Yuki Wilderness Road Decommissioning

**PLEASE READ: THIS A PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE. NO OTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE UNTIL THE SOLICIATION IS ISSUED ON THE DATE IDENTIFIED BELOW DESCRIPTION: This project involves the furnishing of all labor, equipment and materials for decommissioning on approximately 5.6 miles of National Forest Service roads and approximately 4 miles of OHV trails. Major items of work include, but are not limited to: removal of structures and obstructions, roadway obliteration, placement of riprap, installation of barriers, and seeding and mulching. Roadway obliteration includes removal of fill material at local drainages to restore natural stream drainage patterns, stabilizing stream banks of removed structures with rock and erosion control mats, construction of dips and water bars, ripping and shaping the road surface. Project includes Option for drainage excavation, type rolling dip and drainage excavation, type water bar. SPECIAL NOTE: The roads and trails proposed for decommissioning in this project are all located within the Yuki Wilderness. No motorized vehicles are allowed in the wilderness for the purpose of viewing and preparation of offers. Access is only authorized by foot or horse travel. A prebid tour may be scheduled - please check the solicitation for date and time. LOCATION: The Yuki Wilderness is located on the Upper Lake and Covelo Ranger Districts of the Mendocino National Forest. To reach the project area from Willows, California: From the junction of Interstate 5 and State Highway 162 proceed west on State Highway 162 approximately 20 miles to the junction with County Road 306; then north on County Road 306 3.7 miles to the junction with Forest Highway 7; then west on Forest Highway 7 approximately 16.6 miles to the junction with County Road 311; then southwest 2 miles on County Road 311 to the junction with Forest Road M3; proceed south 1 mile on M3 to the junction with Forest Road M6; then west on M6 approximately 11.20 miles to the junction with M61, at Low Gap; proceed west on M61 9.0 miles to the junction with Forest Road M1. The Yuki Wilderness is directly west and individual projects can be reached by going both north and south on M1. Project maps for individual project locations will be furnished with the solicitation. PRICE RANGE: The price range for this project is $100,000 to $250,000. CONTRACT TIME. Estimated start work date is August 1, 2011 with a contract time of 30 calendar days from the effective date of the Notice to Proceed. SET-ASIDE: This project is 100 percent set aside for Hub Zone certified contractors. NAICS Code: 238910, with a Small Business Size Standard $14.0 million average annual receipts. BONDS: A bid guarantee is required with the offer. Performance and Payment Bonds in the amount of 100% of the contact price will be required of the successful contractor within 10 days of award. SOLICIATION DOCUMENTS: The solicitation will issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) requiring both price and technical proposals responding to evaluation criteria described in the solicitation. Documents will only be available electronically to download from this website on or about June 7, 2011. RESPONSE TIME: Request for Proposals will be accepted at Northern California Acquisition Service Area, 3644 Avtech Parkway, Redding, CA 96002 NO LATER THAN 2:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time on July 7, 2011. Proposals will only be accepted by hard copy; facsimile proposals will not be accepted. CCR AND ORCA REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS: 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 the part of the offeror will render the offer 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//. Additionally, contractors must submit their representations and certifications in the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). Registration is at the following website: http://www.bpn.gov. PLAN HOLDERS LISTS: The Interested Vendors List (IVL) on this site has replaced the Plan Holders Lists available in the past. To register as an interested vendor, select Register as an Interested Vendor and follow directions on the site. The IVL is the only such list maintained for this procurement.