Union Creek Trailhead

Added: Jun 12, 2014 6:20 pm The U.S. Forest Service, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest servicing Region 6 has a requirement for a project on the Naches Ranger District. The project includes minor tree clearing, removal of wood bulletin board, removal of existing asphalt, reconstruction of enlarged parking area with minor excavation, embankment and borrow placement, new asphalt paving for road and parking plus additional aggregate parking area, finish grading around CXT toilet building (installed by others) with asphalt pad placed to access toilet plus installation of masonry base entrance sign, bulletin boards, directional signs, picnic tables, fire grills, bicycle rack and rock barriers.

Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, equipment, tools, transportation, and supplies, incidental supplies necessary to perform all work described in accordance with drawings and specifications of the contract. Contractor will be paid for actual work performed.

The Contractor shall utilize products and materials that promote energy conservation, pollution prevention, waste reduction, use of recovered materials, that are environmentally preferable, and are made from bio based materials (e.g. insulating foam, composite panels, concrete with fly ash, wood and concrete sealers, mulch or bio fuel) to the maximum extent possible without jeopardizing the intended end use or detracting from the overall quality delivered.

The Contractor shall assume all risk, loss, damage, or expense arising out of prosecution of the work, except as otherwise provided in the contract.

Award will be made in sufficient time for planning and preparation with on-site work to start on or after August 15, 2014. It is anticipated that the project will allow up to 60 calendar days for completion.

A firm-fixed price contract is contemplated requiring submission of both past performance, technical experience and price proposal. Award will be made to the offeror whose proposal offers the best value to the Government. The estimated construction range of magnitude for this project is between $100,000 and $250,000.

This acquisition is determined to be under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program and posted for 100% small business set aside. Contractors are required to be registered with System for Award Management (SAM). The "Submit Invoice-to" address for USDA orders is the Department of Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). The contractor must follow the instructions on how to register and submit invoices via IPP as prescribed in the previous communications from USDA and Treasury. All invoices are to be submitted via the electronic Invoice Processing Platform. This is a mandatory requirement initiated by the U.S. Department of Treasury and you can find more information at this website https://www.ipp.gov/index.htm. Please make sure that your company has registered at https://www.ipp.gov/vendors/enrollment-vendors.htm to establish your account.

The solicitation with specifications and wage rates will be posted to the https://www.fbo.gov/ website on or after June 27, 2014. No hard copies of the solicitation and applicable amendments will be mailed or issued. To receive the Request for Proposal package and any applicable amendments, offerors must download them from the https://www.fbo.gov/ website.