Forest Service - GAOA - Chilao Campground Complex - Water System Rehabilitation

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE

This pre-solicitation notice is issued for informational purposes only to inform industry of an upcoming project requirement that will be solicited. This is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP). At this time, no solicitation exists; therefore, please do NOT request a copy of the solicitation, bid documents, specifications, or drawings. Responses or proposals are not required at this stage.

The USDA Forest Service Procurement and Property Services, Field Procurement Operations, Southwest Zone, Contract Service Area 6, on behalf of Region 5, is currently preparing a solicitation RFP for a contractor to provide water utility and road work in the Chilao area, Angeles National Forest. Water utility work will include installing pipe following the existing alignment and rerouting at particular areas to run within the roadbed. Supporting work to include replacement of infrastructure in existing valve boxes, fire boxes, and stand pipe, construction of a new valve box, rehabilitation of three existing tanks, and replacing appurtenances at four well locations. Road work will include pulverization and paving of existing roads. Contractor will be responsible to maintain water service to buildings at the Visitor Center and Chilao fire station areas and tie into existing campground loops. All work must be performed in strict compliance with the terms, specifications, drawings, and provisions outlined in the solicitation/contract.

Project Location
From Arcadia supervisor’s office, travel on !-210 West for approximately 12 miles taking exit 20 for CA-2 / Angeles crest highway towards LA Canada Flintridge. Proceed approximately 26 miles on CA-2 / Angeles Crest Highway / Angeles Scenic BYWY until you reach the Chilao Campground area on the left-hand side. 34.326768, -118.005877

The contract duration is anticipated to be 150 calendar days from the issuance of the Notice to Proceed (NTP). Work is anticipated to start September 2025.
 

The full scope including associated specifications and drawings shall be provided with the issued solicitation RFP - 127EAW25R0028.
 

Site Visit information will be provided with the solicitation RFP when issued.

ACQUISITION INFORMATION

This acquisition shall be a total small business set-aside. This is a construction project, and Request for Proposal and resulting contract is for construction. Davis-Bacon Construction Wage Rates shall apply to any resulting contract. The awarded contract shall be firm-fixed-price.

IAW Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.204 Disclosure of the magnitude of construction projects, the estimated price range of the contract is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 237110 – Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction, with small business size standard of $45M in annual revenue.

Solicitation posting date is tentatively planned for on or about 17 July 2025.

All proposal submission instructions and evaluation information shall be provided with the solicitation RFP.

Interested parties are hereby notified that the solicitation will be available exclusively on the Contract Opportunities website SAM.gov (https://sam.gov).

The solicitation, attachments, and amendments (if any) will be published for viewing, printing, and downloading from the Contract Opportunities website only. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor Contract Opportunities for the release of amendments, changes, or other information pertaining to the solicitation. No hardcopy/paper versions of the solicitation or amendments will be distributed.

Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database in order to receive a contract award from any USDA Forest Service activity. Lack of registration in the SAM will render an offeror ineligible for award. SAM information can be found at SAM.gov. Offerors shall have and maintain an active registration in the SAM database at the time of bid/proposal submission and award to be eligible for a Government contract award. If at the time of bid submission and/or award an offeror is not successfully and active in the SAM database, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective offeror. Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number and CAGE Code numbers are required.  

For additional information or questions contact the Contract Specialist Tanya Torres via email at Tanya.Torres@usda.gov.