Rehabilitate Visitor Center, KEFJ 184638

GENERAL:
The National Park Service (NPS), Department of Interior (DOI), Denver Service Center (DSC), is soliciting proposals on a Competitive Total Small Business Set-Aside basis from all interested businesses having the capability to perform the work described below. The solicitation will be issued electronically on the Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fedbizopps.gov . Proposal documents will be available for download in Microsoft Word, HTML, Microsoft Excel, and Adobe PDF; Specifications will be available in Adobe PDF format; and drawings will be available in PDF format. Please Note: Paper copies of the solicitation will not be made available.

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This pre-solicitation announcement is not a solicitation document, but pre-notice of an upcoming solicitation. Specific instructions on submitting your proposal will be contained in the solicitation documents to be issued on or after the date listed below.

Proposed Solicitation Issue Date: Estimated on/about February 9, 2017

Title of Project: Rehabilitate Visitor Center, Kenai Fjords National Park, KEFJ 184638

Description: The proposed work consists of the general rehabilitation of the Kenai Fjords Seward Visitor Center, including an addition to accommodate a new elevator. The rehabilitation work includes general interior and exterior rehabilitation including new roofing, siding, finishes, HVAC, fire suppression, plumbing, and electrical.

The Visitor Center is located at the small boat harbor in Seward, Alaska. The on-site work is scheduled to begin after the end of the visitor season in October 2017 and completed by April 2018.

Type of Procurement: A negotiated, firm-fixed price contract will be awarded requiring submission of both a technical and a price proposal. The government will consider an offeror's technical capability in comparison to its price.

Estimated Price Range: $1 million - $5 million

Estimated Period of Performance: March 2017 - April 2018

Time for Contract Completion: The project is to be completed by April 2018. Proposal receipt date is not known at this time. The actual date will be established in the solicitation documents.

This procurement is a TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. Responsible small business sources may submit an offer that will be considered. The small business size standard for NAICS 236220 is $36.5 million. Small Disadvantaged Business and HUBZone firms must be certified in accordance with solicitation clause, FAR 52.219-8-Utilization of Small Business Concerns.

All responsible sources may submit an offer which, if submitted in a timely manner, will be considered. It is the policy of the government to provide maximum practicable opportunities in its acquisitions to small business, veteran-owned 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 at http://www.sba.gov .