NOCA 156728 Stehekin WWTP

NOCA 156728 Replace Stehekin WWTP
ACTION: Pre-Solicitation Notice
PRE-SOLICITATION NUMBER: 140P2023R0131
CLASSIFICATION CODE: Y1PD – Construction of Waste Treatment and Storage Facilities
CONTRACTING OFFICER: Dayna Asuncion
DSC-CS Contracting Services Division
National Park Service
P.O. Box 25287
Denver, CO 80225

POINT OF CONTACT:
Patrick Naulty, Contract Specialist, 303-987-6701, patrick_naulty@nps.gov
PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: North Cascades National Park, Stehekin, WA
PLACE OF PERFORMANCE POSTAL CODE: 98852
PLACE OF PERFORMANCE COUNTRY: USA
TITLE OF PROJECT: Replace Obsolete WWTP, Stehekin, WA
GENERAL:

The National Park Service (NPS), Department of Interior (DOI), Denver Service Center (DSC), is soliciting proposals on a small business set-aside basis from all interested businesses having the capability to perform the work described below. The solicitation will be issued electronically on the System for Award Management (SAM) website at www.sam.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.

Vendors can search for opportunities and award history on www.sam.gov without registering. The SAM website has an Interested Vendors List and a Watchlist where you can add your company’s interest. Registering provides the opportunity to receive notifications; this is a tool of convenience only and does not serve as a guarantee of notification. Interested vendors and plan holders are required to visit the website periodically to check for amendments and other changes to the synopsis or solicitation documents.

Prospective offerors desiring to conduct business with the DOI are required to have an active registration in the System for Award Management at www.sam.gov. You are also required to have a DUNS number in order to conduct business with the Federal Government.

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: 07/29/2023

This is currently an unfunded requirement with a high expectation that funds will be available. When and if funds become available a contract will be awarded at that time.
The NAICS Code for this requirement is 237110 with a size standard of $39.5 million

BONDING: The NPS anticipates bid, performance and payment bonds will be required.

DESCRIPTION:
Stehekin, WA is located at the northwestern end of Lake Chelan in the Lake Chelan National Recreation Area. The National Park Service (NPS) owns and operates the Stehekin sewer and wastewater treatment system as part of the North Cascades National Park (NOCA). The sewer collection system serves a lodge with restaurant and gift shop, a visitor center, boat landing and docks with sewer pump out facilities, public picnic grounds, concessionaires, NPS housing and some private residences. The system is highly seasonal with the flows being highest in the summer (May through September) coinciding with peak visitation.

The existing Stehekin WWTP and sewer system were originally constructed between 1974 and 1976. The treatment system is a physical-chemical treatment process that was provided on factory assembled skids. This treatment process is no longer marketed or supported by the manufacturer. It was selected at the time due to the seasonality of the treatment plant operations and challenges with maintaining a biological treatment system during low flow periods. The WWTP has a capacity of 25,000 gallons-per-day. A portion of the treatment plant was replaced in 1985 and the entire system was rehabilitated in 2000. The treatment plant skids now are exhibiting severe corrosion, many of the supporting systems are beginning to fail, along with most of the control systems. Many of the failed components are no longer produced and therefore cannot be replaced. The treatment system is beyond its useful life and needs to be replaced.

This project will replace both the wastewater treatment plant and the associated drainfield disposal system.
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: Between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000

Estimated Period of Performance: 720 calendar days

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 237110 is $39.5 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.