RECOVERY** Highway 93 Signing Project - Bitterroot National Forest

Small Business Set-Aside



The Economic Recovery Operations Center Intermountain located in Golden, Colorado intends to award a contract for a signing project that includes design, approval, purchase and installation of a variety of Forest Service recreation and guide signs along U.S. Highway 93 corridor from Florence, MT to Sula, MT. Contractor will be required to submit design drawings with dimensions of each sign for approval of the Forest Service prior to purchase and installation of signs. All materials, manufacturing and procedures shall be in accordance with MUTCD Standards and the Forest Service Sign and Poster Handbook. Physical sign locations will be in accordance with MUTCD standards and will require approval from the Montana Department of Transportation. Documentation of approved sign locations from Montana Department of Transportation shall be submitted to the Forest Service prior to installation of the signs.



The anticipated start date for this project is June 15, 2010 with completion by September 30, 2010



A firm-fixed price contract is contemplated requiring submission of past performance and price, at a minimum. Award will be made to the offeror whose offer is the lowest price technically acceptable.



Contractors are required to be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and complete the Online Representations and Certification Application (ORCA). The solicitation with specifications and wage determinations will be posted on the https://www.fbo.gov/ website around mid-February.



The following clauses apply:



52.203-15 Whistleblower Protections Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (MAR 2009)



52.204-11 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Reporting Requirement s (MAR 2009)



52.225-21 Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Other Manufactured Goods Buy American Act Construction Materials (MAR 2009)



52.225-22 Notice of Required Use of American Iron, Steel, and Other Manufactured Goods-buy American Act-Construction Materials (Mar 2009)