OCA CON ERFO Road Construction FL

Sources Sought

General

Introduction

The U.S. Forest Service (USFS), East Zone, is issuing a Sources Sought to gain knowledge of interest and capabilities of the Small Business Community for a Road Reconstruction project. The work to be performed under this contract will be performed at the National Forest System Road 70 from MP 0.116 to MP 5.822, on Ocala National Forest and at the National Forest System Road 11 from MP 14.917 to MP 24.449, on Ocala National Forest..  This contract consists of  construction work subject to Davis-Bacon Act wage rates. 

The NAICS Code for this procurement is 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction.  The small business size standard is $39.5 Million.

This is a Sources Sought announcement and is for information/market research purposes only. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT.

About the Forest Service

Established by Congress in 1905, the mission of the Forest Service is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the nation’s forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations. We manage public lands in the form of national forests and grasslands, provide technical and financial assistance to state and private forestry agencies and make up the largest forestry research organization in the world.

The Forest Service’s Built Environment

The agency’s Built Environment refers to the physical infrastructure of fire, administrative, research, and recreation buildings, landscape structures, site furnishings, structures on roads and trails, and signs installed or operated by the Forest Service, its cooperators, and permittees.

The elements of the built environment constructed on National Forest lands and Grasslands, or those used for administrative purposes in rural areas, towns, and cities incorporate in a practical manner the principles of sustainability, reflect their place within the natural and cultural landscape, and provide optimal service to our customers and cooperators.

Project Information

About the Project

The Forest Service, East Zone, is interested in issuing a Single Award, Stand-Alone Contract  to perform Road Reconstruction service as defined in the attached Performance Work Statement .  The work to be performed is within the Ocala National Forest in Florida . 

Contract Value Range

The magnitude of construction for this project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

Requirement

      A.   The Contractor shall furnish all supplies, equipment, facilities and services required to perform work under this contract that         are not listed under Section 3 of this PWS.

     B.    Materials: The Contractor shall furnish materials, supplies, and equipment necessary to  meet the requirements under this          PWS.

     C.    Equipment: The Contractor shall furnish rotary mixer(s), grader(s), and vibratory compactor roller(s) etc. to meet the              requirements under this PWS.

Responses

1. Responses to this sources sought shall include the following:

(a)  Company Name

(b)   Address

(c)   Point of contact

(d)   Phone and email

(e)   DUNS number

 (f)  Type of small business, e.g. Services Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, 8(a), HUBZone, Women Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, or Small Business HUBZone business.  Firms shall be certified in the in the System for Award Management (SAM) located at https://www.sam.gov/.

(g) Listing of your experience within the last 5 years where you were the prime contractor for work of similar type and scope. Include contract numbers, titles, locations, dollar amounts and a brief description.  Limit of five projects.

Interested small businesses shall submit the response by email to Primary Point of Contact no later than the time indicated on the Contract Opportunity webpage.

1. Determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
2.  The Government is not obligated to nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach.