Road Construction, Maintenance, and Repairs IDIQ for the Savannah River Site (SC)

This is a Sources Sought announcement and is for information/market research purposes only. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any information requests. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. The USDA, USFS, Region 8 intends to solicit a 5-year indefinite delivery indefinite quantity multiple award task order contract for road construction, maintenance and repair work. The work may include, but not be limited to the following types: • Blading aggregate surfaced roads • Blading native surfaced roads • Road Surface Maintenance – Utilizing “Smoothing” (Dragging) • Borrow delivery and placement • Spot surface repair with crusher run aggregate • Spot surface repair with No. 1 rock • Spot surface repair with No. 4 rock • Spot surface repair with screenings • Clean and reshape ditch • Preparation and application of seed and fertilizer • Application of mulch • Removal of fallen trees • Removal of standing trees • Dust abatement / roadway surface treatments • Machine placed rip-rap • Geotextile fabric • Emergency movement of Contractor’s equipment • Trackhoe with operator • Backhoe with operator • Motorgrader with operator • Dump truck with driver • Crawler tractor with operator • Front end loader with operator • Horizontal shaft rotary mixer • Chainsaw with operator • Road mowing – single pass • Road mowing – double pass • Compaction Equipment with Operator • Water truck equipment with Operator • Drainage and Outlet Structure Cleaning – Minor (48-inch Diam. or less) • Drainage and Outlet Structure Cleaning – Major (Larger than 48-inch Diam.) • Roadside Brushing (bush hogging, overhead limb removal etc.) • Roadside Vegetation Management (Debris Removal –Chip and Scatter) • Emergency Mobilization (Includes special emergency mobilization of equipment within a 24 hour - 48-hour time frame) • Construction survey and staking, method I, tolerance B • Silt fence (Includes furnishing and installation. Silt fencing geotextile and posts (wood or steel) shall conform to FP-24 Section 713.16… Submittal required) • Silt fence removal, disposal method Remove from project (Incudes silt fence removal and disposal • Temporary culvert pipe installation and removal, 12" - 24" dia. HDPE non-perforated pipe w/ corrugated exterior and smooth interior. (Includes: furnishing, excavation, placement, all elbows, bands, backfilling, and removal of pipe. Pipe shall meet AASHTO HS-25 loads) • Bales compressed weed free straw bale (Includes furnishing and placement and removal of an individual 30-40 lbs. straw bale in 4" excavated trench with min. of 2 stakes per bale in low flow drainage ditch only or toe of slope. Straw bale shall be certified noxious weed free) • Sandbags (Includes: furnishing and placement and removal of pre-filled sandbag which shall be clean and silt free material) • 100% Biodegradable Erosion Control Blanket for Ditches (Includes: furnishing and placement of ADS Geosynthetics, Curlex, Nilex or equivalent. Submittal required. • 100% Biodegradable Erosion Control Blanket or Matting for Slopes (Includes: furnishing and placement of ADS Geosynthetics, Curlex, Nilex or equivalent...Submittal required) • 3" Centrifugal Sump pump w/ screening and 100-ft in length minimum w/ 3" dia. hose (Includes: furnishing a 3" min. gas powered or electrical self-priming centrifugal pump w/ up to 105’ max head. Shall be on project site and running. Fuel and electrical for power and all connections, hardware, and parts shall be incidental to hourly rate) • Clearing and grubbing, disposal method scattering (Includes a minimum of 0.10 acres of clearing and grubbing) • Removal of existing 12"-24" dia. culvert, disposal method, remove from project (Incudes excavating and removing existing culvert and disposal at designated SRS landfill by C.O.) • Removal of existing 25"-48" dia. culvert, disposal method, remove from project (Incudes excavating and removing existing culvert and disposal off at designated SRS landfill by C.O.) • Removal of existing 49"-60" dia. culvert, disposal method, remove from project (Incudes excavating and removing existing culvert and disposal at