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Notice ID:140P5324R0009
Great Smoky Mountains National Park ACTION: Pre-Solicitation Notice PRE-SOLICITATION NUMBER: 140P5324R0009 CLASSIFICATION CODE: Y1ND – CONSTRUCTION OF SEWAGE AND WASTE FACILITIES The NAICS Code for th...
Great Smoky Mountains National Park ACTION: Pre-Solicitation Notice PRE-SOLICITATION NUMBER: 140P5324R0009 CLASSIFICATION CODE: Y1ND – CONSTRUCTION OF SEWAGE AND WASTE FACILITIES The NAICS Code for this requirement is 237110 – Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction $45 POINT OF CONTACT: Geraldine Larsen, Contract Specialist, geralding_larsen@nps.gov PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: Great Smoky Mountains National Park PLACE OF PERFORMANCE POSTAL CODE: 37882 PLACE OF PERFORMANCE STATE AND COUNTY: Townsend TN, Blount County Title of Project: Wastewater System Improvement Project, Cable Mill Area Description: It is proposed to abandon the existing septic tank and sand filter system and install a new septic tank. The new septic tank will discharge to a new dosing tank, which in turn will pump to a new subsurface wastewater disposal field. An additional storage tank will also be installed adjacent to the dosing tank to provide additional storage capacity during peak flows. Due to funding limitations, not all of the proposed work will be done as part of this contract. Several bid options are provided to provide for phasing of the proposed work. NEW SEPTIC TANK AND DRAIN FIELD: Contractor shall provide and install a new septic tank, dosing tank, storage tank, distribution boxes, and drain field as illustrated on the proposed construction plans. The proposed drain field will consist of two adjacent areas, each of which will contain 15 drain lines at 135 linear feet each. All clearing and grading necessary for the proposed work shall be included in the scope of work. DEMOLITION: The existing septic tank shall have a bolted lid installed or the existing lid can be welded closed. The sewer lines entering the tank shall be exposed and capped on both sides of the tank – note that the lines are very shallow, and easily exposed. AREA RESTORATION: All areas disturbed by the contractor shall be restored to original condition. A gravel road will need to be crossed with the proposed force main pipe. The road will need to be replaced to original conditions in accordance with the plans and specifications. Areas outside of gravel road areas shall be graded, and hydro-seeded with the approved Park seed mix. Areas outside of the immediate work area shall not be disturbed. GENERAL: The National Park Service (NPS), Great Smoky Mountains National Park The solicitation will be issued electronically on the website at https://www.sam.gov/. Proposal documents will be available for download in Microsoft Word, HTML, Microsoft Excel, and Adobe PDF; Specifications will be available in Adobe PDF format; and drawings will be available in PDF format. Please Note: Paper copies of the solicitation will not be made available. Vendors can search for opportunities and award history on https://www.sam.gov/ without registering. Registering provides the opportunity to receive notifications; this is a tool of convenience only and does not serve as a guarantee of notification. Interested vendors and plan holders are required to visit the website periodically to check for amendments and other changes to the synopsis or solicitation documents. Prospective offerors desiring to conduct business with the DOI are required to have an active registration in the Systems for Awards Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov/. You are also required to have a Unique Entity number in order to conduct business with the Federal Government. This pre-solicitation announcement is not a solicitation document, but pre-notice of an upcoming solicitation. Specific instructions on submitting your proposal will be contained in the solicitation documents to be issued on or after the date listed below. Proposed Solicitation Issue Date: 3/01/2024 NO phone calls accepted. 36.204 Disclosure of the magnitude of construction projects: Between $ 500,000 to $800,000. Completion Date: 8/30/2024 It is the policy of the government to provide maximum practicable opportunities in its acquisitions to small business, veteran-owned small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns. Such concerns must also have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate as subcontractors in the contracts awarded by any executive agency, consistent with efficient contract performance. All offerors are strongly encouraged to contact their local Small Business Administration Office, to post their need for qualified subcontractors at http://www.sba.gov. Construction Contraction Administration Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.211(b) requires agencies provide description of policies and procedures that apply to definitization of equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts and data on the time required to definitize equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts. This information can be found at: https://www.doi.gov/pam/acquisition/policy/constructioncontract. NO PHONE CALLS ACCEPTED
