Multiple Award Task Order Contracts (MATOC) for Construction, Ouachita National Forest and Ozark-St. Francis National Forest

This serves as the presolicitation notice for the Multiple Award Task Order Contracts (MATOC) for Construction, Ouachita National Forest and Ozark-St. Francis National Forest. The Ouachita National Forest and Ozark-St. Francis National Forests will be soliciting for Multiple Award Task Order Contracts (MATOC) for Construction on an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) basis. Typical work includes, but is not limited to: interior and exterior renovations, bridges, demolition, limited utilities, site-work, landscaping, fencing, masonry, roofing, concrete, asphalt paving, storm drainage, and construction of new facilities, limited design-build and other related work. All work will be in accordance with individual task order requirements, specifications and drawings provided with each project or master specifications. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes are under 236, 237, and 238. The small business size standard is generally $33.5 million.

The solicitation will be a Request for Proposals which will result in award of indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts for a basic period of performance from July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014, plus four, one-year option periods. Submission of an offer for the basic contract period constitutes an offer to perform in the Option Period(s), if exercised. The government anticipates making award to multiple offerors as a result of the solicitation. This project is set-aside 100% for small businesses. Award will be made based on the best value to the government and can be made on initial offers.

A Pre-Proposal Conference is scheduled for March 28, 2013, 9:00 a.m. at the Lake Point Conference Center, 171 Lake Point Lane, Russellville, AR 72802. Site visits for the prototypical projects on the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest and Ouachita National Forest are postponed pending release of the solicitation.

In order to receive an award from any resultant solicitation, the successful offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) (www.sam.gov). The solicitation and related documents will be available for download at https://www.fbo.gov/ on or about March 22, 2013. No hard copies of the solicitation will be mailed out. Interested vendors should register to receive notifications through this site.

This serves as the presolicitation notice for the Multiple Award Task Order Contracts (MATOC) for Construction, Ouachita National Forest and Ozark-St. Francis National Forest. The Ouachita National Forest and Ozark-St. Francis National Forests will be soliciting for Multiple Award Task Order Contracts (MATOC) for Construction on an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) basis. Typical work includes, but is not limited to: interior and exterior renovations, bridges, demolition, limited utilities, site-work, landscaping, fencing, masonry, roofing, concrete, asphalt paving, storm drainage, and construction of new facilities, limited design-build and other related work. All work will be in accordance with individual task order requirements, specifications and drawings provided with each project or master specifications. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes are under 236, 237, and 238. The small business size standard is generally $33.5 million.

The solicitation will be a Request for Proposals which will result in award of indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contracts for a basic period of performance from July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014, plus four, one-year option periods. Submission of an offer for the basic contract period constitutes an offer to perform in the Option Period(s), if exercised. The government anticipates making award to multiple offerors as a result of the solicitation. This project is set-aside 100% for small businesses. Award will be made based on the best value to the government and can be made on initial offers.

A Pre-Proposal Conference is scheduled for March 28, 2013, 9:00 a.m. at the Lake Point Conference Center, 171 Lake Point Lane, Russellville, AR 72802. A site visit for a prototypical project on the Ozark-St. Francis National Forest will be held on March 28, at 1:00 p.m., and a site visit for a prototypical project on the Ouachita National Forest will be held on March 29, at 10:00 a.m. More information about the site visits will be released with the solicitation.

In order to receive an award from any resultant solicitation, the successful offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) (www.sam.gov). The solicitation and related documents will be available for download at https://www.fbo.gov/ on or about March 22, 2013. No hard copies of the solicitation will be mailed out. Interested vendors should register to receive notifications through this site.

The Ouachita National Forest and Ozark-St. Francis National Forests are seeking sources for Multiple Award Task Order Contracts (MATOC) for Construction on an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) basis. Typical work includes, but is not limited to: interior and exterior renovations, bridges, demolition, limited utilities, site-work, landscaping, fencing, masonry, roofing, concrete, asphalt paving, storm drainage, and construction of new facilities, limited design-build and other related work. All will be in accordance with individual task order requirements, specifications and drawings provided with each project or master specifications. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes are under 236 and 237. The small business size standard is generally $33.5 million.

Any resultant contract will be issued for a base period (1 year) plus four one-year option periods, not to exceed 5 (five) years. Range of task orders issued will be between $2,000 to $2,000,000. Maximum dollar value per contract will be $5,000,000. In order to receive an award from any resultant solicitation, the successful offeror must be System for Award Management (SAM) registered. The SAM website is: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM.

Contractors interested in responding to this sources sought can do so by registering under "Add Me to Interested Vendors." This sources sought notice also serves as a pre-solicitation notice. At this time, the solicitation and related documents are not available. Should they come available, they can be downloaded this site: https://www.fbo.gov/. No hard copies of any resultant solicitation will be mailed out.