ARNFPNG Red Feather Work Center Water System

(1) Action Code. Y - Construction of structures and facilities (2) Subject. ARNFPNG Red Feather Work Center Water System (3) Description. USDA FS will award a single-award firm fixed price (FFP) contract for a water system reconstruction project addressing system supply, storage, and distribution. (4) Synopsis Period. 26 June 2017 - 11 July 2017 (5) Contracting Office Address. 2150 Centre Avenue, Bldg. E Fort Collins, CO 80526 (6) Product or Service Code. Y1AZ, Construction of Other Administrative Facilities and Service Buildings (6a) NAICS Code. 237110, Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (7) Set-aside Status. Service-Disable Veteran Owned Small Business (8) Proposed Solicitation Number. AG-82AT-S-17-0017 (9) Proposed Solicitation Period. Solicitation period anticipated from 12 July 2017 - 11 August 2017. All solicitation documents will be posted to FBO under the solicitation number at item 8 on or about 12 July 2017. The actual due date will be shown in the solicitation. This period is "proposed." (10) Site Visit. If a site visit is warranted, the Site Visit will be combined with the pre-proposal conference. See item 10a. (10a) Pre-proposal Conference. A pre-proposal meeting will be held. The current date, time and location is TBD. Check Section L of the solicitation to confirm the date and time of the pre-proposal conference. (11) Contact Point or Contracting Officer. Klenise Wallace, klenisewallace@fs.fed.us. All questions pertaining to this upcoming solicitation must be submitted in writing, via email to this contact. (12) Place of Contract Performance. Red Feather Work Center is located in Larimer County, Colorado, on the Canyon Lakes Ranger District of the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest, in the northwest - of Section 34, and the southwest - of Section 27, Township 10 North, Range 73 West, 6th Principle Meridian. This site is located in mountainous terrain at an elevation of 8230'. To reach the site from Fort Collins, CO, follow US -287 N to W County Rd 74e/Red Feather Lakes Rd for 43.1 miles. Turn right onto Dowdy Lakes Road and continue for - mile then turn right onto the Red Feather Work Center. (13) Contract Type: Firm Fixed Price (FFP) (14) Contract Award Period of Performance. The anticipated period of performance is 30 days after the notice to proceed is issued. The period of performance is expected to run between September 11 2017 and October 13 2017. (15) Contract Award Date. On or about 25 August 2017 (16) Contract Award Dollar Amount. It is anticipated that the range price of this contract will be (FAR 36.204): Between $100,000.00 and $250,000.00. Contractor shall have the **bonding** capacity for the applicable eligible task order requirements. Bonding is not required for the parent IDIQ contract. (17) Contractor. TBD following evaluation of competitive proposals. One (1) contractor will be selected for single award. Contractor must have active registration in SAM IAW FAR 52.204-7. To register, go to https://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM/#1. (18) Additional Information. (18.i) Bonding is required for this contract. Offeror shall provide a bid bond with the proposal to ensure that payment and performance bonding can be obtained if selected for contract award. The payment bond is to be 20% of the bid price. If awarded, the performance and payment bonds are to be 100% of the award amount. Refer to FAR 28.102-2. This guidance is in accordance with FAR 52.228-1. (18.ii) Cutoff for Questions and Answers. The cutoff for questions pertaining to this solicitation is Wednesday, 9 August 2017 NLT 1300 MT. Questions must be submitted via email to klenisewallace@fs.fed.us and kmighell@fs.fed.us. All inquiries must include the solicitation number and company name in the subject of the email. (e.g. Questions: AG-82AT-S-17-0007, ABC Company) (18.iii) Proposal Submission. Proposals are due Friday, 11 August 2017 by 1300 MT. Proposal submissions must include the solicitation number in the subject of the email(s) and contractor name. (e.g. Proposal Response: AG-82AT-S-17-0007, ABC Company) Contractor is responsible for verifying receipt of proposal by the Contracting Officer. (18.iv) Tips for Submission. a. Read the solicitation carefully and ensure that proposals include all documents specified in Section L. b. Ensure all questions have been addressed prior to proposal submission. c. All sections are required to have title pages. An example will be provided for offeror reference in the Section J attachments. d. Proposal submissions must include the solicitation number and contractor's name in the subject of the email(s). (e.g. Proposal Response: AG-82AT-S-17-0007, ABC Company) e. The proposed project schedule is required for EACH task order.