $250,000.
Pre-Bid Site Visit: June 17, 2025 at 11am MT at the Day Use Parking Lot at Zapata Falls.
For questions regarding to site tour, please contact COR: Megan Vasquez Ogle, (303) 842-3583, mvasquezogle@blm.gov
Basic Contracting Requirements:
1. Active Registration - www.sam.gov - check it now please. Updates and registrations have been taking longer than they used to due to the transition from the DUNS number to the UEI. If having issues, don't pay anyone. Free assistance is available at your local PTAC - https://www.aptac-us.org/
2. Invoicing and Payment - www.ipp.gov - 14 day prompt pay with progress payments
3. FAR Part 15 - Contracting by Negotiation
4. FAR Part 36 - Construction Provisions and Clauses
5. Davis Bacon Act Wages for Alamosa County, CO
6. Total Small Business Set-Aside for NAICS 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction)- Size Std: $45M
7. Bid, Performance and Payment Bonding
8. Type of Contract - Firm Fixed Price
9. Basis of Award - Price and other Factors
Primary POC: Contracting Officer Courtni Strickland c1strickland@blm.gov
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Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
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| BLM-CO slvfo zapata falls campground improvements | Solicitation | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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