Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary, and the Government ... THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary, and the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. As part of its market research, USDA-FS GWJ is issuing this Sources Sought to determine if there exist an adequate number of qualified interested contractors capable of providing the requirement. TheGovernment may use the responses to this Sources Sought for information and planning purposes. This Sources Sought is only for the purpose of identifying potential sources as part of USDA-FS GWJ market research. No Request For Proposal (RFP) exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the RFP Do not submit pricing information in response to this Sources Sought Technical questions will not be answered or responded to The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forest Service (FS), George Washington and Jefferson National Forest (GWJ) is searching for firms who can provide the following: Place Of Performance: George Washington and Jefferson National Forest, Bolar Mountain Recreation Area, Twin Ridge Drive, Bath County VA, 24445, Tax Map 91-7. Existing system: The Forest Service is considering upgrades to the wastewater treatment facilities at the Bolar Mountain Recreation Area. The current wastewater system serves four campgrounds (138 campsites total), two dump stations, and restrooms for a swimming beach/picnic area. Wastewater is collected and pumped to a centralized Rotating Biological Contactor (RBC)/sand filter package sewage treatment plant. The treated sewage is discharged into Lake Moomaw under VPDES Permit 0032123 at 13,000 GPD. The existing package sewage treatment plant is approaching 40 years old and has experienced operation and maintenance issues. New system: Each campground, dump station and picnic area will have septic tanks to collect solids. Septic tank volume will be twice the daily flow per area. The current grinder pump stations will be replaced with effluent pump stations. The effluent pump stations will include a large dosing tank to dose effluent to a central treatment location. Due to infiltration/inflow issues described by Forest Service employees, new force mains and sewer mains will replace the existing sewerage. A centralized package treatment plant is proposed near the proposed dripfield. The treated effluent will be collected in a large dosing tank to dose the drainfield. Treated effluent will be to Treatment Level 2 standards (BOD: 30 mg/l, TSS: 30 mg/l), plus TN reduction to 8 mg/l prior to dispersal or 5 mg/l in the dispersal field. The drainfield will consist of a multi-zoned shallow placed drip dispersal drainfield. Number of lines will be determined as the design develops. Based on the soil evaluation and permeability tests for 14,000 GPD, the dripfield will consist of approximately 38,976 linear feet of drip tubing. The drip tubing will be installed 3 inches deep and required 9 inches of cover material over the entire dripfield. Submittal Format: Email Subject Line: 1029859 Bolar Mountain Source Sought_Firm Name Send to: Steven J Alves, steven.alves@usda.gov with a cc: kelvin.jackson1@usda.gov One Page (1) Limit total /11 font - Commercial “cut sheet” reflecting up to three (3) projects completed by your company of a same/similar nature completed in the last three (3) years One Page (1) Limit – current Beta.Sam.Gov registration screen shot (Showing active) Denote any socio-economic considerations under FAR 19 Unique Requirement: Your company must be licensed in the State of Virginia and be listed as a provider by the Virginia Department of Health for this type of drain system Responses to this Sources Sought are not proposals on which USDA-FS GWJ can issue any contract. This Sources Sought is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not itself constitute an RFP. The Government does not intend to award a contract based only on responses to this Sources Sought. All information received in response to this Sources Sought marked "Proprietary" will be protected and handled accordingly. Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. Responses to the Sources Sought will not be returned. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this Sources Sought. USDA-FS GWJ will not pay for information received in response to this Sources Sought. Please send responses with the subject heading: 1029859 Bolar Mountain Source Sought_Firm Name Steven J Alves, steven.alves@usda.gov with a cc: kelvin.jackson1@usda.gov