Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

06/30/2022 Amendment 1 published. Answers to all Requests for Information [RFIs] and associated RFP revisions. The proposal due date is unchanged: due NLT 07/08/2022 12p PST. -------------------------... 06/30/2022 Amendment 1 published. Answers to all Requests for Information [RFIs] and associated RFP revisions. The proposal due date is unchanged: due NLT 07/08/2022 12p PST. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 06/23/2022 Corrections to Section B.1 Bid Schedule for RFP B Seed Project 2 Maintenance Stanislaus NF. Attached zip file now titled REV 6.23.2022 RFP B SP2 PROJECT TASK ORDER AND ATTACHMENTS-MAINTENANCE STANISLAUS NF ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 06/07/2022 The solicitation Request for Proposal is published. For the Road Construction and Maintenance IDIQ contracts. Region 5 Southern Sierra Zone Forests. The following are attached: Base IDIQ Request for Proposal Attachment 1. Construction Bond Forms. Attachment 2. Maintenance (Service) Bond Forms Attachment 3. Specification for the Maintenance of Roads Attachment 4. Typical Drawings for Road Maintenance. *Base IDIQ RFP Attachments 1-4 are included as a ZIP file. Individual Project Task Order RFP A. Seed Project 1 : Road Construction, Sierra National Forest Attachment A1. Drawings. Attachment A2. Specifications. Attachment A3. Fire Plan. Attachment A4. Construction Wage Decision. *RFP A (Seed Project 1 Construction) and Attachments A1-A4 included as a ZIP file. Individual Project Task Order RFP B. Seed Project 2: Road Maintenance, Stanislaus National Forest Attachment B1. Drawings. Attachment B2. Specifications. Attachment B3. Fire Plan. Attachment B4. SCA Wage Determination *RFP B (Seed Project 2 Maintenance) and Attachments B1-B4 included as a ZIP file.

Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

This is a pre-solicitation synopsis for informational purposes only to make industry aware of an upcoming IDIQ requirement to be solicited. This is NOT the solicitation / Request for Proposal. No soli... This is a pre-solicitation synopsis for informational purposes only to make industry aware of an upcoming IDIQ requirement to be solicited. This is NOT the solicitation / Request for Proposal. No solicitation yet exists; therefore, do NOT request a copy of the solicitation, bid documents, specifications, or drawings. Responses or proposals are not required at this time. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The USDA Forest Service Procurement and Property Services, Field Procurement Operations, Southwest Zone, Contract Service Area 6, on behalf of Region 5, is currently preparing a solicitation / Request for Proposal [RFP] for multiple-award Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity [IDIQ] contracts for road construction and maintenance for the Southern Sierra Zone National Forests. The Government intends to solicit and award multiple IDIQ contracts for road construction and maintenance for the National Forests within the Southern Sierra Zone: Inyo, Sequoia, Sierra, and Stanislaus. The Government anticipates ten (10) IDIQ contracts to be awarded. The contracts are anticipated to have a five-year performance period with a base year and four (4) one-year option periods. The scope of work of these contracts shall include road construction and road maintenance project task orders. Road Construction project work includes the following: Repair and construction of native surface, gravel or paved roads; and road repair and reconstruction due to damage from human or natural causes. Bridge. Work includes repair and construction of steel, concrete, and timber road bridges; reconstruction of approaches; and related stream work within the project area. Road decommissioning. Work includes de-compaction, partial or full re-contour to restore the roadway to a hydrological stable condition; removal of drainage structures and associated fill to restore site to natural contour; work may include excavation of stream channels; installation of gradient control devices in channels or sediment basins; seeding, fertilizing and mulching; and the construction of water bars. Trail bridges. located at trailheads readily accessible by conventional road building equipment. Work includes construction or reconstruction of bridge. Site will be accessible from National Forest system or other public roads. Culverts, Aquatic Passage Structures, and Ancillary Structures. Work includes road structures for aquatic passages, bottomless arches, small bridges, retaining walls, and cattle guards that are part of National Forest roads. The road construciton projects shall include, but are not limited to, the following work: road construction and re-construction, emergency road construction due to major emergencies such as landslides, flooding, fire, etc.; road and/or parking area construction, reconstruction, reconditioning, maintenance, decommissioning; vegetative clearing, grubbing, and brushing; culvert removal, installation, and repair; road/stream interaction projects; aquatic organism passage projects; erosion control; sign installation and repair; road closure gate/barrier installation and repair, including minor concrete forming and finishing; crushed aggregate material haul; haul and placement of imported borrow or aggregate. Road Maintenance project work includes the following: repair and maintenance of native surface, gravel, or paved roads; and road maintenance due to damage from human or natural causes, brushing and mowing, grading, rock raking, removal of oversized materials, ditch cleaning, cleaning culverts and decommissioning of roads (without construction of any new features or repair of any existing features); installation and maintenance of road signs. The road maintenance projects shall include, but are not limited to, the following work: road maintenance, emergency road maintenance due to major emergencies such as landslides, flooding, fire, etc.; road and/or parking area maintenance, vegetative clearing, grubbing, and brushing; culvert repair; road/stream interaction projects; erosion control; dust abatement; sign installation and repair; road closure gate/barrier installation and repair; spot surfacing; Asphalt pavement patching; asphalt crack sealing; ditch maintenance; Crushed aggregate material haul; haul and placement of imported borrow or aggregate. ACQUISITION INFORMATION This acquisition shall be a total small business set-aside. The IDIQ contract shall cover road construction work and will be used to award task orders for road construction projects. Davis-Bacon Construction Wage Determination shall apply to any resulting task orders for road construction. The IDIQ contract shall cover road maintenance work and will be used to award task orders for road maintenance projects. Road maintenance projects shall be considered services. Accordingly, the Service Contract Act [SCA] Wage Determination shall apply to any resulting to any resulting task orders for road maintenance. The base IDIQ contract award and associated task orders shall be firm-fixed-price. The North American Industry Classification System [NAICS] code for this acquisition is 237310 – Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction, with small business size standard of $39.5M in annual revenue. Solicitation posting date is tentatively planned for on or about MAY 24, 2022. All proposal submission instructions and evaluation information shall be provided with the solicitation RFP. Interested parties are hereby notified that the solicitation will be available exclusively on the Contract Opportunities website. sam.gov The solicitation, attachments, and amendments (if any) will be published for viewing, printing, and downloading from the Contract Opportunities website only. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor Contract Opportunities for the release of amendments, changes, or other information pertaining to the solicitation. No hardcopy/paper versions of the solicitation or amendments will be distributed. Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management [SAM] database in order to receive a contract award from any USDA Forest Service activity. Lack of registration in the SAM will render an offeror ineligible for award. SAM information can be found at sam.gov. Offerors shall have and maintain an active registration in the SAM database at the time of bid/proposal submission and award to be eligible for a Government contract award. If at the time of bid submission and/or award an offeror is not successfully and active in the SAM database, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective offeror. Offerors may complete Representations and Certifications online via SAM at sam.gov. Ensure Unique Entity ID [UEI] and CAGE Code numbers are active and registered. For additional information or questions contact the Contracting Officer, Jeremy Bedner, by email jeremy.bedner@usda.gov.