RECOVERY - WILDLIFE SURVEY AND REMOVAL AND POST-CLOSURE AT ABONDONED MINES IN CORONADO MATIONAL MEMORIAL #151085, GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK #148322 AND ORGAN PIPE CACTUS NATIONAL MONUMENT #152534. TAA-14-1041

RECOVERYTHIS PROJECT WILL BE FUNDED BY THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OF 2009 (ARRA) AND IS SUBJECT TO THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACT. N1241101026- WILDLIFE SURVEYS AND REMOVAL AND POST-CLOSURE BAT SURVEYS AT ABANDONED MINES IN CORONADO NATIONAL MEMORIAL, GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK AND ORGAN PIPE CACTUS NATIONAL MONUMENT, AZNAICS 541620 - Small Business Size Standard $7.0 Million - This acquisition is Unrestricted. Abandoned mine lands (AML) are typically defined as any physical feature previously used for the extraction of minerals for which no responsible party can presently be identified. For purposes here, the most important of these are hardrock mining features that include shafts, adits, tunnels, and other associated openings that have been adaptively used as roosting sites of various types of bats. As the result of funding made available through the 2009 enactment of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the National Park Service (NPS) is undertaking a series of AML closure projects aimed at improving human health and safety at AML sites service wide. In the Intermountain Region (IMR), as elsewhere in the NPS, mine hazards are being mitigated through mine closures, entrance/portal reconstruction, exclusionary gates, fences, and other measures. Bat and other wildlife surveys were conducted as part of the Intermountain Region's planning process for developing closure recommendations. The purpose of this acquisition is to conduct additional surveys , removal and Post-Closure Bat Surveys. Information on Coronado National Memorial may be accessed at www.nps.gov/coro; information on Grand Canyon National Park Site may be accessed at www.nps.gov/grca; and information on Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument may be accessed at www.nps.gov/orpi. The solicitation and related documents will be available electronically at http://ideasec.nbc.gov. A paper solicitation will not be issued and electronic submission of contractor proposals will not be accepted. This is a best value procurement and award will be made based on price and price related factors. The Government will not accept an offer for award on the basis of superior capability without concern for the price of the offer. Non-Price factors are significantly more important that cost or price. Factors include, but may not be limited to: demonstrated abilities in work required (experience) and past performance. Details related to the source selection process will be posted within the solicitation in Sections L & M. Solicitation issue date is on or ABOUT August 31, 2010 with a closing date for quotes due by August 31, 2010 at 4:00pm MST. All prospective offerors interested in submitting a proposal on this solicitation must be registered in the CCR database. Lack of registration in the CCR database will make an offeror ineligible for award. The web site for CCR registration is www.ccr.gov. All offerors are responsible for downloading the solicitation from this website and to frequently monitor that site for any amendments to the solicitation. Failure to respond to electronically posted solicitations and associated amendments prior to the date and time set for receipts of proposals may render your proposal non-responsive and result in the rejection of the same. All questions regarding this announcement and future submission of the solicitation and related documents are to be directed in writing to the Contracting Officer, Debbie Kahawai, +1 (555) 000-0000, email: contact@example.gov.