SLBE - Provide Access-Interp-Restore SMI Lighthouse Compex

POINT OF CONTACT:

Bridget Parizek, Contract Specialist, bridget_parizek@nps.gov

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: NPS, MWR, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE POSTAL CODE: 49630

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE COUNTRY: USA

Title of Project: 35193 ¿ Provide Access-Interp-Restore SMI Lighthouse - SLBE

GENERAL:

The National Park Service (NPS), Department of Interior (DOI), is soliciting proposals on a Total Small Business set aside basis from all interested businesses having the capability to perform the work described below. The solicitation will be issued electronically at www.beta.sam.gov. Proposal documents will be available for download in Microsoft Word, HTML, Microsoft Excel, and Adobe PDF; Specifications will be available in Adobe PDF format; and drawings will be available in PDF format. Please Note: Paper copies of the solicitation will not be made available.

Solicitation #: 140P6021R0004

Vendors can search for opportunities and award history on www.beta.sam.gov without registering. Interested vendors and plan holders are required to visit the website periodically to check for amendments and other changes to the synopsis or solicitation documents.

Prospective offerors desiring to conduct business with the DOI are required to have an active registration in the Systems for Awards Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov at the receipt of proposals. You are also required to have a DUNS number to conduct business with the Federal Government.

This pre-solicitation announcement is not a solicitation document, but pre-notice of an upcoming solicitation. Specific instructions on submitting your proposal will be contained in the solicitation documents to be issued on or after the date listed below.

Proposed Solicitation Issue Date: Estimated on/about May 17, 2021

The NAICS Code for this requirement is 236220 with a size standard of $39.5 million.

Description:

The purpose of this project is the rehabilitation of four structures within the Lighthouse Complex to provide and expand interpretive services to visitors. These structures include the Lighthouse Tower, Passageway, Keeper¿s Dwelling, and Fog Signal Building. The project also includes rehabilitation of the landscape to improve accessibility of the site and preserve the historic integrity of the site. All work will be located at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in Empire, Michigan.

Type of Procurement: It is anticipated that a negotiated firm-fixed price contract will be awarded requiring submission of both a technical and price proposal. The government will consider an offeror's technical capability in comparison to its price. A source selection process will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 15, Source Selection Procedures, utilizing a Performance Price Trade Off process (PPT). The Government intends to award without discussions, but reserves the right to conduct discussion should it be deemed in the Government's best interest. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency.

GENERAL INFORMATION: IAW FAR 36.204, the estimated magnitude of the project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

Estimated Period of Performance: 180 calendar days

Proposal receipt date is not known at this time. The actual date will be established in the solicitation documents

A pre-proposal meeting may be posted and date/location will be noted in the solicitation.

This project is subject to the Davis-Bacon Act. Bonds will be required as follows: Bid Guarantee - SF 24 at 20% of Contract price. Performance and Payment bonds - 100% of the contract price. Insurance will be required for this project. Be advised that this requirement may be delayed, cancelled, or revised at any time during the process based on decisions related to Department of the Interior (DOI) and National Park Service (NPS) changes.

This procurement is a TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. Responsible small business sources may submit an offer that will be considered.

All responsible sources may submit an offer which, if submitted in a timely manner, will be considered. It is the policy of the government to provide maximum practicable opportunities in its acquisitions to small business, veteran-owned small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns. Such concerns must also have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate as subcontractors in the contracts awarded by any executive agency, consistent with efficient contract performance. All offerors are strongly encouraged to contact their local Small Business Administration Office, to post their need for qualified subcontractors at http://www.sba.gov .