Rehabilitate Auto Shop at Olympic National Park WA

This is a pre-solicitation notice that Request for Proposals (RFP) #140P8321R0001 will be posted on approximately December 28, 2020. This is not the full solicitation; proposals are not requested at this time. The RFP will include detailed specifications to rehabilitate the automotive repair shop and appurtenances located in a historic district at Olympic National Park. The work includes removing and replacing the existing diesel fueling system tanks and pump with new aboveground tanks, pumps, underground piping, and controls; constructing a steel-framed roof canopy over the fuel system area and reconfiguring site stormwater piping to manage runoff from the fuel area; and rehabilitating the shop, including upgrades to building mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems and replacing the metal roof. Additional details will be provided in the Statement of Work, drawings, and supplemental materials to be posted with the solicitation. A payment bond (100%), performance bond (100%), and liability insurance will be required prior to contract performance. An offer guarantee will be required with proposal submission.

****** PROJECT LOCATION: The auto shop is located at the headquarters area of Olympic National Park, Port Angeles WA. Maps and information are at www.nps.gov/OLYM.

****** SITE VISIT: A group site visit will occur at 10:00 am on Tuesday, January 19, 2021; pertinent details will be provided in Section L of the solicitation when it is posted. Attendance at the site visit is strongly encouraged (not mandatory). Requests for individual site visits will not be honored and the site is not open to the public.

****** DETAILS: This is a best value negotiated procurement set-aside for women-owned small business (WOSB) concerns in accordance with FAR Part 19.15. To qualify as a WOSB, the firm must be certified as a WOSB by the Small Business Administration; NPS will confirm WOSB eligibility by checking the firm¿s status in SBA¿s Dynamic Small Business Search. The prime contractor must comply with limitations on subcontracting in FAR clause 52.219-14 (DEVIATION JUN 2020) for general construction. The NAICS code for this project is 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, and the small business size standard is $39.5 million, average annual gross receipts for the past five years. All work will be performed under a single firm-fixed-price construction contract subject to the Wage Rate Requirements (Construction), formerly known as the Davis-Bacon Act. The contractor will have 240 calendar days to substantially complete the project after the Notice to Proceed is issued.

****** The RFP and future amendments will be posted in the Contracting Opportunities section of www.beta.SAM.gov. Responses will be due approximately 30 days after the RFP is posted, unless extended. The entire solicitation package, including drawings and specifications, will be in Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF. Offerors will submit their proposals in digital format per instructions included in the solicitation. The RFP will require offerors to submit both a technical and a price proposal; the government will consider an offeror's technical capability in comparison to its price and award to the firm whose offer represents the best value. Proposals are due by the date and time specified in Block 13 of the Standard Form 1442 or as stated in the most recent amendment (SF30). Special instructions related to bid bond submission will be in the RFP.

****** Prospective offerors must visit www.beta.SAM.gov periodically to check for amendments and other changes to the contract documents; no other notifications will be sent nor will hard copies of the solicitation be mailed or issued. All eligible responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the National Park Service, however offerors who have not established and/or maintained an active registration at www.SAM.gov prior to the offer due date and time will be considered either ineligible or non-responsive and will not be considered for award.

****** It is the policy of the Government to provide maximum practicable opportunities in its acquisitions to small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns. Such concerns must also have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate as subcontractors in the contracts awarded by any executive agency, consistent with efficient contract performance. All offerors are strongly encouraged to contact their local Small Business Administration office, to post their need for qualified subcontractors on SUB-Net accessed at http://web.sba.gov/subnet/, and to utilize the Small Business Administration¿s (SBA) Dynamic Small Business Search for potential subcontractors within these various socio-economic categories.

The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation.

****** For more information, contact the Contract Specialist at sarah_welch@nps.gov.