IMPORTANT NOTE: The point of contact name (WILLIAM RISTOFF) and address at Fort Collins, CO are NOT applicable for this solicitation. The data is being corrected. Meanwhile, please submit all correspondence TO THE FOLLOWING POINT OF CONTACT for this soliciation: Richard F. Harris, Contracting Officer, USDA, Forest Service, R2/Rocky Mountain Region, Acquisition Management, 740 Simms St., Golden, CO, Telephone 303-275-5405, Fax 303-275-5453, email:
[email protected] ASIDE: This acquisition is for competition restricted to Service-disabled Veteran-owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 19.1405. DESCRIPTION: The Project involves the repairing the three parking lots located in Flagstaff, Arizona. Two parking lots are located at 2500 South Pine Knoll and the third is located off of Lone Tree Road. The work consists of cutting and patching areas of asphalt that have large cracks or have settled more than one inch. The work also involves installation of new curbs, concrete pads, and concrete drainage pan, as well as removal of some curbing. After the patching work is completed and the concrete work is completed, the parking lots are to be slurry sealed. The last part of the project is to strip the parking lots. The Project also involves the patching and repair work of approximately 1,000 feet of road into the greenhouse complex. The work consists of cutting and patching areas of asphalt that have large cracks or have settled more than one inch. After the patching work is completed, the road is to be slurry sealed. The Project also involves the construction of approximately 80 feet of segmented retaining wall approximately 2 feet high. PROJECT ESTIMATE: Between $100,000.00 AND $250,000.00 SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS: The solicitation, AG-82X9-S-07-0201 and related documents will be issued via FedBizOpps as a Request For Proposal (RFP), resulting in a Firm Fixed Price Contract. The North American Industry Classification Classification System (NAICS) is 237310 Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction. The time period to complete the project is estimated to be 120 calendar days. However, due to the weather at Flagstaff, AZ, this is negotiable. The solicitation will be forthcoming, by July 31, 2007 or sooner. VENDOR REGISTRATION: All vendors are required to be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database at http://www.ccr.gov/. If you are new to the government contracting, you will need to get a DUNS number prior to registering in CCR. DUNS information and obtaining a number may be found at http://smallbusiness.dnb.com/manage-business-credit/get-duns-details.asp referrer=goog_duns&cip=cipl&cm_mmc=Google*Adword*Online*duns&LID=13619838&bhcd2=1184877447. SMALL BUSINESS SIZE: The size of a small business firm includes all parents, subsidiaries, affiliates etc., see 13 CFR 121.103 and 13 CFR 121.108. More often than is liked, some businesses wittingly or unwittingly misrepresent their business size when parents or subsidiaries, etc. are part of their entire organizational entity. It is highly recommended, though up to the vendor, to validate your business size listed in the CCR and your company's profile in the SBA Dynamic Small Business Search at http://dsbs.sba.gov/dsbs/search/dsp_dsbs.cfm as soon as possible. As you probably know, the government is cracking down on misrepresentations and checking sizes. As you probably know, misrepresentations could result in a penalty. COMPANY REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS: All firms should be certified in the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). Registration my be completed on the internet at https://orca.bpn.gov/. Thank you for your interest in participating in this acquisition.