Sugar Creek Stormproofing - Phase I, Klamath NF

**PLEASE READ: THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE. NO OTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE UNTIL THE SOLICITATION IS ISSUED ON THE DATE IDENTIFIED BELOW**

Project Description:
Solicitation Documents: The solicitation will be issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) requiring both price and technical proposals responding to evaluation criteria described in the solicitation. Documents will only be available electronically to download from this website on or about March 14, 2014.

Description: The intent for this contract is to secure services to stormproof National Forest system roads 41N14 and 41N16 on the Klamath National Forest. The primary work items include clearing and brushing the roads, removing specified existing pipes, installing new corrugated, steel pipes, cleaning specified existing culverts along with their catch basins and outlets, reducing fill volumes of soil over specified culverts, constructing drainage ditches, removing berms from the outside edge of the roadway, out-sloping the roads in designated sections, constructing aggregate reinforced rolling dips and seeding and mulching areas in the construction zone.
Unless otherwise provided, the Contractor shall furnish all labor, transportation, equipment, tools, supervision, materials and any necessary incidentals to accomplish work on this project.

Location: The project sites are located along Forest Service road 41N14 & 41N16 on the Scott River Ranger District of the Klamath National Forest. The Project Roads are located north of county road 1C002 approximately 5.8 miles west of Callahan, California in in Siskiyou County. Callahan is located at the south end of Scott Valley along Highway 3, approximately 38 miles southwest of I-5. Refer to project location map.

Price Range: $500,000 - $1,000,000
Contract Time: 114 Calendar Days
Estimated Start Date: June 2, 2014.
Set-Aside: This project is 100% set aside for HubZone small business concerns.

Bonds: A Bid guarantee is required with the offer. Performance and Payment Bonds in the amount of 100% of the contract price will be required of the successful contractor within 10 days of award.
Response Location: Offers will be accepted at the Northern California Acquisition Service Area, Redding Office, located within the Shasta-Trinity National Forest Headquarters at 3644 Avtech Parkway, Redding, CA 96002 NO LATER than 12:00 p.m. PDT on date indicated on solicitation.

SAM REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS: Prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) within 5 days of the clsoing date to be considered for award. SAM is a consolidation of the former Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and On-line Representation and Certification Application (ORCA) databases.