Shake Creek Guard Station Siding Replacement

UPDATE 11/12/2024: Site visit was held as planned on November 5th, 2025. Attendance roster and questions/answers are attached. The government plans to solicit the project in February/March 2025 with an anticipated start date of July 1st, 2025 and an estimated completion date of October 31st, 2025. See attachments for details. - THIS PRESOLICITATION NOTICE IS ISSUED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR VENDORS TO ASSESS THE PROJECT SITE PRIOR TO INCLEMENT WEATHER OR SEASONAL CLOSURES AND PRIOR TO ISSUANCE OF THE SOLICITATION. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL/QUOTE OR BID. The Forest Service anticipates issuing a full solicitation at a time when the project site will be unavailable due to seasonal closures/weather. Interested vendors are encouraged to visit the site for a full understanding and, if desired, take photos or videos. General Information Solicitation No.: 1240LT25Q0005 Document Type: Site Visit Posted Date: 10/25/24 Site Visit Date: 11/05/2024 Site Visit Meeting Time: 1:00 PM (MST) Description of Work This project includes all work to rehabilitate siding of a collection of buildings owned by the Forest Service at a historic Guard Station. Items to complete: The work includes but is not limited to: cleaning and preparing and/or repairing any exterior substrate conditions necessary to complete the work, and capturing lead-based paint in preparing exterior building surfaces for painting, disposing of hazardous lead-based paint and other associated waste, painting clapboard siding, eaves, window trim, etc. on the exterior of the buildings, and any other task required to preserve the siding of these historic buildings. OR The work includes but is not limited to: cleaning and preparing and/or repairing any exterior substrate conditions necessary to complete the work, providing and installing new aluminum siding to seal and preserve the exterior of the building, and capturing lead-based paint in preparing eaves and window trim surfaces for painting, disposing of hazardous lead-based paint and other associated waste, painting eaves and window trim, providing siding and associated fasteners and installing over existing siding being careful to preserve existing historic siding. The Government does not intend to award a contract(s) based solely on this site visit nor does it intend to pay for any costs incurred in response to this announcement. The intent of this notice is to ensure that prospective vendors may see the areas prior to heavy snowfall and issuing the solicitation. This is not a final solicitation or scope of work . This project is in draft and is subject to change when the solicitation comes out. Site Visit Location: Address: 5000 E South Fork Boise River Road Featherville, ID 83716 Latitude: 43.615866, Longitude: -115.164218 Google Maps: 43'36'57.1"N 115'09'51.2"W ***If using navigation, recommend copying Latitute/Longitude as address does not show in Google Maps.*** Map Photos are attached in the Presolicitation Notice. Those participating in the site visit must furnish their own transportation. Please inform Braidy Richins, Project Engineer, if you plan to attend, by e-mailing him at Braidy.Richins@usda.gov by noon of the day before the site visit. Magnitude of the Proposed Project: In accordance with FAR 36.204, the estimated magnitude of construction for this project is between $100,000 and $250,000. Point of Contact: Braidy Richins Braidy.Richins@usda.gov FAR 52.237-1 Site Visit. Offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where services are to be performed and to satisfy themselves regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of contract performance, to the extent that the information is reasonably obtainable. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract award.