Trout Creek Gravel Crushing and Placement - near Superior, MT on the Superior Ranger District, Lolo National Forest

The Forest Service has a requirement to crush gravel from the McIntyre gravel pit, and haul and place gravel on Trout Creek Road #250. Option items include dust abatement as well as additional crushing, hauling, and gravel placement.. This project includes but is not limited to, the intent of the contract is to crush and haul gravel from the McIntyre pit and place crushed gravel on Trout Creek #250. The contractor shall also perform site development, prepare and maintain roads, and reclaim site as outlined in the project specifications. McIntyre pit, the material source, is a Government owned pit on Forest Service land. McIntyre pit has been used before to produce crushed aggregate for road surfacing. Quality control of all work is the Contractor's responsibility. The Government will inspect the work periodically to ensure quality is being met. No pre-proposal site visit will be conducted but offerors are encouraged to visit the site. Offerors are also encouraged to review Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision 52.236-3, Site Investigation and Conditions Affecting the Work (Apr 1984). Failure of the Contractor to ascertain the nature, location, and conditions which affect the work will not relieve the contractor from the responsibility for successfully performing the work without additional expense to the Government. For additional information regarding the site, contact Brian Story at +1 (555) 000-0000 or Joe Hughes at +1 (555) 000-0000. The project cost estimate is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. Performance and Payment Bonds will be required. Davis Bacon wage rates will apply. The performance period is approximately 150 calendar days from the issuance of the Notice to Proceed (NTP) for each bid item. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered by the Government. In accordance with FAR 4.1102(a), prospective contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database prior to award of a contract. Lack of registration in the CCR on part of the offeror will render a bid ineligible for award. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling +1 (555) 000-0000 or via the Internet at http://www.ccr.gov//. The solicitation package is anticipated to be available electronically on 14 May 2010 with an anticipated closing date of 14 June 2010. The NAICS for this requirement will be 237990. NOTE: THIS PRE-SOLICITATION HAS A DUE DATE THAT IS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY. THE OFFICIAL DUE DATE WILL BE INDICATED IN THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. ARRA Requirement: The Awardee will be subject to Section 1512(c) of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act which requires each contractor to report on its use of Recovery Funds under the awarded contract. These reports will be made available to the public. PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT THE GOVERNMENT PRIOR TO SEEING AND REVIEWING THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. Other pertinent information: NAICS: 237990 - Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (except dredging) Size Standard: $33.5M FSC: Z222 - Maint-rep-alt/hwys-roads-bridges Prog Code: C20 Set Aside: 100% Hubzone Solicitation number: AG-82B1-S-10-0222