Replace Water System Piping & Appurtenances, LEWI

This is an amendment to a previously synopsized Request for Proposals for the National Park Service, Lewis & Clark National Historical Park, for a contractor to replace the water mains and appurtenances at the Fort Clatsop Visitor Center, as well as cap and abandon existing pipes. This amendment no. 0003 is necessary to make two corrections for Amendment no. 002: (1) The response date is changed from Friday, June 14, 2019 to Wednesday, June 19, 2019 (Amendment 002 stated response date changed to Wednesday, June 20, 2019 which was incorrect), (2) correct erroneous text symbols from question asked in Item #5 in Amendment 002, and (3) Add Attachment no. 15, SF-30 amendment form.
(1) The response date is changed from Friday, June 14, 2019 to Wednesday, June 19, 2019.
(2) Standard Form 30, Amendment 003, is incorporated into this solicitation as Attachment no. 15.
(3) Correction to fix erroneous text that appeared as symbols within this question asked in Amendment 002, as follows: QUESTION ASKED regarding Attachment no. 8, Section L.4, Part I (Technical Proposal), if Items no. 3 and 4 are duplicate of each other. ANSWER: No, they are separate items, however, they do relate to one another. Item no. 3 is providing what the Offeror should focus on for filling out the "Experience and Past Performance - Form 1" referenced in Item no. 4. Offerors shall make a pen-and-ink change in Attachment no. 8, to replace Section L.4, Part I - Item 3, with Section M.1.1(a) items i through v.
REMINDER: Proposals are due by 4:30pm (PST) on June 19, 2019, submitted electronically by email to Phaedra_Fuller@nps.gov. Refer to Section L and M of Attachment no. 8, Revised Terms-Clauses, for full details of what to include in proposal.
ALL ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING VIA EMAIL. Submit questions to Phaedra Fuller, Contracting Officer. Email address is Phaedra_Fuller@nps.gov. Please reference the solicitation number in the subject line of the email, as "140P8319R0009/QUESTION." Interested parties are urged to check for amendments.
REMINDER: This is currently an unfunded requirement with a high expectation that funds will be available. When and if funds become available, a contract will be awarded at that time. (Funds are expected to become available in June 2019, however, Offerors shall guarantee their proposal for 90 calendar days from the solicitation closing date).
The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation.
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This is an amendment to a previously synopsized Request for Proposals for the National Park Service, Lewis & Clark National Historical Park, for a contractor to replace the water mains and appurtenances at the Fort Clatsop Visitor Center, as well as cap and abandon existing pipes. This amendment no. 0002 is necessary to (1) Extend the response date of the solicitation, (2) Add SF-30 Amendment 002 as Attachment 13, (3) Answer question asked about wastewater drawing, (4) Add Wastewater Drawing as Attachment 14, and (5) Answer question asked about Technical Proposal Section L.4 of Attachment 8.
(1) The response date is changed from Friday, June 14, 2019 to Wednesday, June 20, 2019.
(2) Standard Form 30, Amendment 002, is incorporated into this solicitation as Attachment no. 13.
(3) The following QUESTION was asked: Could the park provide the current surveys with the locates marked and the lay of the new sewer to guide the proposals? This would ensure a better end product for understanding why the route is where it is. ANSWER: The work of this solicitation to replace the water mains and appurtenances is Phase I of the overall project. Phase II will be to replace the waste water lines, which is still in preliminary design, drawings not finalized. However, the park is able to provide a drawing for Offerors to reference (please understand this is not a final design), that is incorporated into the solicitation as Attachment no. 14. When reviewing Attachment no. 14, Offerors shall be advised that drawing illustrates in red, the planned route of the wastewater and the approved (by NPS Compliance) routing of the waste water project, as it is in the preliminary design-phase. Also, the drawing illustrates in blue, the waterline. The Key Notes shown on the drawing do not apply to this solicitation. Offerors shall use the Key Notes from the final waterline design provided in Attachment no. 6.
(4) The document titled "Drawing_Wastewater_Location in Red" is incorporated into this solicitation as Attachment no. 14.
(5) QUESTION ASKED regarding Attachment no. 8, Section L.4, Part I ¿ Technical Proposal, if Items no. 3 and 4 are duplicate of each other. ANSWER: No, they are separate items, however, they do relate to one another. Item no. 3 is providing what the Offeror should focus on for filling out the"¿Experience & Past Performance - Form 1" referenced in Item no. 4. Offerors shall make a pen-and-ink change in Attachment no. 8, to replace Section L.4, Part I ¿ Item 3, with Section M.1.1(a) items i through v.
