Van Buren LPOE Asphalt Repair and Replacement

This is a pre-solicitation notice for the Van Buren Paving Project at the Van Buren Land Port of Entry (LPOE) in Van Buren, ME. The scope of this contract includes site preparation and removal of materials. The anticipated award will be a base contract with two options.  The base award square footage is 15’ x 1250’ and then additional compacting of 4’ x 1250’. The First Option removal and installing the asphalt in an area of 17’ x 1000’ & 25’x 250 feet for a total of 1250feet. The Second Option is crack sealing of 30’ x 300’ and installing a 5’x50’ curb.

The magnitude of this project is between $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00. The NAICS code for this service is 236220- Commercial and Institutional Building Construction. The Small Business Size standard is $45 Million.

The approach to this source selection for this procurement will be in accordance with FAR Part 15 and represents the Best Value continuum- Trade-Off process. The selection will be made in accordance with specific price and technical factors, and not necessarily the lowest price. The solicitation will require offerors to submit technical and price proposals. Offerors will be evaluated on technical capability and price, with technical quality being equal to price.

This will be a negotiated procurement and there will not be a public bid opening. The solicitation will be available on or about August 07, 2024, with a site visit to follow estimated to be held in the month of August.  This solicitation is being issued as Total Small Business Set- Aside.

To view or download the solicitation requires registration at the System for Award Management (SAM) website at http://www.sam.gov. Downloads are available only through the SAM website. Any amendments will only be available from the SAM website. Offerors are responsible for checking the SAM website frequently for any update(s) to this Pre-Solicitation Announcement or amendments to the Solicitation. The website is occasionally inaccessible due to maintenance. The government is not responsible for any loss of internet connectivity or for an offerors inability to access the document at the referenced website.

Prior to bidding, prospective contractors shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award of a contract. SAM registration is available online at the SAM website at http://sam.gov/ Annual Representations and Certifications (by FAR 52.204-8 -Jan 2014) must be filled-in online at http://sam.gov/. The required Annual Form Vets- 100 must also be filled-in online at https://vets100.dol.gov per FAR 52.222-37.

The point-of-contact for administrative for contractual questions is the Contract Specialist, Kevin McLaughlin at Kevin.McLaughlin@gsa.gov and the Contracting Officer, Molly A. Lewis at Molly.Lewis@gsa.gov.  Please provide all questions via email for a prompt response.