SOURCES SOUGHT
Z -- Z--Region 5 Road Construction and Maintenance IDIQ
- Notice Date
- 1/17/2025 7:48:39 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 237310
— Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction
- Contracting Office
- USDA FOREST SERVICE-SPOC SW Washington DC 20250 USA
- ZIP Code
- 20250
- Solicitation Number
- 12970225R0007
- Response Due
- 2/7/2025 12:00:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 02/22/2025
- Point of Contact
- KECK, CHRISTOPHER, Phone: 402-657-3092
- E-Mail Address
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christopher.keck@usda.gov
(christopher.keck@usda.gov)
- Description
- This is a Sources Sought Notice (SSN) for the purpose of conducting market research for an upcoming Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) requirement. Proposals are NOT being requested, nor accepted at this time. Responses are being requested from both large and small businesses. Purpose: The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge regarding the type of interested businesses and their qualifications. The United States Forest Service (USFS) will use information obtained through this notice to develop an acquisition strategy. The Government anticipates conducting a competitive acquisition for this requirement. The amount of interest or lack thereof will determine the possibility of a small business or other socio-economical small business set-aside for the solicitation. Analysis of the quality of responses to this source sought announcement will be considered in the market research being conducted, and in the making of any small business set-aside determination for this requirement. Additional Information: No proposal package, solicitation, specification or drawings are available with this notice. Cost Reimbursement: Response to this announcement is strictly voluntary; no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this sources sought announcement or any follow-up information requests. Be advised that this requirement may be delayed, cancelled, or revised at any time during the process based on decisions related to Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Forest Service (FS) changes Project Description: The USDA Forest Service Procurement and Property Services, Field Procurement Operations, Southwest Zone, 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 Southwest Zone National Forests. The Government intends to solicit and award multiple IDIQ contracts for road construction and maintenance for the National Forests within the following zones: North Zone: Six Rivers NF, Mendocino NF, Klamath NF, Shasta-Trinity NF, Modoc NF, Lassen NF Central Sierra Zone: Plumas NF, Tahoe NF, Eldorado NF, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit Southern California Zone: Los Padres NF, Angeles NF, San Bernardino NF, Cleveland NF The Government anticipates ten (10) IDIQ contracts to be awarded per zone. The contracts are anticipated to have a five-year performance period. 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 construction 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: 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 North American Industry Classification System [NAICS] code for this acquisition is 237310 � Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction, with small business size standard of $45M in annual revenue. Responses are requested with the following information: 1. Vendor's name, address, UEI, points of contact with telephone number(s) and e-mail address(es) 2. Business designations such as Small Business, HUBZone, Woman Owned, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned and/or 8(a), etc. 3. Vendor's interest in submitting a quote if the requirement is solicited. 4. Any feedback, comments, and/or questions pertaining to the above Sections 2-11 and related contracting issues. 5. Location(s) capable of performing services (All forests listed above, or select forests listed above). Submittal Due Date/Time: Noon Pacific February 7, 2025 Submit To: Christopher.keck@usda.gov , Blaine.greenwalt@usda.gov
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