REMINDER: Proposals are due by 4:30pm (PST) on June 19, 2019, submitted electronically by email to Phaedra_Fuller@nps.gov. Refer to Section L and M of Attachment no. 8, Revised Terms-Clauses, for full details of what to include in proposal.
ALL ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING VIA EMAIL. Submit questions to Phaedra Fuller, Contracting Officer. Email address is Phaedra_Fuller@nps.gov. Please reference the solicitation number in the subject line of the email, as "140P8319R0009/QUESTION." Interested parties are urged to check for amendments.
REMINDER: This is currently an unfunded requirement with a high expectation that funds will be available. When and if funds become available, a contract will be awarded at that time. (Funds are expected to become available in June 2019, however, Offerors shall guarantee their proposal for 90 calendar days from the solicitation closing date).
The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation.
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This is an amendment to a previously synopsized Request for Proposals for the National Park Service, Lewis & Clark National Historical Park, for a contractor to replace the water mains and appurtenances at the Fort Clatsop Visitor Center, as well as cap and abandon existing pipes. As previously stated, the total lineal feet is approx. 3,100. Visitor center will remain open during construction. This amendment no. 0001 is necessary to (1) Extend the response date of the solicitation, (2) Advise Offerors to replace the word "quote" with "proposal" wherever the word "quote" appears, (3) Add SF-30 Amendment 001 as Attachment 7, (4) Advise Offerors to make a pen-and-ink change to Specifications Section 01 27 00, (5) Attachment 3, Terms-Clauses, is revised and replaced (revised version included as Attachment 8 supersedes Attachment 7), (6) Pre-proposal site visit notes is added, included as Attachment 9, (7) Inadvertent Discovery Plan is added, included as Attachment 10, (8) "Experience and Past Performance - Form 1" is added, included as Attachment 11, and (9) "Key Personnel Experience and Qualifications - Form 2" is added, included as Attachment 12.
(1) The response date is changed from Friday, June 7, 2019 to Friday, June 14, 2019.
(2) Throughout the "READ ME FIRST" document (Attachment no. 1), wherever the term "quote" appears, Offerors shall substitute as "proposal." This solicitation is a Request for Proposals, not a Request for Quotations.
(3) Standard Form 30, Amendment 001, is incorporated into this solicitation as Attachment no. 7.
(4) Offerors shall make a pen-and-ink change to Specifications Section 01 27 00, Definitions, as follows: Paragragh 3.1A1 "...in accordance with the project plans and specifications. Remove existing meter and vault and backfill in accordance to specifications." And, Paragraph 3.1G1 "...in accordance with the project plans and specifications. Remove existing meter and vault and backfill in accordance to specifications." This pen-and-ink change is also included in Attachment no. 9, Site Visit Notes.
(5) The "Terms-Clauses" document is revised, and incorporated into the solicitation as Attachment no. 8 dated 6/4/19. This revised version shall replace the original version that was Attachment no. 3 dated 4/13/19. Please refer to Attachment no. 8 for full details of the changes made, summarized as follows: (a) H.6, Subcontracting Requirements, is not applicable (text is lined out), (b) H.9, Seasonal Shutdown, is not applicable (text is lined out), (c) Section G.3, CPARS, has a note added to bottom of section, (d) Section I, clause 52.215-17, is not applicable (text is lined out), (e) added clause 52.217-19, Notification of Ownership Changes, to Section I.1, (f) Section I.1, clause 52.228-14, is not applicable (text is lined out), (g) Section K, provision 52.209-7, is not applicable (text is lined out), (h) Section J, List of Attachments, is revised to show updates, (i) Section L.1, provision 52.204-6, is not applicable (text is lined out), (j) clause 52.204-18 was included in Sections I and L, but should have only been included once, in Section L. The clause is now shown as being lined out in Section I.1, (k) Section L.1, provision 52.215-20, is not applicable (text is lined out), (l) Section L.1, provision 52.222-23, includes two corrections: the first in paragraph (b), Goals for Minority Participation for Each Trade is changed from 6.1% to 2.4%, and the second correction is in paragraph (e), the name of the county is changed from "Whatcom County, Washington" to "Clatsop County, Oregon," (m) Section L.5, Proposal Submission Methods, Part III - Bid Bond, changed the address of where to mail the bid bond, from Sarah Welch in Sedro Woolley WA to Phaedra Fuller in Port Angeles WA (Text is lined out and replaced), (n) Section M.1.1(a) is changed to add a subfactor (Trenching and pipe-laying construction), for a total of five subfactors, and (o) Section M.1.1(c) is changed to correct the list of subfactors, for a total of four subfactors.
