HEHO - Housing Foundation Replacements

HEHO - Housing Foundation Replacements

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE:

The National Park Service, Interior Regions 3/4/5, Midwest Regional Office Major Acquisition Buying Office, intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for the Housing Foundation Replacements at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site in West Branch, IA.

The Work consists of fully replacing the foundations of three historic buildings (Staple House, Wright House, and the Isaac Miles House) at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site in West Branch, Iowa. Work includes:

1. Document existing all existing conditions, dimensions, and installation techniques as required to replace, repair, or provide new as required as historically accurate as feasible Improve durability with modern materials and methods as appropriate, replicate existing conditions where visible.
2. Demolish the non-historical front porch in its entirety at the Staples house, and install new wood stairs, canopies, sidewalks, and handrails as required.
3. Excavation and preparation of the site and existing utilities as required for new foundations and site work.
4. Improve existing site drainage with new minimum slopes, swales, and site features as required for positive drainage away from building structures. Existing sites have settled significantly and requires modifications to properly drain and preserve each house.
5. Demolish and replace foundations, footings, and drainage systems at each house.
6. Shoring of the existing structure as related to foundation replacement. Lifting operations shall be designed by a Registered Professional Engineer. Any damage incurred shall be the responsibility of the contractor to replace in kind as approved by the COR.
7. Foundation parging at Isaac Miles, stone veneer repurposing at Staples, and brick veneer repurposing at Wright.

SOLICITATION NUMBER: 140P6023B0004

PROJECT MAGNITUDE: Between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000

TYPE OF CONTRACT: This will be a firm-fixed price contract expected to be awarded to a prime contractor by Summer 2023 with performance to begin in Fall 2023. Construction Wage Rate Requirements for Cedar County, Iowa will apply.

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) CODE CLASSIFICATION and SET ASIDE: The NAICS Code is 238110, Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors, and the size standard is $19 million. This project is set aside 100% for Total Small Businesses.

SITE VISIT: A site visit date, time, and meeting location will be announced in the solicitation. Offerors are highly encouraged to attend the scheduled site visit to inspect the site and to ensure they fully understand the requirement and conditions that may affect the cost of the project, specifications, and performance.

PUBLICIZING: The official solicitation (RFP) and its attachments will be issued and available May 2023 and will be posted to the Contract Opportunities/SAM.gov website at https://sam.gov/content/opportunities .

The contracting office will not provide hardcopies or email copies of the solicitation.

REGISTRATIONS: In order to be awarded a contract, an offeror must have an UEI number. Also, the offeror must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM), website at http://www.sam.gov, and have completed their Online Representations and Certifications at the time of the solicitation close date once the solicitation is posted.

POINT OF CONTACT: Bridget Parizek, Contract Specialist, bridget_parizek@nps.gov, 402-800-7927