Replace 3 chickees and echo pond deck for everglad

This solicitation seeks proposals to replace three backcountry chickees and an observation deck at Everglades National Park. Offerors must provide all labor, materials, equipment, and incidentals to demolish existing structures and construct new elevated aluminum chickees and a fiberglass deck. The National Park Service Southeast Region will evaluate proposals based on technical approach, past performance, and cost, with technical and past performance combined significantly more important than cost. Proposals are due by December 20, 2021 for this requirement valued between $250,000-$500,000.

The opportunity is set aside for total small business and will be awarded as a firm-fixed price contract. The work must be completed within 150 calendar days of award and involves replacing structures at Hell's Bay, Shark River, Watson River, and Echo Pond in Homestead, Florida. Contractors must perform in accordance with Davis-Bacon Act prevailing wage determinations and meet threatened and endangered species protections for work performed between January and February 2022 to avoid crocodile nesting season restrictions.