designated SRS landfill by C.O.) • Drain Ditch Excavation, type, new ditch construction, disposal method, scattering (Includes excavating and constructing a new 2-ft. wide flat-bottom shaped ditch at 1-ft nominal depth w/ 1V:2H or flatter backslopes/cut slopes) • Drain Ditch Excavation, type, lead-off ditch construction, disposal method, scattering (Includes excavating and constructing a new 2-ft. wide flat-bottom shaped ditch at 1-ft nominal depth w/ 1V:2H or flatter backslopes/cut slopes) • New Roadway Embankment construction w/ construction tolerance class FSSS Table 204-2 (D), includes: subgrade grading, and roadway compaction placement method FP-24 Section 204.11(a)(1) (Includes: a minimum of 100 linear feet or 1+00.00 of new roadway construction, 14-ft wide roadway, includes up to 4-ft of embankment excavation or embankment fill construction, 1-ft nominal depth of new ditch construction on both sides of roadway, 1V:3H embankment backslopes/cut slopes or embankment fill slope construction, subgrade grading, and subgrade compaction in NTE compaction layers lifts of 12-inches loose depth) • Existing Roadway Embankment construction w/ construction tolerance class FSSS Table 204-2 (D), includes: subgrade grading, and roadway compaction placement method FP-24 Section 204.11(a)(1) (Includes: a minimum of 100 linear feet or 1+00.00 of existing roadway construction, 14-ft wide roadway, includes up to 4-ft of embankment excavation or embankment fill construction, 1-ft nominal depth of new ditch construction on both sides of roadway, 1V:3H embankment backslopes/cut slopes or embankment fill slope construction, subgrade grading, and subgrade compaction in NTE compaction layers lifts of 12-inches loose depth) • New Well Pad Embankment construction, w/ construction tolerance class FSSS Table 204-2 (D), includes: subgrade grading, and well pad compaction placement method FP-24 Section 204.11(a)(1) (Includes: a minimum of 44 sqyd up to 3,000 sqyd maximum of new well pad construction, includes up to 4-ft of embankment excavation or embankment fill construction, 1V:3H embankment backslopes/cut slopes or embankment fill slope construction, subgrade grading, and subgrade compaction in NTE compaction layers lifts of 12-inches loose depth) • New/Existing Low Volume Roadway T-intersection Embankment construction w/ construction tolerance class FSSS Table 204-2 (D), includes: subgrade grading, and roadway compaction placement method FP-24 Section 204.11(a)(1) (Includes: approx. 674 sq.yds. of intersection embankment construction, includes up to 4-ft of embankment excavation or embankment fill construction, 1-ft nominal depth of new ditch construction on both sides of intersection if applicable, 1V:3H embankment backslopes/cut slopes or embankment fill slope construction, subgrade grading, and subgrade compaction in NTE compaction layers lifts of 12-inches loose depth) • 50-Feet Diameter Cul-De-Sac Embankment construction w/ construction tolerance class FSSS Table 204-2 (D), includes: subgrade grading, and roadway compaction placement method FP-24 Section 204.11(a)(1) (Includes: approx. 218 sq.yds. of cul-de-sac embankment construction, includes up to 4-ft of embankment excavation or embankment fill construction, 1-ft nominal depth of new ditch construction on both sides of intersection if applicable, 1V:3H embankment backslopes/cut slopes or embankment fill slope construction, subgrade grading, and subgrade compaction in NTE compaction layers lifts of 12-inches loose depth) • 100-Feet Diameter Cul-De-Sac Embankment construction w/ construction tolerance class FSSS Table 204-2 (D), includes: subgrade grading, and roadway compaction placement method FP-24 Section 204.11(a)(1) (Includes: approx. 871 sq.yds. of cul-de-sac embankment construction, includes up to 4-ft of embankment excavation or embankment fill construction, 1-ft nominal depth of new ditch construction on both sides of intersection if applicable, 1V:3H embankment backslopes/cut slopes or embankment fill slope construction, subgrade grading, and subgrade compaction in NTE compaction layers lifts of 12-inches loose depth) • Load and Haul off Material, disposal method, remove from project (includes loading, hauling, and disposing of material at designated SRS landfill as appointed by the C.O… The SRS is approx. 