South POW Road Drainage Stabilization

Added: Feb 09, 2015 5:35 pm This is a pre-solicitation notice.

The US Forest Service contemplates issuing a solicitation for the South POW Road Drainage Stabilization project (sol. No. AG-0116-S-15-0011) on or after Tuesday, February 24, 2015, using this FedBizOpps website. We reserve the right not to release a solicitation. Proposals will be due thirty or so days after release of the solicitation, and contract award is anticipated within sixty days after receipts of proposals. A Total Small Business set-aside is anticipated, but all interested concerns may download the solicitation. A concern who believes the best interest of the Government will be served by a different approach (for example full and open competition or HUB-Zone set-aside) should share its thoughts with the contracting officer as soon as practicable after the posting of this pre-solicitation notice but before the release of the solicitation.

NOTE REGARDING FEDBIZOPPS LISTINGS.
The FedBizOpps website has three separate listings for the Forest Service in Alaska. These are (1) R-10 Alaska Region, Juneau, AK; (2) R-10 Chugach National Forest, Anchorage, AK; and (3) R-10 Tongass National Forest, Ketchikan, AK. Prospective bidders are advised that these three listings are not purely geographic and that a requirement on either the Chugach (Anchorage) or Tongass (Ketchikan) National Forest may be posted under the Regional Office (Juneau) listing. Thus, prospective bidders seeking Forest Service opportunities in Alaska should visit both the appropriate Forest listing (Anchorage or Ketchikan) as well as the Regional listing (Juneau). The solicitation contemplated by this notice will appear under the Ketchikan listing.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION.
A summary of project work includes the following:

1.) Modular bridge removal and repair.
2.) Slide removal.
3.) Furnish and/or replace culvert.
4.) Haul and placement of government furnished aggregate.
5.) Clean ditches.
6.) Store or stormproof roads.
7.) Provide a medium sized crawler excavator with operator at an hourly rate.
8.) Furnish and install Glu-lam slab bridges.
9.) Construct a log stringer bridge.

Unless otherwise provided, the Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, tools, transportation, and supplies and perform all work required to complete the project in accordance with the specifications and provisions of the contract.

PROJECT LOCATION.
The specified roads to be maintained are located on Prince of Wales Island. The project begins approximately 16 miles south of the community of Hollis on the following National Forest System Roads (NFSR):

NFSR 2014000, 2016000, 2100330, 2100345, 2100354, 2100355, 2100357, 2100368, 2120000, 2135000, 2135500, 2135580, 2150000, 2100000, 2120000, 2150200, 2150230

SOLICITATION DETAILS.
The following preliminary details are provided for the benefit of prospective bidders, but are subject to change in the actual solicitation.
Estimated price range: between $250,000 and $500,000
Contract type: firm-fixed-price.
Period of performance: from issuance of notice to proceed through September 30, 2016.
Solicitation type: Request for Proposals.
Required bonds: bid bond with the bid and performance and payment bonds after award of a contract.
Site visit: An organized site visit is not contemplated; however, interested concerns are free to visit the site at any time to ascertain the nature and location of the work and general conditions which could affect the work.

OBTAINING A SOLICITATION.
Prospective offerors are expected to obtain the solicitation from the Internet.

REGISTRATIONS.
In order to receive any contract award, a vendor must be registered in the System for Award Management, www.sam.gov.

The USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.