Recovery - Repair Storm Damaged Historic Assets - Remove and Replace Slate Shingles at Fort Smith National Historic Site. To remove, provide and install new slate roof shingles and gutters/downspouts on several buildings. TAS:: 14 1035 DSB.

RECOVERY - This is a pre-solicitation notice for a contractor to provide all labor, materials, tools, equipment, transportation, and supervision for the removal and placement of new slate shingles on the courthouse, commissary, guard shack and 2 Gazebo's at Fort Smith Historic Site, Fort Smith, AR. Also included will be replacement of all flashing, counter flashing, valley or hip flashing with new 16 oz. copper flashing. Current gutters and downspouts to be replaced and will match existing 16 oz. copper. The courthouse also requires the removal, strip or sandblast of the paint on all 4 cupolas and ridge cap, prime, and repaint of these areas to the same color as current. This competitive acquisition is set aside for HUBZone Contractors. The NAICS code is 238160. The small business standard is $14 million. The estimated price range for this project is between $250,000 to $500,000. Contractors are urged to visit the site for a complete understanding of existing work conditions. The point of contact for this solicitation is Neal Hause, Email address is neal_hause@nps.gov. Per 52.219-03 Notice of Total HUBZone Set-Aside, this solicitation is set aside for qualified HUBZone Small Business Concerns only. Proposals received from concerns that are not HUBZone small business concerns shall not be considered. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions. The solicitation with specifications, drawing, and wage rates will be posted to the websites http://www.fedbizopps.gov and http://ideasec.nbc.gov on or about July 29, 2009. No hard copies of the solicitation package will be mailed or issued. To receive the solicitation package you must download it from http://ideasec.nbc.gov