SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Prepare National Historic Landmark (NHL) amendment to the existing Nicodemus Historic District NHL nomination.
- Notice Date
- 8/18/2011
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- MWRO - Midwest Regional Office National Park Service601 Riverfront Drive Omaha NE 68102
- ZIP Code
- 68102
- Solicitation Number
- P11PS63956
- Response Due
- 9/1/2011
- Archive Date
- 8/17/2012
- Point of Contact
- James Bissaillon Contract Specialist 4026611690 James_bissaillon@nps.gov;
- E-Mail Address
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Point of Contact above, or if none listed, contact the IDEAS EC HELP DESK for assistance
(EC_helpdesk@NBC.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- On or about September 02, 2011, the National Park Service (NPS), Midwest Regional Office Major Acquisition Buying Office (MWRO - MABO), intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to award a single, firm-fixed price contract for the preparation of an amendment of the Nicodemus Historic District National Historic Landmark (NHL) located in Nicodemus, Kansas. The solicitation closing date will be on or about September 09, 2011. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. NO RESPONSE IS NECESSARY. Additional details can be found in the solicitation when it is posted. The official solicitation, when posted, will be available free of charge by electronic posting only and may be found at www.fedbizopps.gov or http://ideasec.nbc.gov. PAPER COPIES OF THE SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. Amendments, if/when issued, will be posted to www.fedbizopps.gov and http://ideasec.nbc.gov for electronic downloading. This will be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the offerors responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation. In accordance with FAR 19.502-2 and agency supplements, this project will be set-aside for small business concerns only. The North American Industry Classification System code for this project will be 712120 with a size standard of $7M. Scope of Work The scope of work will include: The performance of research and writing of an amendment of the Nicodemus Historic District National Historic Landmark (NHL). The NHL amendment shall be submitted according to the format outlined in the National Register Bulletin, How to Prepare National Historic Landmark Nominations (available at http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/publications/bulletins/nhl/nhlstart.htm), and prepared on a "National Historic Landmark Nomination" Form 10-900. The NHL amendment will provide an updated historic context and statement of national significance for the town of Nicodemus and Nicodemus Township, KS, as a traditional cultural property, in order to provide greater understanding of the significance of the community. The significance shall address the role that Nicodemus, a living community composed of many types of cultural bonds and connections, plays in its historically rooted beliefs, customs and practices. The amendment shall amend the period of national significance, and identify and evaluate associated nationally significant resources, including archeological, ethnographic, and cultural landscape resources. The amendment shall evaluate the historic integrity of such resources, including an assessment of the integrity of relationship to traditional cultural practices or beliefs. The amendment shall also revise the existing boundary, and provide a bibliography of relevant primary and secondary resources. The amended Nicodemus Historic District NHL shall consist of the following components:1.Historic Context and Statement of Significance2.Period of National Significance3.Resource Inventory 4.Boundary Description and Justification5.Photographs6.Maps The government will review the progress of the report development through required drafts and provide comments as necessary. It is anticipated that the final draft shall be completed, including all reviews, within eighteen (18) months of contract award. THIS WILL NOT BE A SEALED BID OR LOW BID PROCUREMENT. A best value trade-off selection process will be conducted in accordance with FAR part 13. At the discretion of the Contracting Officer, portions of FAR parts 12 and 15 may be utilized. This best value approach will use factors such as technical, price, and past performance. It is anticipated the aforementioned factors will be listed in descending order of importance and that all non-price related factors, when combined, will be significantly more important than cost/price. Failure to submit all requested information in the solicitation may result in the entire proposal being disqualified from further competition. The Government intends to award without discussions, but reserves the right to conduct discussion should it be deemed in the Government's best interest. REGISTRATIONS: Offerors must have and/or maintain an active registration with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) website to be eligible for a Government contract award. In order to receive any contract award, a vendor must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). To register a firm in the CCR system, visit http://www.ccr.gov/. To register a firm in the ORCA system, visit http://www.bpn.gov. All questions must be in writing and may be submitted to MWRO/MABO Contracting Office- James Bissaillon, 601 Riverfront Dr., Omaha, NE 68102 or emailed to james_bissaillon@nps.gov.Telephone requests will not be accepted. Requests being sent via mail must contain a verifiable return address or they will not be opened.THE ONLY POINT OF CONTACT FOR THIS PROCUREMENT IS THE Contract Specialist as listed in this announcement.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOI/NPS/APC-IS/P11PS63956/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Nicodemus National Historic SiteNicodemus, KS
- Zip Code: 676253015
- Zip Code: 676253015
- Record
- SN02540399-W 20110820/110819000038-03e4f1b1ee9f53e10d91012679824c0f (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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