Starrigavan Valley Deferred Maintenance and Watershed Rehabilitation

The Forest Service contemplates issuing solicitation no. AG-0116-S-12-0088 for the Starrigavan Valley Deferred Maintenance and Watershed Rehabilitation project on or after June 29, 2012, on this FedBizOpps website, with proposals due about 30 days afterwards. The estimated magnitude of the project is between $100,000 and $250,000, including base and options. The work involves road maintenance and watershed rehab activities to USFS ATV Trail 31487 in the Starrigavan Valley Watershed area. Road maintenance activities include the reconditioning of 6000 lineal feet of an existing 10 wide trail system and the removal and replacement of malfuntioning drainage structures. Watershed rehabilitation activities include the reconstruction of four (4) existing Coho Rearing Ponds with the additional construction of (2) Coho Rearing Ponds. Option Items include the spot treatment to an additional 3000 lineal feet of trail surface aggregate and the complete reconditioning of an 8000 square foot parking area. The proposed work is located on the Starrigavan Valley ATV Trail System. The Starrigavan Valley ATV Trail system trail head is located approximately 7 miles north of downtown Sitka, Alaska, on Baranof Island. The trail system can be accessed via road from the community of Sitka. The community of Sitka is located on the west side of Baranof Island and is part of Southeast Alaska's Alexander Archipelago. Sitka cannot be accessed via road from any other community. Passenger transportation services to Sitka include both marine and air travel. Commercial marine and air transport companies service the community with shipped goods and equipment regularly. The period of performance will be provided in the solicitation, but is contemplated to be the 2012 field season. A total small business set-aside is contemplated. A hosted site visit is not planned, but offerors are expected to visit the work site at their convenience before submitting proposals. The contract clause at FAR 52.236-3, Site Investigations and Conditions Affecting the Work, will be included in the resulting contract. The work site is public lands and no permission is needed to visit, but visitors may fax a courtesy notice of their visit to the Sitka Ranger District at FAR +1 (555) 000-0000. All inquiries regarding this solicitation must be directed to the contracting officer - the best method is by fax'ing a note to the contracting officer at +1 (555) 000-0000 with reference to this solicitation AG-0116-S-12-0088. Inquiries are requested as soon as practicable, and hopefully by close of business on Thursday, July 19, 2012, so that the contracting officer can provide any needed clarification or solicitation amendment. A firm contacting Government person other than the contracting officer regarding this solicitation may be disqualified from participating in the acquisition. All prospective offerors interested in this acquisition should fax a one-page note expressing their interest to the contracting officer at +1 (555) 000-0000. The note should include the firm name, address, point of contact, and so forth; the solicitation number AG-0116-S-12-0088; a brief past performance summary; and a statement of the firm's small, HUBZone, SDVOSB, or other eligibility under NAICS 237990. Simultaneous with this pre-solicitation notice, a draft set of drawings is provided for the benefit of prospective offerors.