Z--IRA - Cave Gulch Road Maintenance

The Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Montana State Office intends to solicit proposals for construction activities associated with road maintenance of BLM Road #4613, Cave Gulch. The work for the project consists of brushing, roadway reconditioning, culvert installation, drainage construction, and maintenance. The project work is located in Granite County, Montana. The directions to the site start at Missoula, take I-90 East for 33 miles to Exit 138 toward the Bearmouth Area; continue on Frontage Road East for 6 miles to the Bear Gulch Road; take a left onto the Bear Gulch Road and follow for 7 miles to the start of the project.

BLM will issue Solicitation Number 140L3624R0013 via https://sam.gov/content/opportunities, at the link provided in this notice. The principal components of the work to be performed include, but are not limited to:

* SCHEDULE
* Mobilization
* Public Traffic, Temporary Signage
* Roadway Clearing and Grubbing, Disposal Method - Slash (a) (f) (g) or (k), Logs (i), Stumps (a) or (c)
* Roadside Brushing, Disposal Method (a) (f) (g) or (k)
* Removal of Individual Trees, Disposal Method -- Log (i), Slash (f), Stump (a) or (c)
* Removal of Minor Culvert, Disposal Method (a)
* Removal of Rubber Flap Cross Drain, Disposal Method (a)
* Drainage Excavation, Type -- Construct Ditch
* Drainage Excavation, Type -- Construct Drain Dip
* Drainage Excavation, Type -- Construct Catch Basin
* Drainage Excavation, Type -- Reshape Existing Catch Basin
* Placed Riprap, Class 1 & 2
* Rock Buttress or Headwall, Hand Placed, Class 1 & 2
* Roadway reconditioning, Compaction Placement Method -- (b)
* Construct 4% Outslope for 50' with 25' Tapers
* Install 18 inch Pipe Culvert, Extension to Existing CMP
* Install 24 inch Pipe Culvert, CMP
* Install Surface Water Deflector, Type -- Open Top
* Cleaning Culverts in Place
* Rental Equipment, Type -- Hydraulic Excavator, Scale Cut Slope of Loose Rock

Pursuant to Part 15 and Part 36 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations, BLM intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) on or around August 2, 2024. The estimated price range of this acquisition is between $250,000 and $500,000. BLM anticipates issuing the RFP under the total small business set-aside program. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 237310 and the associated Small Business Size Standard is $45.0 Million.

The Government strongly urges offerors to inspect the sites to gain a better understanding of the work requirements and to satisfy themselves regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of performance. An organized site visit is currently planned for August 8, 2024. Interested vendors will meet at MP 0.0 of the project at 1:00 pm local time. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after award.

A single contract award will be made to the offeror that submits a proposal that has been determined to be the best value based on Tradeoff Procedures within the Federal Acquisition Regulations. A firm-fixed priced contract is contemplated. Proposals will be due on or around September 10, 2024. Offerors shall submit electronic proposals as a response to the anticipated solicitation. Electronic proposals will be subject to the same rules as paper proposals.

The Government anticipates award of this procurement on or around September 25, 2024. The successful contractor will be required to commence work within 10 calendar days after the date the Contractor receives the notice to proceed. The required completion date for the project is August 15, 2025; however the onsite work is limited to 60 calendar days.

For further information about the requirement, offerors should contact Christine Mundt at cmundt@blm.gov or at (406) 896-5030.

All prospective contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award. If you have not updated SAM since October of 2020, you are advised to update early to be sure you are in compliance with the expanded Section 889 prohibitions on not using certain covered technology products.

The successful contractor shall electronically submit all payment requests for the anticipated contract through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). If the contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its offer.