Roadwork Construction of the County Road 31 Left Turn Lane, Yolo County, CA

This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice for Solicitation Number HHSI02-19-R-0011 and is issued to provide a notice to the public for an upcoming project to be performed in support of the Indian Health Service (IHS). This project will be set aside 100% for Small Businesses under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 237310 -- Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction with a size standard of $36.5 million.

This pre-solicitation notice is for an upcoming solicitation that is for a project to construct improvements of Yolo County Road 31 (CR 31) per the Construction Documents [which will be provided with the solicitation]. The proposed construction improvements will mitigate traffic impacts by: 1) adding a dedicated eastbound left-turn lane on CR 31 at the project driveway; 2) maintain an existing six-foot Class II bikeway on both sides of CR 31 along the project frontage; 3) constructing a westbound right-turn deceleration taper on CR 31 at the project driveway; and 4) modifying the centerline striping along CR 31 to prohibit passing in the vicinity of the project driveway.

The period of performance will be 90 calendar days after issuance of the Notice to Proceed.

Per FAR 36.204, the estimated price range of the resultant construction project is between $500,000 and $1,000,000.

This solicitation will be procured as a Request for Proposals (RFP) in accordance with FAR Part 15 and 36 procedures with Lowest Price Technically Acceptable evaluation criteria [to be provided in the solicitation].

Indian Health Service intends to award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Construction Contract in support of this requirement.

The solicitation documents, to include specifications, drawings, Davis Bacon Wage Determinations, etc., will be issued on or about December 7, 2018 with proposals due approximately 60 days after solicitation issuance.

Bidders will be required to submit a 20 percent bid bond with their offer in accordance with FAR Clause 52.228-1, Bid Guarantee (Sep 1996). Additionally, Payment and Performance Bonds will be required to be submitted by the awardee within 10 calendar days of award (in the amount of 100% of the contract value).

A formal site visit is NOT planned. *There is currently construction being performed at the site; therefore, it is asked that there be no disturbance to the current contractor.*

The official SAM website is located at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. Contractors are encouraged to complete SAM registration as soon as possible; the government may not delay award for the purpose of allowing a contractor additional time to register in SAM.

Interested bidders should follow this pre-solicitation notice on FBO by registering in FBO and clicking on "Watch This Opportunity" to receive email notices of any updates to the notice including the posting of the solicitation and any subsequent amendments.