(6) The pre-proposal site visit/site walk and Q & A occurred at 1pm (PST) on 5/16/19, as previously announced, and was well attended. The site visit notes are incorporated into this solicitation as Attachment no. 9.
(7) The document titled "Inadvertent Discovery Plan" is incorporated into this solicitation as Attachment no. 10. During the site visit, this document was requested to be included.
(8) The document titled "Experience & Past Performance - Form 1" is incorporated into this solicitation as Attachment no. 11. Refer to Attachment no. 8, Section L.4, Part I, item 4.
(9) The document titled "Key Personnel Experience & Qualifications - Form 2" is incorporated into this solicitation as Attachment no. 12. Refer to Attachment no. 8, Section L.4, Part I, Item 6.
REMINDER: Proposals are due by 4:30pm (PST) on June 14, 2019, submitted electronically by email to Phaedra_Fuller@nps.gov. Refer to Section L and M of Attachment no. 8, Revised Terms-Clauses, for full details of what to include in proposal.
ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING VIA EMAIL. Submit questions to Phaedra Fuller, Contracting Officer. Email address is Phaedra_Fuller@nps.gov. Please reference the solicitation number in the subject line of the email, as "140P8319R0009/QUESTION." Interested parties are urged to check for amendments.
REMINDER: This is currently an unfunded requirement with a high expectation that funds will be available. When and if funds become available, a contract will be awarded at that time. (Funds are expected to become available in June 2019, however, Offerors shall guarantee their proposal for 90 calendar days from the solicitation closing date).
The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation.
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This is a Request for Proposals for the National Park Service, Lewis & Clark National Historical Park. Contractor will replace the water mains and appurtenances at the Fort Clatsop Visitor Center, as well as cap and abandon existing pipes. Total lineal feet is approx. 3,100. Visitor center will remain open during construction.
PAPER COPIES OF THE SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED and telephone requests, email requests, or fax requests for the solicitation will not be accepted. The full solicitation package (Standard Form 1442 and all associated attachments) is available in FedBizOpps "FBO" at https://www.fbo.gov. Within this synopsis page, scroll to bottom to find attachments, or look to right-side menu bar for listing of attachments.
PRE-PROPOSAL SITE VISIT. An organized pre-proposal site is scheduled for Thursday, May 16, 2019 at 1pm (PST). Refer to Section L of Solicitation Attachment no. 3, Terms-Conditions, for complete site visit details.
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE. The government anticipates awarding the contract in June 2019, and plans to have on-site construction work begin in August or September 2019, as coordinated with the project team. Anticipated period of performance is 60 calendar days from issuance of the Notice to Proceed. Offeror should plan to get through all project submittals after award, by end of July 2019, and complete all on-site construction work between August and September 2019.
OTHER INFO. This project is being solicited and awarded as a total (100%) Small Business set-aside. The NAICS code for this solicitation is 237110, Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction, with an associated small business size standard of $36.5 million. The magnitude of construction for this project is between $250,000 and $500,000. This magnitude range is required in accordance with FAR 36.204 and is not the government's estimate. A single firm-fixed price construction contract will be awarded as a result of the solicitation.
ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING VIA EMAIL (NO PHONE OR FAX QUESTIONS). Submit questions to Phaedra Fuller, Contracting Officer. Email address is phaedra_fuller@nps.gov, and cc: Colby_Mackley@nps.gov. Please reference the solicitation number in the subject line of the email, as "140P8319R0009/QUESTION." It is the responsibility of the Offerors to monitor the FBO website to download all amendments and attachments which may also be issued against the solicitation prior to the solicitation's closing date.
NOTE: This is currently an unfunded requirement with a high expectation that funds will be available. When and if funds become available, a contract will be awarded at that time. (Funds are expected to become available in June 2019, however, Offerors shall guarantee their proposal for 90 calendar days from the solicitation closing date).
The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation..

