Folsom Right Wing Dam Ditch Bypass Modification

This is a Sources Sought Notice. In preparation for an upcoming procurement, Department of the Interior (DOI), the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), Region 10 California Great Basin Region Construction Acquisitions Office, Sacramento, CA, is conducting market research to determine potential sources for a large construction project, Folsom Right Wing Dam Fork Ditch Bypass Modifications. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. The Small Business size standard for this code is $45 Million.
This sources sought notice is for market research and acquisition planning purposes only. No formal solicitation for this work exists at this time.
This notice is not a request for proposal and the information presented in this announcement will not obligate the Bureau of Reclamation in any manner. The estimated cost of this procurement is $5 Million - $10 Million. This procurement will require 100% performance and payment bonds. BOR intends to solicit this requirement using Federal Acquisitions Regulation (FAR) Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation.
The worksite for this project is located approximately two (12) miles north of Folsom, California, in Sacramento and Placer counties.

The principle components of work include the following:

- Mobilization and preparatory work
- Clearing, grubbing, and topsoil removal
- Fencing removal and installation
- Establishing site access and installing security measures
- Installing and operating temporary unwatering and dewatering systems
- Supported excavation to expose abandoned concrete headwall and portions of three abandoned CMP conduits.
- Removing concrete headwall and downstream end of the abandoned CMP conduits.
- Installing a filter and drainage zones, backfilling the excavation, and replacing a segment of toe drain pipe
- Placing and compacting embankment to create a seepage stability berm
- Installing toe drain inspection wells and toe drain pipe cleanouts
- Installing gravel surfacing
- Installing utilities and instrumentation
- Replacing topsoil and seeding

The period of performance for this requirement is estimated to be 372 calendar days.

Interested parties shall include the following information in response to this Sources Sought announcement:

(1) Company name and address
(2) DUNS number and CAGE Code
(3) Type of business (e.g., large business, small business, 8(a), veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and/or women owned small business) as validated via the System for Award Management (SAM)
(4) Company point of contact (name, phone, and e-mail address)
(5) A positive statement of intent to submit an offer to a solicitation for this work as the prime contractor.
(6) Evidence of recent (within the last 10 years) experience in performing work of a similar scope and magnitude. For each statement of evidence (limit to no more than three (3)), include the following:
a. Contract/Project Number
b. Customer/Client name (business or agency for which the work was completed)
c. Project Value (dollar amount)
d. Project period of performance
e. Points of Contact (include phone numbers and email addresses)

(7) Single contract bonding capacity

System for Award Management (SAM) applies to this procurement. Prospectivecontractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) priorto award. Lack of registration in the SAM database will make an offeror ineligible for award. Information on SAM registration can be obtained via the Internet at http://www.sam.gov.

All Interested sources shall submit the requested information electronically to Contract Specialist, Ron Gamo, via e-mail at rgamo@usbr.gov no later than 5:00 PM PDT on September 13, 2024.

This is not a request for technical or cost proposals. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this Notice or reimburse for costs incurred by interested parties providing the information requested herein. Submitted information will not be returned. Information received will be considered solely to make an informed decision regarding a potential procurement. Any questions or responses to this Sources Sought announcement shall be directed to Ron Gamo, Contract Specialist, via e-mail at rgamo@usbr.gov. Responses to the Sources Sought announcement are not offers and cannot be accepted by BOR to form a binding contract.