Replacement of Sanitary & Storm Sewer Pipes, Asbes

The purpose of this amendment is to answer a prospective bidder's questions - See attached Standard Form 30, Amendment of Solicitation/Modification of Contract.

The purpose of this amendment is to publish the roster from the organized site visit conducted on 11/28/2017.

This Invitation for Bids (IFB) is made using the procedures of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 14, Sealed Bidding. The National Park Service, Northeast Region (NER), New England Major Acquisition Buying Office (NE-MABO), will evaluate bids in response to this solicitation, without discussions, and contemplates awarding a contract to the responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government, considering only price and the price-related factors specified elsewhere in the solicitation.

See Section L of this solicitation for Special Notices regarding the submission of a complete bid.

Dept. of Labor, Construction Wage Rate General Decision Numbers: ME170097 and ME170084 shall apply as appropriate.

The order of magnitude for this project is estimated to be between $500,000 and $1,000,000.

Award is restricted to small businesses in accordance Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.203 -- Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, Set-Asides for Small Business Concerns. The IFB will be set-aside for 100% for Small Businesses under NAICS Code: 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (SBA size standard $36.5M).

FAR Clause 52.219-14 applies and the bidder will perform at least 15 percent of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees.

Contract performance period for on-site work is 120 days after Notice to Proceed with a goal for completion, including final clean-up of the premise by May 04, 2018.

Location of Work: The location of this work is at the Acadia National Park; Schoodic Institute of ACAD - Rockefeller Hall; Winter Harbor, ME 04693.

Interested parties are strongly encouraged to inspect site prior to submitting a bid. An organized site visit is scheduled and details can be found in Section L, FAR 52.236-27, SITE VISIT. A Pre-proposal conference is not planned.

VETS-4212 Report: Prospective bidders are put on notice that the FAR prohibits making any award to a contractor that has not submitted the required annual VETS-4212, Federal Contractor Veterans' Employment Report (VETS-4212 Report), with respect to the preceding fiscal year if the contractor was subject to the reporting requirements of 38 U.S.C. 4212(d) for that fiscal year. Refer to FAR clause 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans.

Any questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted in writing to the Contract Specialist, David Barceleau, at david_barceleau@nps.gov. Questions should be submitted no later than five business days prior to the due date.

The contemplated Invitation for Bids (IFB), 140P4318B0001, will consist of the following construction services for the Replacement of Sanitary & Storm Sewer Pipes, Asbestos Remediation and Repairs.

The work of this contract consists of the replacement of the sanitary and storm sewer deteriorated galvanized steel and cast iron pipes with new PVC piping; removal, handling and disposal of asbestos-containing materials (ACM) and asbestos contaminated debris associated with piping replacement and other moisture-related damage; and monitoring and sampling during construction; replacement of damaged building materials at the Rockefeller Hall, Acadia National Park, Winter Harbor, Maine.

Location of Work: The location of this work is at the Acadia National Park; Schoodic Institute of ACAD - Rockefeller Hall; Winter Harbor, ME 04693.

The order of magnitude for this project is estimated to be between $500,000 and $1,000,000. Tentative date for issuing the IFB is on or about November 14, 2017.

Tentative closing date of the IFB is on or about December 14, 2017.

Contract performance period for on-site work is 120 days after Notice to Proceed with a goal for completion, including final clean-up of the premise by May 04, 2018.

Plans will be available for inspection without charge as attachments to the IFB.

Requests for the Invitation for Bids shall be directed to view the entire IFB on the Governmentwide point of entry available via the Internet at http://www.fedbizopps.gov.

Award is restricted to small businesses in accordance Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.203 -- Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, Set-Asides for Small Business Concerns. The IFB will be set-aside for 100% for Small Businesses under NAICS Code: 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (SBA size standard $36.5M).

The contemplated IFB will utilize FAR Part 14, Sealed Bidding.

Dept. of Labor, Construction Wage Rate General Decision Numbers: ME170097 and ME170084 shall apply as appropriate.

Solicitation documents, including technical data, will be available free of charge through the Governmentwide point of entry available via the Internet at http://www.fedbizopps.gov.

All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the agency.