Puerto rico - vieques NWR- restroom rehab

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Summary:
The USFWS is anticipating the solicitation and award of one firm fixed price construction contract to remove and replace the damaged restroom buildings at Vieques National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), Puerto Rico.

The work under this contract is expected to include but is not limited to the following:

General Requirements (Task 1): Construction Services Task – Demolish and Remove Existing Wooden Compost Restrooms
1. Task shall consist of all mobilization costs, contract administration, and project management for the safe demolition and removal of the two (2) pre-existing wooden compost restrooms.
2. For purposes of this project, each compost restroom building is a 10’ x 10’ enclosed structure with a self-contained waste holding tank over the surface. Both the super-structure as well as the waste vault system (and the contents within) are required to be removed and disposed of in accordance with all applicable waste disposal requirements of the Refuge.

General Requirements (Task 2): Construction Services Task – Install Two (2) New Pre-Cast Concrete Comfort Stations
1. Task shall consist of properly installing two (2) new pre-cast concrete comfort stations in the vicinity of the pre-existing compost restrooms. Each comfort station shall have a superstructure footprint of no less than 75 sqft (7.5’ x 10’) but be no larger than 10’ x 10’.
2. Each structure shall be able to withstand hurricane force winds.
3. Each new comfort station shall have a riser that is composting similar to the comfort stations manufactured by Clivus Multrum Inc. Each vault shall be installed in accordance with all applicable codes, federal and state.
4. The new restroom installed shall comply with the latest-to-date ADA codes for accessibility.

The primary NAICS code for this acquisition will be 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction and the size standard is $45 Million.

Response Requirements:
Only SMALL BUSINESS categories are invited to respond. Responses must include the following:

1) Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number
2) Document capability by providing a narrative response detailing a minimum of two {2} and a maximum of (5) projects similar to those detailed above. Project information shall include final price, location, date, and a narrative description.

Responses shall be emailed to Tina Baker (tina_baker@fws.gov) no later than 07/29/2024 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time.