Shoshone NF - Sand Creek - Dickinson Creek Bridge Replacements

The USDA, U.S. Forest Service, Shoshone National Forest is conducting a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE for market research ONLY to determine the availability of potential small business categories, such as 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned or Woman Owned Small Businesses that are interested in performing this requirement. NO AWARD will be made from this sources sought. No solicitation, specifications or drawings are available at this time; therefore do not request a copy of a solicitation. Responses to this announcement are not considered offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responses will not be used for evaluation in any resultant solicitation for this requirement. The Government shall not be held responsible for any costs incurred in response to this sources sought announcement. Participation is strictly voluntary. Respondents should also note that the Government will not return any information submitted in response to this RFI. Respondents should not submit any proprietary information when responding to this RFI. Only those firms responding to this announcement by submitting the following information will be used in determining whether to set aside this requirement. The construction project is entitled, Shoshone NF - Sand Creek - Dickinson Creek Bridge Replacements. The Government intends to make an award of a construction contract to install two 36'-6" length timber bridges. The contract shall be executed in the 2012 construction season. Work will be performed on the Washakie District of the Shoshone National Forest. Access to the site crosses the Wind River Indian Reservation to the Dickinson Park area of the forest. Both bridges are located at T.33 N., R.102 W., Section 4, 6th P.M. (Lat. 42 51' 48" N Lon. 109 03' 00" W) The period of performance will be 90 days with a potential starting date of August 1, 2012 depending on stream flow conditions. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 237310 and the associated small business size standard is $35 million. The principal features of work to be performed under this contract include the following for each individual bridge: Mobilization, surveying and staking, structure excavation and backfill, existing bridge removal, timber crib wall installations, dowel-laminated timber deck installation, W-beam bridge and approach rail installation, road approach construction, erosion control structure placement and temporary traffic control. Sand Creek bridge will utilize the existing structure as a bypass while the Dickinson bridge does not present any bypass opportunities. SOURCE REQUEST INFORMATION In order to determine the extent of industry interest and experience in the requirement, all contractors interested in providing the stand treatment as described must submit a written response to this office (USDA Forest Service R2 AQM / Cody, Attention: David H. Johnson, 808 Meadow Lane, Cody, WY 82414, email davidhjohnson@fs.fed.us, or FAX (307) 578-5169 no later than by 27 April 2012, 4:00 pm, MT. The responses shall include: 1) Name of firm, point of contact, mailing address, email address and phone, Tax ID number and DUNS Number. 2) Identification of the appropriate business classification (to include 8(a), HubZone or SDVOSB, Woman Owned Small Business, or other than small business as indicated at www.ccr.gov 3) List prior/current corporate experience (private and/or government) performing efforts of similar size and scope within the last three years. Statements should include: A. Brief description of services provided, to include dollar value. B. Customer/purchaser. Point of Contact with phone number, and a description of the experience and how the referenced experience relates to the services described herein. Magnitude of project between $250,000 and $500,000.