RECOVERY - Merril Davies Watershed Restoration, Tahoe National Forest

This is a PRESOLICITATION SYNOPSIS. The USDA Forest Service, Tahoe National Forest (hereafter "the Government," "the Forest Service," or "the Tahoe National Forest (NF)"),

announces a requirement to complete watershed restoration work in the Davies Cr. and Merril Cr. Watersheds. There are four sites requiring work. Site #1 Gully obliteration by using Plug & Pond techniques to plug gullies by removing the material from the bed and banks and using the material as plugs to close the gully. The material that is removed shall be placed at locations as directed by the Forest Service. Vegetation that will be disturbed will be transplanted to locations as directed by the Forest Service. Site #7 Railroad grade through cut will be re-contoured as directed by the Forest Service. Site #8 Railroad grade fill (approx. 250 ft. long x 20 ft. wide x 4-8 ft. high) will be removed from the floodplain of Merril Creek. Remove another smaller grade in the same area. Material will be disposed of out of the floodplain on the railroad grade as directed by the Forest Service. Site#11 4 short railroad grade fills (approx. 40 ft long x 2-3 ft. high and 20 ft wide) will be removed from the floodplain and placed on the railroad grade out of the floodplain as directed by the Forest Service



Funds from the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) will be utilized for this project. This acquisition is being advertised as a 100% small business set-aside and any resultant contract award will be issued pursuant to FAR Part 19.1308. In accordance with FAR Part 36.204(b), the estimated magnitude of construction is between $25,000 and $100,000. Contract period of performance time is 60 calendar days after issuance of the notice to proceed. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 237990. The Small Business Administration size standard is $33.5 million. Contractors are required to be actively registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) system and the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). THIS IS NOT

A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis, the pending solicitation or any follow up information requests. The solicitation with supporting documents (if any) will be posted to the FedBizOpps website on or about April 13, 2010. No hard copies of the solicitation,

supporting documents and applicable amendments, if any will be provided. To receive the entire solicitation package and any applicable amendments, prospective offerors must download them from the FedBizOpps website. This project is located at 631 Coyote St, Nevada City, CA 95959. The Government intends to award a firm, fixed-price contract. A best value concept will be applied for evaluation of offers for this procurement. The best

value approach provides the opportunity to select an offeror who is not necessarily the lowest-priced or the highest technically-ranked. The Forest Service will select the proposal that represents the best value based on the evaluation of technical factors and price. Technical factors consist of past performance and Contractor Capability. Technical factors when combined are approximately of equal importance when compared to cost or price.

Therefore, the offeror's proposal should contain the offeror's best terms.