309.26 square miles in area) • Load and Haul Govt. furnished Material from govt. source to project location, (includes loading, hauling, and dumping govt. furnished material at specific project location. The SRS is approx. 309.26 square miles in area) • Placement of Govt. furnish material, compaction method FP-24 Section 204.11(a)(1) (includes placement of govt. furnished material. Compaction is 6" per loose depth layer for all aggregate material and 12" loose depth for all embankment material). • Structural backfill (includes furnishing, placement, and compacting. Structural backfill material maximum particle size is 3-in w/ 15% max passing No. 200 sieve) • Furnish and machine placed riprap, class II (includes furnishing and machine placement. Conform to FP-24 Table 705-1) • Furnish and machine placed riprap, class III (includes furnishing and machine placement. Conform to FP-24 Table 705-1) • Furnish and machine placed riprap, class IV (includes furnishing and machine placement. Conform to FP-24 Table 705-1) • Grouted riprap, Neat hydraulic cement grout per FP-14 Section 725.13(a)(2). (includes furnishing and placing 6-inch depth of grout onto riprap filling the voids) • Aggregate base, grading Aggregate No. 1, compaction method FP-24 Section 204.11(a)(1) (includes furnishing, placement, and compacting) • Aggregate base, grading Aggregate No. 4, compaction method FP-24 Section 204.11(a)(1) (includes furnishing, placement, and compacting) • Aggregate base, grading GABC compaction method FP-24 Section 204.11(a)(1) (includes furnishing, placement, and compacting) •Aggregate base, grading AASHTO #67 Aggregate, compaction method FP-24 Section 204.11(a)(1) (Includes furnishing and placement into geocells. #67 Aggregate shall conform to attached FSSS Specification Section 703 Table 703-13) • Minor hot asphalt concrete (Shall include SCDOT Mix: 1/2" Dense, 75 Gyrations, Binder Limits 4.5-6.0%, PG 64-22 Asphalt Binder Grade, 3.0-4.0% Air Voids, 70-80% VFA % and tack coat when applicable. Also includes furnishing, placement, and compaction to 90% of maximum specific gravity (density) of MHAC from commercial source in 2-inch lift. MHAC shall conform to FSSS Specification Section 404 and FSSS Section 412 for Asphalt Tack Coat.... Pay item shall include paver w/ screed or equal) • Structural concrete, Class FP-24 Table 552-1 Class A, Type, I, IA, II, IIA, V, or approved blended hydraulic cement (includes furnishing, placing, finishing, and curing concrete in bridges, culverts, and other structures w/ 4,500 psi 28-day compressive strength. Mix design submittal required) • Reinforced concrete headwall for circular pipe, 18"-24" dia. pipe (includes furnishing of concrete, forming, reinforcement placement, placing, finishing, curing concrete and removal of forming once concrete has cured for concrete headwall) • Reinforced concrete headwall for circular pipe, 36" dia. pipe (includes furnishing of concrete, forming, reinforcement placement, placing, finishing, curing concrete and removal of forming once concrete has cured for concrete headwall) • Reinforced concrete headwall for circular pipe, 48" dia. pipe (includes furnishing of concrete, forming, reinforcement placement, placing, finishing, curing concrete and removal of forming once concrete has cured for concrete headwall) • Reinforced concrete headwall for circular pipe, 60" dia. pipe (includes furnishing of concrete, forming, reinforcement placement, placing, finishing, curing concrete and removal of forming once concrete has cured for concrete headwall) • Concrete, minor (includes furnishing, placing, finishing, and curing concrete w/ 3,000 psi 28-day compressive strength. Mix design per FP-24 Table 601-1) • 18-inch round pipe culvert, type HDPE non-perforated pipe w/ corrugated exterior and smooth interior conforming to AASHTO HS-25 Loading. (Includes furnishing and installation of new pipe, excavation, backfilling, and compaction) • 24-inch round pipe culvert, type HDPE non-perforated pipe w/ corrugated exterior and smooth interior conforming to AASHTO HS-25 Loading. (Includes furnishing