Sidewalk Replacement and Hoover Gravesite Accessibility Project

Added: Dec 01, 2009 2:48 pm Modified: Dec 03, 2009 2:01 pmTrack Changes ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGE ONLY. The purpose of this Amendment is to notify prospective contractors that this announement replaces N6470090029A, which was posted on 11-5-09. The solicitation number will be N647009029A and can be found via www.fedbizoops.gov and/or http://ideasec.nbc.gov.

Added: Dec 01, 2009 2:48 pm On or about 03 December 2009, the National Park Service (NPS), Midwest Regional Office Major Acquisition Buying Office (MWRO - MABO), intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to award a single, firm-fixed price contract for the work to include "Replace Concrete and Pervious Concrete Walkways" located at Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, West Branch, IA . The solicitation closing date will be on or about 11 January 2009. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. Responses to this synopsis are not required. A Site Visit will be scheduled after the solicitation is issued.

The official solicitation, when posted, will be available free of charge by electronic posting only and may be found at www.fedbizopps.gov or http://ideasec.nbc.gov. PAPER COPIES OF THE SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. Amendments, if/when issued, will be posted to www.fedbizopps.gov and http://ideasec.nbc.gov for electronic downloading. This will be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the offerors responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation.

In accordance with FAR 19.10 and agency supplements, this project will utilize full and open competition procedures pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. The North American Industry Classification System code for this project will be 238990 with a size standard of $14 M. IAW agency procedure; this requirement will be subject to the Davis Bacon Act and will included FAR clause 52.219-4.

Scope of Work

The scope of work will include:

Furnish all labor, equipment and material to perform site demolition, removal of one tree and miscellaneous small stumps, grading, aggregate base layer and sump construction, standard and pervious concrete pavement construction, seeding, sodding and incidental construction. Actual drawings and specifications will be provided with the solicitation when issued.

IAW FAR 36.204, the estimated magnitude of the project is between $100,000 and $250,000. The anticipated period of performance is 75 calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed. Additionally, it is estimated that the performance period will not commence until approximately mid-March. Actual dates will be listed in the solicitation when issued.

Bonds will be required as follows: Bid Guarantee - 20% of the contract price. Payment and Performance bonds - 100% of the contract price.

THIS WILL NOT BE A SEAL BID OR LOW BID PROCUREMENT. A modified source selection process will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 15, Source Selection Procedures, utilizing a Performance Price Trade Off process (PPT). This process will use factors such as technical, price, and past performance. The past performance factor shall be the most important. Additionally, past performance will be significantly more important than all other factors combined, to included cost/price. Failure to submit all requested information in the solicitation may result in the entire proposal being disqualified from further competition.

The Government intends to award without discussions, but reserves the right to conduct discussion should it be deemed in the Government's best interest.

REGISTRATIONS: Offerors must have and/or maintain an active registration with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) website to be eligible for a Government contract award. In order to receive any contract award, a vendor must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). To register a firm in the CCR system, visit http://www.ccr.gov/. To register a firm in the ORCA system, visit http://www.bpn.gov.