Gaoa- crooked creek road repair phase I

The Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Montana State Office intends to solicit proposals for the furnishing of labor, equipment, supplies, and materials to repair 2.6 miles of Crooked Creek Road. Work under this requirement is located approximately 30 miles southeast of Bridger, Montana in Carbon County.

BLM will issue Solicitation Number 140L3621R0007 via https://sam.gov/content/opportunities, at the link provided in this notice. The principal components of the work to be performed include:

1. Re-establish road typical section, grade, shape and compact 2.6 miles of road.
2. Establish road typical ditch where required to prevent storm-water run-on.
3. Provide adequate soil moisture when and where natural conditions are not suitable to conduct road maintenance activities.
4. Furnish, spread, and compact Crushed Aggregate Base Course as awarded and directed by the Contracting Officer's Representative.
5. Remove and replace existing culverts as called out in the design drawings.

Pursuant to Part 15 and Part 36 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations, BLM intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) on or around August 9, 2021. The estimated price range of this acquisition is between $250,000 and $500,000. BLM anticipates issuing the RFP under the total small business set-aside program. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 237310 and the associated Small Business Size Standard is $39.5 Million.

This acquisition will utilize the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) procedures to make a best value award. A firm-fixed priced contract is contemplated. Proposals will be due on or around September 10, 2021, at BLM's Montana State Office, 5001 Southgate, Billings, Montana.

The Government anticipates award of this procurement on or around September 21, 2021. The successful contractor will be required to commence work within 10 calendar days after the date the Contractor receives the notice to proceed and complete the entire work ready for use within 125 calendar days. The time stated for completion shall include final cleanup of the premises.

For further information about the requirement, offerors should contact Christine Mundt at cmundt@blm.gov or at (406) 896-5030.

All prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible for award. If you have not updated SAM since October of 2020, you are advised to update early to be sure you are in compliance with the expanded Section 889 prohibitions on not using certain covered technology products.

The successful contractor shall electronically submit all payment requests for the anticipated contract through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). If the contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its offer.