Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

This announcement constitutes a Pre-Solicitation Notice/Synopsis in accordance with FAR Subpart 5.2. The Government intends to issue a formal solicitation via a Request for Proposals (RFP) in accordan... This announcement constitutes a Pre-Solicitation Notice/Synopsis in accordance with FAR Subpart 5.2. The Government intends to issue a formal solicitation via a Request for Proposals (RFP) in accordance with FAR 15, following this announcement, on or about 15 days from the publication of this announcement. The solicitation and if applicable, any amendments, shall be posted on sam.gov. Responses will be due 30 days after the solicitation is posted, unless extended through an amendment. There may be a question and answer period/pre-proposal conference before proposals are due. Interested offerors must be active in SAM.gov at the date and time proposals are due to be eligible for award. Proposals submitted by contractors without an active record in SAM.gov will not be considered. The U.S. Forest Service plans to solicit offers for a Multiple Award Task Order (MATOC), Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract type with an estimated Not to Exceed (NTE) shared capacity of $10 Million. The ordering period is anticipated to be five (5) years. The Government anticipates to award three (3) to five (5) contracts for this MATOC. This acquisition will be competed as a Small Business Set-Aside. The anticipated acquisition approach is best value/trade off. Anticipated bonding requirement is $250K per project and $250K aggregate with the assumption that offerors can increase their bonding capacity as needed. Two (2) seed projects are anticipated, one located in the Chugach National Forest and the other in the Tongass National Forest. The guaranteed minimum amount for each contract will be $2.5K for the entire period of the contract. The Government intends to award without discussions but reserves the right to conduct discussions as necessary. Scope of Work: The scope of this MATOC includes, but is not limited to, the following types of highway, street, and bridge construction. The work performed may include new work, additions, alterations, maintenance, and repairs. Road Construction: New road construction Road reconstruction/restoration Other roadbed construction Road decommissioning Construction of steel, concrete, and timber road bridges Trail bridges located at trailheads readily accessible by road building equipment Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) requirements Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads (ERFO) requirements Culverts, aquatic passage structures, and ancillary structures Erosion type work for roads, stream banks, and lake shore erosion work Other requirements cited under Divisions 100 through 700 of the FP-14 The major categories of work activities required by the contract include clearing, earthwork, structural embankments, drainage structures, pit/quarry development, aggregate crushing, road base and surfacing, road structure demolition, road structure construction (such as retaining walls and minor bridge work) and road obliteration (decommissioning) In carrying out work issued as task orders under the awarded MATOC, the contractor shall furnish the personnel, equipment, tools, materials, vehicles, facilities, supervision and other items and services necessary for, or incidental to, the performance of work set forth in the task order’s Scope/Statement of Work. The Contractor shall assume all risk, loss, damage, or expense arising out of the performance of the work, except as otherwise provided in the contract. Contractor personnel shall possess appropriate certifications and training to accomplish the required work as specified in individual task orders. Location(s): Requirements shall be carried out as specified in the individual task orders at locations within Alaska (AK). There is not a requirement for offerors to be able to perform in all the locations listed. Potential projects may be in, but not limited to the areas listed below: Ketchikan Misty-Fjords Ranger District Tongass NF Zone 1 Prince of Wales Island Ranger District Tongass NF Zone 2 Wrangell Ranger District Tongass NF Zone 3 Petersburg Ranger District Tongass NF Zone 4 Sitka Ranger District Tongass NF Zone 5 Hoonah Ranger District Tongass NF Zone 6 Juneau Ranger District Tongass NF Zone 7 Yakutat Ranger District Tongass NF Zone 8 Cordova Ranger District Chugach NF Zone 9 Seward and Glacier Ranger Districts Chugach NF Zone 10 Disclaimer: This notice does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. Respondents are advised that the United States (U.S) Government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this notice. All costs associated with responding to this notice will be solely at the responding party's expense. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S Government to form a binding contract. Submit questions and/or concerns to: Au Nguyen Supervisory Contracting Officer au.nguyen@usda.gov Phone: 703-981-5796 OR: Paula Sales Contract Specialist paula.sales@usda.gov