Replace Guardrails, Blue Ridge Parkway, BLRI-081429

Added: Jul 06, 2009 5:19 pm TITLE OF PROJECT - Replace Guardrail, Blue ridge Parkway, North Carolina and Virginia, Solicitation Number: 1443N2011090272.The National Park Service, Department of Interior, is soliciting proposals for construction firms having the capability to perform the work described below. The solicitation will be issued electronically on the Department of Interior's National Business Center (NBC) web site, http://ideassec.nbc.gov. Paper copies of this solicitation will not be made available. Prospective offerors desiring to conduct business with DOI are requested to register at the NBC web site. Solicitation documents will be available in Microsoft Word, HTML, and/or Adobe PDF. Specifications will be available in Adobe PDF format; drawings will be available in PDF format. Offerors wishing to receive electronic notification of changes will need to register to receive notification of this specific solicitation at http://ideasec.nbc.gov. This service is provided for convenience only and does not serve as a guarantee of notification. Subscribers to this service are ultimately responsible for reviewing the http://ideas.nbc.gov site for all information relevant to this solicitation. Plan holders will be required to visit this website periodically to check for amendments and other changes to the contract documents. No other notifications will be sent. The anticipated solicitation issue date will be approximately July 23, 2009. This procurement is offered as a Full and Open Competition, although the National Park Service encourages the participation of small business, disadvantaged, and woman-owned business enterprises. NAICS Code: 237310, Size Standard $33.5 MillionDESCRIPTION OF WORK: The work of this contract consists of all work need for replacing approximately 45,635 linear feet of guardrail, and realigning approximately 550 linear feet of existing guardrail. The project is located over 350 miles along the Blue Ridge Parkway and extends from just north of Asheville, North Carolina to the southern end of Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. The new guardrail will be steel-backed timber guardrail.OPTIONS MAY INCLUDE: Five options totaling up to 11,000 to 12,000 additional linear feet of replacement and realignment of guardrail.All work will be performed under a single contract.TYPE OF ACQUISITION: 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, past performance, and price to determine the best value (trade-off process) to the government.In accordance with FAR Subpart 36.204, CONSTRUCTION PRICE RANGE for this project is estimated to be between 5,000,000 and 10,000,000. Time for completion will be approximately 365 calendar days. It is anticipated that the notice to proceed will be issued in October 2009, with an expected completion date of October 2010. The proposal receipt date is approximate; the actual date will be established at the time solicitation documents are available. Offers will be considered from all responsible and responsive offerors.