Install Fire Suppression System Booker T Washington National Monument Hardy, Virginia PMIS No. 211607 PRE-SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT ¿ General: The National Park Service, Department of Interior, will be soliciting proposals for construction firms having the capability to perform the work described below. This solicitation will be issued electronically, on or after July 14, 2016, on the Federal Business Opportunities (www.fbo.gov) and FedConnect (www.fedconnect.net) websites. The entire solicitation package with all attached documents will be available in Microsoft Word, HTML and Adobe PDF, Specifications and drawings will be available in Adobe PDF format through fbo.gov and FedConnect. Paper copies of this solicitation will not be made available. ¿ Title of Project: Install Fire Suppression System, Booker T Washington National Monument, Hardy, VA 24101. PMIS 211607 Description: The work of this contract consists of rehabilitation of the Visitor Center, as follows: (1) Connect the facility to the municipal water utility via new underground water service line for domestic and fire protection; provide and install new yard fire hydrant. (2) Provide and install new fire sprinkler system throughout the existing facility. (3) Expand coverage of existing fire alarm system. (4) Miscellaneous cutting and patching. All work will be performed under a single contract. ¿ Type of Procurement: A negotiated firm-fixed price contract will be awarded requiring submission of both a technical and a price proposal. The government will consider an offeror's technical capability in comparison to its price to determine the best value (trade-off process) to the Government. ¿ Set aside type: this acquisition will be set aside for small businesses. Only offers receivewd from responsible small businesses will be considered. ¿ The NAICS code for this project is 238220 and the small business size standard is $15.0 million. ¿ In accordance with FAR 36.204, the project magnitude is estimated to be between $250,000 and $500,000. ¿ The contract duration is 180 calendar days following the notice to proceed. ¿ The anticipated solicitation issue date is July 14, 2016. Responses will be due approximately 30 days following the issuance of the solicitation, once posted. Proposal receipt date is approximate; actual date will be established at the time proposal documents are available. This pre-solicitation announcement does not constitute a solicitation. ¿ A pre-proposal conference site visit is not anticipated. ¿ Vendors can search for opportunities and award history on fbo.gov and FedConnect without registering. The Federal Business Opportunities (www.fbo.gov) website has an Interested Vendors List and a Watchlist that you can add your company¿s interest to. Registering provides opportunity to receive notifications, which is a tool of convenience only and does not serve as a guarantee of notification. Interested vendors and plan holders are required to visit either website periodically to check for amendments and other changes to the synopsis or solicitation documents. ¿ You are required to have a DUNS number and an active registration in SAM, System for Award Management (www.sam.gov) in order to conduct business with the Federal Government. ¿ It is the policy of the Government to provide maximum practicable opportunities in its acquisitions to small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns. Such concerns must also have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate as subcontractors in the contracts awarded by any executive agency, consistent with efficient contract performance. All offerors, (large or small) are strongly encouraged to contact their local Small Business Administration office, to post their need for qualified subcontractors on SUB-Net accessed at http://web.sba.gov/subnet/, and to utilize the Dynamic Small Business Search for potential subcontractors within these various socio-economic categories. ¿ For questions please contact the contract specialist Tim Wind at 303-987-6719 or
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