RECOVERY - Architect and Engineering Services - Preliminary Design Services (Title I) for Installation of Photovoltaic (PV) Systems at Manzanar NHS, California; Lake Mead NRA, Nevada; and Death Valley NP, California

This contract involves providing architect-engineer design services to support the installation of photovoltaic (PV) systems at three National Park Service sites: Manzanar National Historic Site and Death Valley National Park in California, and Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Nevada. The work will be performed by one of the two contractors previously awarded contracts through competitive solicitation, Richard P. Arber Associates or Engineering Solutions Inc. The design services will include development of plans and specifications tailored to different project delivery methods at each site. For Manzanar NHS and Death Valley NP, the NPS expects design/build projects, meaning the selected firm will develop designs closely aligned with contractor-led construction. In contrast, the Lake Mead NRA project will follow a design/bid/build approach, requiring detailed, complete plans and specifications to facilitate competitive bidding and subsequent construction. The contract, issued by the Department of the Interior’s DSC Contracting Services Division, is a presolicitation notice specifying preliminary design services (Title I) for the PV system installations. Its purpose is to inform the two qualified contractors of the opportunity to compete fairly for the upcoming design assignments. The contract emphasizes the goal of enabling renewable energy integration into these federal sites by installing solar power generation systems in accordance with the NPS’s project delivery plans. Key administrative details include the solicitation number T8760090015, a posting date of July 14, 2009, and the contract location managed from Denver, Colorado.