Piney Mountain Branch Culvert Replacement, George Washington & Jefferson NFs in VA

DESCRIPTION: Piney Mountain Branch culvert replacement, Forest Service Road (FSR) 271D. Project includes installation of a new aluminum structural plate box culvert, placement of riprap, surfacing aggregate, and seeding, fertilizing and mulching. Project is located on the James River Ranger District of the George Washington & Jefferson NFs in Alleghany County VA.

RANGE OF THE GOVERNMENT ESTIMATE: The Government estimate for this project is between $50,000 and $150,000. This does not mean that our estimate for the price of the work falls anywhere within that range; it means that our estimate is an actual number that lies at a specific point between those two values.

SITE VISIT INFORMATION: A pre-bid site visit will be held on Monday April 17, 2017 immediately following the site visit for the Porters Mill culvert replacement project. The Forest Service representative anticipates arrival at the Piney Mountain Branch project location around 11:00 am. FSR 271D is accessed from FSR 271 (Longdale Furnace) just off of US Highway 60, east of Clifton Forge VA (Lat: 37 47'34.341"N Long: 79 416' 46.32"W). If you want to attend the Porters Mill site visit, the Forest Service will meet participants at 10:00 am at the Porters Mill site which is located north of Clifton Forge VA on FSR 194. FSR 194 is accessed from State Route 629 north of Douthat State Park. Follow FSR 194 approximately 3 miles to the Porters Mill location.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Contract time will be 90 calendar days from the effective date of the Notice to Proceed.

CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS: Contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) (http://www.sam.gov) to receive award of a contract.

SET-ASIDE: This project is a total small business set-aside. The NAICS code for this project is 237310; the small business size standard is $36.5 million.

BONDING INFORMATION: A bid bond IS NOT required for this project. 100% Payment Protection will be required to be submitted within 10 days by the successful awardee.

SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS: Solicitation AG-3395-S-17-0020 and related documents will be issued via FedBizOpps as a Request for Quotation and will be available for downloading on or around April 7, 2017 at the website address: http://www.fbo.gov. All potential contractors and subcontractors should register on the FedBizOpps website as an Interested Vendor.