and installation of new pipe, excavation, backfilling, and compaction) • 36-inch round pipe culvert, type HDPE non-perforated pipe w/ corrugated exterior and smooth interior conforming to AASHTO HS-25 Loading. (Includes furnishing and installation of new pipe, excavation, backfilling, and compaction) • 48-inch round pipe culvert, type HDPE non-perforated pipe w/ corrugated exterior and smooth interior conforming to AASHTO HS-25 Loading. (Includes furnishing and installation of new pipe, excavation, backfilling, and compaction) • 60-inch round pipe culvert, type HDPE non-perforated pipe w/ corrugated exterior and smooth interior conforming to AASHTO HS-25 Loading. (Includes furnishing and installation of new pipe, excavation, backfilling, and compaction) • 18-inch round pipe culvert, type reinforced round concrete culvert conforming to ASTM C76/AASHTO M170 (Includes furnishing and installation of new pipe, all bands and gaskets, joint rings, excavation, backfilling, and compaction in 6-inch lifts until 12-inches above pipe. Then proceed in 12-inch lifts) • 24-inch round pipe culvert, type reinforced round concrete culvert conforming to ASTMC76/AASHTO M170 (Includes furnishing and installation of new pipe, all bands and gaskets, joint rings, excavation, backfilling, and compaction in 6-inch lifts until 12-inches above pipe. Then proceed in 12-inch lifts) • 36-inch round pipe culvert, type reinforced round concrete culvert conforming to ASTM C76/AASHTO M170 (Includes furnishing and installation of new pipe, all bands and gaskets, joint rings, excavation, backfilling, and compaction in 6-inch lifts until 12-inches above pipe. Then proceed in 12-inch lifts) • 48-inch round pipe culvert, type reinforced round concrete culvert conforming to ASTM C76/AASHTO M170 (Includes furnishing and installation of new pipe, all bands and gaskets, joint rings, excavation, backfilling, and compaction in 6-inch lifts until 12-inches above pipe. Then proceed in 12-inch lifts) • 60-inch round pipe culvert, type reinforced round concrete culvert conforming to ASTM C76/AASHTO M170 (Includes furnishing and installation of new pipe, all bands and gaskets, joint rings, excavation, backfilling, and compaction in 6-inch lifts until 12-inches above pipe. Then proceed in 12-inch lifts) • Flared end section for 18-inch dia. corrugated High-density Polyethylene round pipe culvert (Includes furnishing and installation of new HDPE flared end section conforming to ASTM D3350-00) • Flared end section for 24-inch dia. corrugated High-density Polyethylene round pipe culvert (Includes furnishing and installation of new HDPE flared end section conforming to ASTM D3350-00) • Flared end section for 36-inch dia. corrugated High-density Polyethylene round pipe culvert (Includes furnishing and installation of new HDPE flared end section conforming to ASTM D3350-00) • Standard underdrain system with geotextile, conform to FP-24 Section 605 (Includes furnishing and installation of new collector pipe with perforations, geotextile, couplings, fittings, excavation up to 10-ft depth, backfilling, and compaction) • Granular backfill, conform to FP-24 Section 703.03 (Includes furnishing and placement, backfilling, and compaction) • Lean concrete backfill, conform to FP-24 Section 614 (Includes furnishing and placement of lean concrete in designated area. Contractor shall submit a lean concrete backfill mix design for approval) • Existing W-beam Guardrail system, removal and re-setting (Includes modifying, removing and resetting an existing treated posts or steel posts guardrail system including the steel end treatments and removing and resetting posts, and raising an existing guardrail systems) • Guardrail system, (CRG) Curved W-beam guardrail w/ W-beam guardrail end treatment on both ends, type IV Corrosion resistant (weathering) steel, class 0.105-inches (12-guage), terminal type Flared - straight or parabolic flared W beam terminal, conform to FP-24 Section 617 (Includes installing a new guardrail systems with posts (drilled w/ backfilling & compaction or drive only), rails, terminal sections, anchorage assembly, all hardware, and assembling. Contractor shall submit P.E. stamped W-beam