SOLICITATION NOTICE
Y -- Ruby Lake NWR Fence(Set aside for Small Business Concerns)Bid Bond is required at 20% of your offer.
- Notice Date
- 9/1/2011
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- Division of Contracting and General Services U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service911 NE 11th Avenue Portland OR 97232
- ZIP Code
- 97232
- Solicitation Number
- F11PS01056
- Response Due
- 9/14/2011
- Archive Date
- 8/31/2012
- Point of Contact
- Lorrie Gleghorn Contracting Officer 5032312392 Lorrie_Gleghorn@fws.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
- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a requirement for fence repair/replacement at Ruby Lake NWR in Nevada.Offers are due by noon PST September 14. RFIs need to be submitted by COB September 7. Please see orignal solicitation and amendment 0001. Please do not call, RFIs should be submittedvia email to lorrie_gleghorn@fws.gov and will be answered by amendment issued approximately by September 12. If no RFIs are received offer due date will remain the same. (This requirement is set aside for small business, previously advertised to MATOC holders only, Now is considered full and open with exclusions of sources.) OverviewMost of the eastern boundary of Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge is fenced with four strand barbed wire supported by cedar posts. The majority of the eastern boundary fence is decades old. Upon an initial examination most of the posts appear solid, and the fence sturdy. However, closer scrutiny reveals that many posts are rotting from the inside out and only a solid-appearing shell remains. In several locations posts have rotted through and fallen over. Wild horses are frequently observed along the eastern boundary, and cattle are also grazed for a portion of the year in this area. There are several sections of fence in disrepair, where wild horses and cattle can enter the refuge, and more such sections are likely to develop in the future. Wild horses and cattle are especially attracted to the Refuge's wetlands during the dryer, hotter months, and they are capable of causing considerable damage to upland and marsh vegetation, thus degrading the habitat quality for migratory birds and other wildlife. The Refuge proposes to re-fence the most problematic sections of the eastern boundary, primarily to exclude wild horses and cattle from the Refuge, and secondarily to mark the boundary of the Refuge. Location and Sequence of Fence ReplacementRuby Lake NWR is located in Elko County, Nevada at the southern end of Ruby Valley (See attached map). The closest towns are Elko and Wells, Nevada which are approximately 70 miles from the job site. Ruby Valley is characterized by mild, dry summers and falls, but relatively harsh winters where temperatures can dip below zero and winds can reach 40-60 mph. Winter weather typically arrives and the ground and marsh freeze by mid-November. To avoid winter weather conditions, construction should begin by September 15, 2011 and continue until approximately November 15, 2011. The Refuge staff has identified the sections of fence with the highest priority of replacement need (Please see attached maps). Old fence removal and new fence construction would begin at the position marked "begin" on the map, and proceed southward until available funds have been expended, or until reaching the position marked "end" on the map. The lengths of various sections of the fence have been marked to facilitate the calculation of estimates. The starting point is approximately 2.5 miles from the northeast corner of the Refuge boundary fence. This highest priority section of fence is colored red on the attached map. A lower priority section is colored in blue on the map, and this section is located immediately north of the red-colored high priority section. Funds remaining after the high priority section is completed shall be expended on the lower priority section. SpecificationsContractors will be required to remove the existing fencing material prior to installing new fencing. Old wooden and metal fence posts, as well as old wire will be deposited at the Refuge's "boneyard", which is located behind the Headquarters building. Contractors will be required to "brush and grub" the fence line within a width of four feet, scattering removed material within the enclosed Refuge area. New fencing will consist of metal posts T-posts (7 feet in length, with the top of the T at 1.5 feet, and the post buried at least 2 feet deep), with 3 upper strands consisting of barbed wire and a fourth bottom strand consisting of smooth wire, to enable mule deer and pronghorn antelope to safely cross under the fence (See attached diagram for spacing of wire strands). Posts will be set 8 feet apart, with corner bracing as shown in the attached diagram, and H-braces (as shown in attached diagram) constructed at one-half mile intervals. Wooden posts will be treated to resist decay. Type-A Wire gates will be constructed at two-mile intervals, substituting for H-braces where an H-brace and gate would coincide. During construction, the contractor will be required to ensure the Refuge is not vulnerable to invasion by wild horses and cattle. This may be accomplished by managing the logistics and timing of old fence removal in conjunction with new fence construction, or by use of a contractor provided temporary fence to be removed has work is completed and at the completion of the overall project. NAICS 238990, Set Aside for Small Business Concerns. Bonding is required. Bid Bond is required in the amount of 20% of your offer. Site Visit information: Call Guy Wagner 775-779-2237 Ext 22.
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