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PRESOLICITATION NOTICE:

1. Introduction. This pre-solicitation notice is for information only and is not a commitment by the Government to solicit contractual offers or award contracts. The Government is not soliciting, nor will it accept proposals as a result of this synopsis. If a competitive solicitation is issued in the future, it will be announced via The System for Award Management (SAM) at SAM.gov, and interested parties must comply with that announcement. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any questions submitted or information provided as a result of this notice. This is not a solicitation or a promise to issue a solicitation, and this information is subject to modification and in no way binds the Government to award a contract.

2. Applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code. The applicable NAICS code is 237310 - Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction (Size Standard in millions of dollars $45.0).

3. Type of Contract to be Awarded. As a result of this synopsis and possible solicitation, the Special Project Operations Center, Intermountain Branch, plans to award a firm fixed price contract.

4. Type of Solicitation. The solicitation, if released, will be governed by Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 15, “Contracting by Negotiation”.

5. Synopsis Posting Period. This synopsis will be posted for 15 days.

6. Contracting Office Points of Contact. Susan Kunath, Contract Specialist, susan.j.kunath@usda.gov.

7. Contract Description. This project is an Aquatic Organism Passage project to replace an existing ford with a bridge on the Salmon-Challis National Forest, located in the County of Lemhi, Idaho. Work includes channel restoration, installation of a government furnished bridge on contractor provided abutments and the construction of bridge approach roadways. Rock and aggregate materials are available from government sources. Alternate (Commercial) sources proposed by the contractor will need to be approved for material suitability and weed free nature of the source.

The contractor is responsible for the acquisition of the abutment materials per the attached plans and specifications along with the erection of the abutments. Government furnished materials are located at 3 locations in the vicinity of the project. Material removed from the Opal Pit and Moyer Pit will need to be quarried and hauled to the project. Opal pit material placed as road surfacing may need to be screened prior to placement. Riprap and Channel Rock may be obtained from the Musgrove Staging site. This material will have been stockpiled prior to the commencement of the project. Streambed material is expected to be salvaged from the excavation of the abutments and other channel restoration work including the placement of grade control structures and channel alignment work. The prefabricated bridge will be staged in Salmon, Idaho. The contractor is responsible for transporting the bridge to the work site. An instream work window of 7/15 to 8/15 has been established. All work within the ordinary high-water mark including de-watering, excavation and backfill, channel restoration and re-watering of the channel shall occur within this window.

The project is part of a larger habitat restoration project to improve habitat quality and remove barriers for ESA listed and native species. This specific project aims to remove a ford, re-establish channel complexity to a near natural condition and re-establish riparian function in the affected reach by replacing the ford with a bridge and naturalizing the stream channel and banks previously degraded by the development and use of the ford.

8. Disclosure of Magnitude. The anticipated magnitude for this project is between $100,000.00 and $250,000.00.

9. Type of Set-aside. Total small business set-aside.

10. Responses. Interested and capable sources are encouraged to respond to this synopsis with a Statement of Capability. In addition to a Statement of Capabilities, firms responding to this announcement should include company name, Unique Entity Identification number, point of contact, address, email address, and indicate whether they are a small business, 8(a) concern, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, or women-owned small business. Responses are due within 15 days of this synopsis and should be submitted to Susan Kunath at susan.j.kunath@usda.gov

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