Turkey Fork Lake Day Use Area Parking Lot Mill and Overlay

This Pre-Solicitation Notice is for a contract action pursuant to FAR 5.204 and an announcement request interested firms to submit comments and/or questions on the following:

Turkey Fork Lake Day Use Area Parking Lot – Mill and Overlay

The formal solicitation will be announced at a later date.

The proposed contract will be a competitive firm-fixed-price contract procured in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR part 15 Contracting by Negotiation. It is contemplated that the Government will evaluate interested offerors using the Best Value approach.

Prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management https://beta.sam.gov in order to be eligible for award. There will be no preannouncement of when the solicitation will be available; however, the issuance date for this solicitation is anticipated to be on or about June 1, 2020.

The scope of work for the resultant contract will primarily be mill and overlay of the Chickasawhay Ranger District Parking Lot.

This project will involve the milling and overlaying of an approximately 34,000 square foot parking lot in the Chickasawhay National Forest. The parking lot is located in the south quarter of Section 4, T4N, R7W, Greene County, Mississippi at the end of Forest Service Road 232A3. See the parking area outlined in red picture below for the start and end of paving for the parking lot. The parking lot is approximately 34,821 square feet and was placed in the late 80s or early ’90s. The pavement is showing signs of deterioration, which includes cracking and oxidation.

The anticipated period or performance is July 7th, 2020 through December 11th, 2020

This synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract, nor does the Government intend to pay for any information submitted as a result of this request. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any cost associated with submission of the information being requested or reimburse expenses incurred to interested parties for responses to this announcement. However, the USDA Forest Service reserves the right to contact one or more of the respondents if additional information is required.

Responses of the Government to potential contractor's comments and questions to draft attachments to this notice will be published on the Government Point of Entry: https://beta.sam.gov