Forestwide Roads IDIQ 2009, Coronado National Forest

The USDA Forest Service, ApacheSitgreaves National Forests, Springerville, Arizona, and Coronado National Forest, are announcing a joint requirement for Forestwide Road Maintenance, Repairs, Construction, Trails, Installation of Culverts and Cattle guards, Small Building Construction (non-residential), and other Miscellaneous Structure projects. All of this work is covered under the Davis-Bacon Act, for which wage determinations for various locations will be incorporated into the solicitation packages. This work may consist of road blading, dozer maintenance on roads, hauling, aggregate and borrow placement, culvert installations, clearing roadsides and/or trails, constructing trails, miscellaneous road and parking lot construction or repair, concrete and asphalt patching and/or paving, road crack sealing, small construction of non-residential buildings, sign construction, guardrail construction, slope reinforcement and retaining walls, and other miscellaneous work. The Government anticipates making multiple awards (MAS) of Firm Fixed-Price IDIQ (Indefinite-Delivery / Indefinite-Quantity) contracts under the Request for Proposal (RFP) format. This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The Small Business size standard is $31.0 Million under NAICS code 237310. Some awards may be set-aside for Hubzone, 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses. The solicitation packages, plans, and specifications will be made available on or after February 27, 2009, and will be posted at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. In order to be eligible for award of a Federal contract, Contractors shall be registered in Federal Vendor Databases (CCR / ORCA) and have DUNS / FEIN (TIN) numbers at time of award. No Telephone requests for solicitation packages will be accepted. For the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests, you may request printed copy of the solicitation package by FAX to: (928) 333-5966, Attn: Margaret Cisco. For the Coronado National Forest, you may request a copy of the solicitation package by FAX to: (520)388-8332, Attn: Elisa Baca. A joint tele-conference Pre-Proposal Meeting is scheduled for March 10, 2009, 10:00 a.m. in the main conference rooms at each forest. The Closing Date for responses to the RFP shall be March 20, 2009, close of business.