LOWE 189650 - Cotton Mills Museum for Fire Safety Code Compliance Lowell National Historic Park

ACTION: Pre-Solicitation Notice
PRE-SOLICITATION NUMBER: 140P2018R0002
CLASSIFICATION CODE: Z1JA - Repair or Alteration of Museums and Exhibition Buildings
CONTRACTING OFFICER: Aaron Adams
DSC-CS Contracting Services Division
National Park Service
P.O. Box 25287
Denver, CO 80225

POINT OF CONTACT:
Philip Robinson, Contract Specialist, 303-969-2137
PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Lowell National Historic Park, Lowell Massachusetts
PLACE OF PERFORMANCE POSTAL CODE: 01852
PLACE OF PERFORMANCE COUNTRY: USA
Title of Project: LOWE 189650 - Cotton Mills Museum for Fire Safety Code Compliance Lowell National Historical Park
GENERAL:
The National Park Service (NPS), Department of Interior (DOI), Denver Service Center (DSC), is soliciting proposals on a full and open basis from all interested businesses having the capability to perform the work described below. The solicitation will be issued electronically on the Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fedbizopps.gov . Proposal documents will be available for download in Microsoft Word, HTML, Microsoft Excel, and Adobe PDF; Specifications will be available in Adobe PDF format; and drawings will be available in PDF format. Please Note: Paper copies of the solicitation will not be made available.

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This pre-solicitation announcement is not a solicitation document, but pre-notice of an upcoming solicitation. Specific instructions on submitting your proposal will be contained in the solicitation documents to be issued on or after the date listed below.

Proposed Solicitation Issue Date: Estimated on/about February 2, 2018.

The NAICS Code for this requirement is 236220 with a size standard of $36.5 million.

Title of Project: LOWE 189650 - Cotton Mills Museum for Fire Safety Code Compliance Lowell National Historical Park
Description:

This project would reconfigure programmatic functions and bring Boott Mill Building #6 and the Boott Mill Counting House into compliance with fire, safety and egress code requirements through the construction of a staircase at the 4th and 5th floor, provision of new handrails on existing stairs, and installation of fire alarm and suppression measures. Project work also includes temporary relocation of space and measures to protect the Park collections during construction. Boott Mill #6 and the Boott Mill Counting House are home to the Boott Cotton Mills Museum and the Tsongas Industrial History Center (TIHC). The TIHC provides curriculum-based education programs to approximately 55,000 schoolchildren and educators annually.
Type of Procurement: It is anticipated that a negotiated firm-fixed price contract will be awarded requiring submission of both a technical and price proposal. The government will consider an offeror's technical capability in comparison to its price.

Estimated Price Range: $1 million - $5 million

Estimated Period of Performance: March 15, 2018 - September 15, 2018

Proposal receipt date is not known at this time. The actual date will be established in the solicitation documents

A pre-proposal meeting may be posted and date/location will be noted in the solicitation.

This procurement is a TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. Responsible small business sources may submit an offer that will be considered. The small business size standard for NAICS 236220 is $36.5 million. Small Disadvantaged Business and HUBZone firms must be certified in accordance with solicitation clause, FAR 52.219-8-Utilization of Small Business Concerns.
All responsible sources may submit an offer which, if submitted in a timely manner, will be considered. It is the policy of the government to provide maximum practicable opportunities in its acquisitions to small business, veteran-owned small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns. Such concerns must also have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate as subcontractors in the contracts awarded by any executive agency, consistent with efficient contract performance. All offerors are strongly encouraged to contact their local Small Business Administration Office, to post their need for qualified subcontractors at http://www.sba.gov .