Rehabilitation of the interior and exterior of Vanderbilt Mansion

PRE-SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT

• PROJECT TITLE: Rehabilitate Vanderbilt Mansion Foundation and Support Walls, Hyde Park, New York, 12538 Project No. VAMA 161264

• GENERAL: The National Park Service, Department of Interior, will be soliciting proposals from construction firms having the capability to perform the work described below.

A. DESCRIPTION: The proposed project is to provide foundation waterproofing and also repair/rehabilitate stone masonry, doors and windows of the historic Vanderbilt Mansion. The end result is to stabilize and repair ongoing or existing damaged and to minimize future moisture intrusion as well as insect migration into the building. The mansion is a significant historic structure and the project intent is to preserve it for future generations.
Specific Work Items this project will consist of include;
1. Site Grading and drainage work including foundation drains
2. Exterior masonry repair, rehabilitation and repointing including dutchmen, and remove, repair and replace ornamental cornices and other stone features
3. Stone cleaning and repointing including removal of biological growth
4. Stucco repair
5. Iron railing repair
6. Small amount of finished carpentry work
7. Selective demolition
8. Protection of historic areas and materials within construction areas
9. Renovation of lighting fixtures and other minor electrical repair/construction
10. Foundation waterproofing around building exterior
11. Replace an existing wheel chair lift
12. Minor asphalt repair/replacement
13. Minor site restoration/repair
14. Flashing repair/rehabilitation
15. Historic indow and storm window restoration
16. Historic door and shutter restoration
17. Historic balcony repair/rehabilitation
18. Minor structural steel repair/rehabilitation

• PROCUREMENT TYPE: 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 to determine the best value (trade-off process) to the government.

• SET-ASIDE TYPE: The anticipated acquisition will be set aside for Small Business. Only submissions received from responsible SDVOSB firms will be considered.

• NAICS CODE: The NAICS code for this project is 236220 Commercial and Institutional Building Construction and the small business size standard is $36.5 million.

• MAGNITUDE: In accordance with FAR 36.204, the project magnitude is estimated between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

• DURATION: The contract duration will be 300 calendar days following the notice to proceed.

• SITE VISIT: See Section L of the solicitation for site visit information.

• ADDITIONAL INFO: Vendors can search for opportunities and award history on fbo.gov without registering. The Federal Business Opportunities (www.fbo.gov) website includes an Interested Vendors List and a Watch List, which allows interested companies to add their company name to these two lists. Registering provides opportunity to receive notifications, which is a tool of convenience only and does not serve as a guarantee of notification. Interested vendors and plan holders are required to visit the website periodically to check for amendments and other changes to the synopsis or solicitation documents.

• 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 Dynamic Small Business Search for potential subcontractors within these various socio-economic categories.

• REQUIREMENTS: You are required to have a DUNS number and an active registration in SAM, System for Award Management (www.sam.gov) in order to conduct business with the Federal Government. Online representations and certifications must also be completed using SAM.gov.

• For questions please contact the Contract Specialist, Ms. Paula Johnson preferably via email at paula_johnson@nps.gov or alternatively by telephone at (303)969-6643.

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