This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice announcing that the National Park Service, Lewis & Clark National Historical Park, intends to issue a Request for Proposals for construction, for a contractor to replace the water mains and appurtenances at the Fort Clatsop Visitor Center, as well as cap and abandon existing pipes. Total lineal feet is approx. 3,100. Visitor center will remain open during construction. This project is being solicited and awarded as a total (100%) Small Business set-aside. The NAICS code for this solicitation is 237110, Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction, with an associated small business size standard of $36.5 million. The magnitude of construction for this project is between $250,000 and $500,000. This magnitude range is required in accordance with FAR 36.204 and is not the government's estimate. A single firm-fixed price construction contract will be awarded as a result of the solicitation. Solicitation number 140P8319R0009 will be issued as a Request for Proposals, posted to FedBizOpps "FBO" at http://www.fbo.gov between April 30th and May 10th, 2019, with a response date 30 days thereafter.
PROJECT LOCATION. The project is located at the Fort Clatsop Visitor Center within Lewis & Clark National Historical Site, 92345 Fort Clatsop Road, Astoria, Oregon 97102. The visitor center is located at Fort Clatsop Road approximately 2 miles south of Warrenton, Oregon. Driving directions are available at the following website address: https://www.nps.gov/lewi/planyourvisit/directions.htm.
PRE-PROPOSAL SITE VISIT. An organized pre-proposal site is scheduled for all interested parties on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at 1pm (PST). This site visit information is also provided in Section L of Solicitation Attachment no. 3, Terms-Conditions. Interested parties shall RSVP directly to Colby Mackley, Chief of Facility Management, at Lewis & Clark NHP. RSVP by phone at (360) 461-1198 or by email to Colby_Mackley@nps.gov. If RSVP by email, please also cc: Phaedra_Fuller@nps.gov. Attendees shall meet at the Fort Clatsop Visitor Center (front of building by main entry) at 1pm. Colby Mackley will provide a site walk and talk about the project, note and answer any questions. However, if answers cannot be provided during the site visit, then Colby will note those questions, and they will be answered in the site visit notes that will be posted as a separate attachment to the solicitation, as an amendment to the solicitation within 3 days of the site visit. If questions arise immediately after the site visit, please send them in writing by email to Colby, and cc: Phaedra Fuller, Contracting Officer (email Phaedra_Fuller@nps.gov). It is strongly encouraged that anyone interested in potentially submitting a proposal for this project, attend the site visit. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract award.
PROJECT PERIOD OF PERFROMANCE. The government anticipates awarding the contract in June 2019, and plans to have on-site construction work begin in September 2019, as coordinated with the project team. Anticipated period of performance is 60 calendar days from issuance of the Notice to Proceed. Offeror should plan to get through all project submittals after award, by end of July 2019, and complete all on-site construction work between August and September 2019.
PAPER COPIES OF THE SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED and telephone requests, email requests, or fax requests for the solicitation will not be accepted. The solicitation package will be posted between April 30th and May 10th, 2019. The full solicitation package, including the Standard Form 1442 (solicitation form SF-1442) and all associated attachments, will be available in FedBizOpps. This Pre-Solicitation Notice announcement does not constitute the solicitation.
ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY EMAIL, IN WRITING (NO PHONE OR FAX QUESTIONS). Submit questions in writing, sending by email to Phaedra_Fuller@nps.gov, and cc: Colby_Mackley@nps.gov. Please reference the solicitation number in the subject line of the email, as "140P8319R0009/QUESTION." Interested parties are urged to check FedBizOpps for amendments.
NOTE 1: Reminder that the solicitation will be posted to FBO between April 30th and May 10th, 2019. The Contracting Officer will be out of the office April 15th - May 6th. Once the solicitation is posted, Colby Mackley, Chief of Facility Management, Lewis & Clark National Historical Park, will be able to answer some if not all questions asked about the solicitation, while Phaedra is out of the office. If Colby cannot immediately provide an answer, he will compile the questions and upon Phaedra's return to the office, she will amend the solicitation on/about May 7th, to post the compiled Q & A as a separate attachment.
NOTE 2: This is currently an unfunded requirement with a high expectation that funds will be available. When and if funds become available, a contract will be awarded at that time. (Funds are expected to become available in June 2019, however, Offerors shall guarantee their proposal for 90 calendar days from the solicitation closing date).
The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation.
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