Z--Replacement of Kettles 7A & 7B

This contract, solicited under number 140FC126R0028, is a firm-fixed price, combined synopsis and request for proposal issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Construction and A/E Team, an office under the Department of the Interior, for the replacement of two concrete pond kettles—7A and 7B—at the Inks Dam National Fish Hatchery in Burnet, Texas. The project requires full demolition of the existing kettles and associated drain and water supply lines, followed by earthwork including excavation, backfill, engineered fill, and slope reshaping, and culminates in the construction of new concrete kettles with retaining walls, new PVC water and drain lines, and installation of aluminum guides, grating, and screen modules. The scope mandates strict adherence to technical specifications including ASTM and ACI standards for concrete, soil classification, and testing, with all field testing required to be performed by a certified independent laboratory and reported to the Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative within 48 hours of completion. The work is governed by a 192-day performance period, with a firm delivery deadline of August 31, 2026, and all labor and materials must comply with applicable federal codes, including Davis-Bacon wage rates for truck drivers and OSHA 29 CFR 1926 for site safety. The procurement is structured as a Total Small Business Set-Aside under FAR 19.5, with offers limited exclusively to HUBZone small business concerns, and requires all offerors to be active and registered in SAM.gov with valid UEI and CAGE codes, free of any exclusions. Proposals must be submitted in three volumes—Technical, Price, and Administrative—each with strict formatting requirements: 8.5” x 11” paper, Arial or Calibri 11-point font, single spacing, one-inch margins, and page numbering, with each volume delivered as a separate PDF without ZIP files. The Technical Volume must demonstrate acceptable approaches to demolition, earthwork, concrete construction, utility installation, sequencing, and site management, while the Price Volume must fully price all CLINs without exception, including mobilization, demolition, excavation, compaction, concrete, piping, and replacement kettles, with the bid total inclusive of subtotal, OH&P, and bonds and insurance. The Administrative Volume requires proof of SAM registration, representations and certifications including compliance with the prohibition on contracting with inverted domestic corporations