guardrail with end treatment to C.O. for approval) • Motor Grader, Cat 140, JD770D, or equivalent; with operator • Backhoe/Loader, Cat 416E, JD 310G, or equivalent, 4-wheel drive, w/ extendable stick; with operator • Crawler Dozer, Cat D-4, Case 550, or equivalent, w/ tilt blade; with operator • Crawler Dozer, Cat D-6, Case 550, or equivalent, w/ tilt blade; with operator • Track Mounted Excavator, Cat 315, Case 9030, or equiv., w/ thumb attachment, with operator • Skid steer, Bobcat S220 or equivalent; with operator • Wheel Loader, John Deere 544, Cat 950, or equivalent, with operator • Dump Truck, 10 C.Y. with operator • Vibratory compactor, Cat CS44B or equivalent, w/ a minimum centrifugal force of 7.5 tons, w/ operator • Water truck, 4,000 gallons minimum and pressurized; w/ operator • Mini-excavator, Cat 303 5C or equiv. w/ thumb attachment; with operator • General Labor • Special Labor, skilled chainsaw operator • Special Labor, certified welder certified in AWS • Seeding and Fertilizer, dry method • Mulching, dry method • Seeding and Fertilizer, hydraulic method (Includes using hydraulic-type equipment capable of providing a uniform application using water slurry as the carrying agent, tracer material grass cellulose fiber mulch) • Mulching, hydraulic method (Includes using hydraulic-type equipment applying wood fiber or grass straw cellulose mulch and applying bonded fiber matrix hydraulic mulch. Conform to FP-24 625.08) • 6-inch Depth, Geocell Confinement System (Geoweb confinement system or equivalent... Includes labor and furnishing of all materials, assembling, and installation of geocell system which includes the Keys Connection Devices, Rebar #3 J-Hooks 18-inches etc. Granular infill aggregate not included. • 8-inch Depth, Geocell Confinement System (Geoweb confinement system or equivalent... includes labor and furnishing of all materials, assembling, and installation of geocell system which includes the Keys Connection Devices, Rebar #3 J-Hooks 18-inches etc. Granular infill aggregate not included. • Earthwork geosynthetics, type Woven Geotextile (Mirafi HP370 or equivalent. Includes furnishing and placement below geocells above subgrade. Refer to attached FSSS Specification Section 714 Table 714-8) • Separation and stabilization geotextile type Class I Type C (Includes furnishing and placement. Refer to FP-24 Specification Section 714 Table 714-1) • Stabilization geogrid (Includes furnishing and placement beneath hot mix asphalt concrete (HMAC) above compacted base aggregate. Refer and conform to FP-24 Specification Section 714.03 and Table 714-4) • Geotechnical Exploration, (May include geotechnical drilling and sampling operations per ASTM, test boreholes, Standard Penetration Test and Spilt-Barrel Sampling of Soils per ASTM D1586, moisture contents, groundwater conditions, borehole location and elevations, engineering classification testing per USCS & AASHTO, backfilling of borings, Atterberg Limit Tests, soil bearing capacity tests, and geotechnical recommendations These services will be required within the boundaries of the Savannah River Site (SRS), South Carolina. The type of set-aside decision to be issued will depend upon the capabilities of the responses to this sources sought announcement. The purpose of this Sources Sought announcement is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Small Business, Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Economically Disadvantage Woman-Owned Small Business. The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors. Small business, Section 8(a), HUB Zone, EDWOSB and SDVOSB are highly encouraged to participate. Firm's response to this Sources Sought Announcement shall be limited to five (5) pages and shall include the following information: 1. Vendor name, address, point of contact, phone number, and email address. 2. Vendor's interest in submitting a proposal when the requirement is synopsized. 3. Vendor's capability to provide similar/same type of work. Provide at least three (3) examples. 4. Firm's Business Size (include UEI #) The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) is 237310 Email response to [email protected] by Wednesday, 3/26/25, 5:00 PM ET