NPS Technical Support Abandoned Mineral Land MGMT

THIS REQUIREMENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED
This is a Sources Sought Notice (SSN) for the purpose of conducting market research. Proposals are NOT being requested, nor accepted at this time. Responses are being requested from both large and small businesses.

Purpose: The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge regarding the type of interested businesses and their qualifications. The National Park Service (NPS) will use information obtained through this notice to develop an acquisition strategy.

The Government anticipates conducting a competitive acquisition for this requirement. The amount of interest or lack thereof will determine the possibility of a small business or other socio-economical small business set-aside for the solicitation. Analysis of the quality of responses to this source sought announcement will be considered in the market research being conducted, and in the making of any small business set-aside determination for this requirement.

Additional Information: No acquisition package is available with this notice.

Cost Reimbursement: Response to this announcement is strictly voluntary; no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this sources sought announcement or any follow-up information requests.

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code: 541620

Small Business Size Standard: $19M

Solicitation: The NPS anticipates issuing a solicitation approximately March of 2025.

Project Description:

The Geologic Resources Division (GRD), National Park Service (NPS), in Lakewood, Colorado, manages the Service wide Abandoned Mineral Land (AML) Program. Past mineral development has left more than 3,400 AML sites with approximately 39,000 individual mined features or orphaned oil and gas wells in 150 units of the National Park System. Some of these features have public safety or environmental impacts. Many AML sites also have cultural values and provide important wildlife habitat. The GRD AML Program seeks to identify, assess, and mitigate human safety hazards and ecological impacts at sites and features that require remedial action while also protecting natural and cultural resources, wildlife habitat, and opportunities for visitor education and enjoyment.

The inventory, assessment, reclamation, closure, and safety actions taken at each AML feature require specific environmental, mine engineering, resource, and construction project expertise. Specific AML program needs include inventories, assessment, research, compliance documentation, project planning, reclamation, safety, training, outreach, and closure expertise, as well as project management.
Mining Engineer:
The process of reclaiming, closing, or improving the safety at AML sites requires expertise and experience in geology, mining, natural resources, cultural resources, engineering, and NPS management objectives. GRD requires the planning, implementation, and oversight of AML reclamation, closure, and/or mitigation projects; monitoring of project effectiveness; management of multiple mitigation and reclamation projects at one time; and conducting of AML site and feature inventories, site investigations and evaluations, and surveys.
Natural/Cultural Resources Specialist:
The compliance needed at AML sites includes the evaluation, consultation, and documentation required by laws such as the National Park Service Organic Act, Endangered Species Act, National Historic Preservation Act, the Wilderness Act, National Environmental Policy Act, and park enabling statutes; Executive Orders; tribal consultation requirements; safety requirements; and applicable permitting requirements (such as the minimum tool analysis under the Wilderness Act).
Project Manager:
The Project Manager will work with the AML Coordinator to provide leadership, direction and guidance on over 100 park projects worth over $50M focusing on protection and restoration of natural and cultural resources from impacts of abandoned mining, oil, and gas legacy work.

Submittal Contents: Interested (small and large) businesses should submit the following information:
1) Company name:
a. UEI number
b. Address
c. Point of contact
d. Telephone number
e. Email
2) Business type: Classification as a Large or Small Business under the above listed NAICS, Small Business Administration (SBA) certified Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone), Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), SBA certified Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business (EDWOSB). The size of a small business firm includes all parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, etc.¿see 13 CFR 121.108.) Misrepresentation of size status can result in penalties.
3) Information demonstrating experience and capability on projects of same or similar size, scope and complexity
4) In addition businesses may submit existing marketing materials such as capability statements and brochures.

Submit To: andrea_hannon@nps.gov