Recovery--b--maiden rock phosphate district phase II

Added: Oct 15, 2009 11:39 am RECOVERY - MAIDEN ROCK PHOSPHATE DISTRICT PHASE II (GOAT MTN, CANYON CREEK) INVENTORY/ASSESS HAZARDS LXABH0700000. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED FROM THE AMERICAN RECOVERY REINVESTMENT ACT (ARRA) OF 2009

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) intends to award a Purchase Order for conducting technical studies on the abandoned underground mines in the Maiden Rock Phosphate District of Silver Bow and Beaverhead counties of Montana. The tasks required by this contract include a literature survey, a field inventory, recording GPS locations for each feature, documentation of the geologic and mine character of each feature, and a list of suggested closure methods which may be successful for areas or types of features. Additionally the contractor will stake the site numbers in the Main Maiden Rock Mine area as indentified in the Maiden Rock Abandoned Mine Hazard Inventory.

The BLM has given priority to close sites which present extreme physical safety dangers to the public. The general strategy for this project is to document what is present on site and evaluate possible closure methods for remediation.

The Solicitation is tentatively scheduled to be available on or around October 29, 2009 at https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect. No hard copies of the solicitation will be issued. The receipt of quotes is tentatively scheduled for December 1, 2009. All reasonable sources may submit a quote. Please check the solicitation for all required documentation to be submitted.

The North American Industrial Classification Code is 541370. The small business standard is $4.5 million. This procurement will be awarded using the commercial item and negotiated procedures set forth in the Federal Acquisition Regulation Parts 12 and 15 and is being advertised on an unrestricted basis, (full and open competition). Offers will be accepted from all responsive and responsible small and large business concerns.

Please be advised that the awardee will be subject to Section 1512(c) of the Recovery Act, which requires that each prime contractor, and first tier subcontractors, report on its Recovery Act funds under the awarded contract. These reports will be made available to the public. For more information go to www.recovery.gov.

Prospective contractors are required to be registered in Central Contractor Registration (CCR). More information and the registration process can be obtained via the CCR website, http://www.ccr.gov .