CUSTER NATIONAL FOREST: Construction Management/Inspection Services
AG-0355-S-14-0020
Project Title: Custer National Forest - Construction Management/Inspection Services
This pre-solicitation notice hereby serves as announcement that the Forest Service intends to award a sole source contract for Construction Management/Inspection Services, under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements.
Type of Solicitation: Request for Quotations
Solicitation Procedure: Only One Source; Simplified Acquisition Procedures (FAR part 13)
Anticipated Type of Contract: Firm Fixed Price
NAICS: 541330
Size Standard: $15 million
Set Aside: N/A
Project Location: The project area includes locations across the Custer National Forest, Beartooth, Ashland, & Sioux Ranger Districts, in southeast Montana and South Dakota.
Scope of Work: The Forest Service is in need of Construction Management/Inspection Services.
Description of Work: The Contractor shall assist the Custer National Forest by providing Construction Management/Inspection Services due to a reduced Government workforce and in order to meet construction contract obligations. The work involves furnishing qualified personnel and necessary equipment to provide specialized construction support and inspection services to the Forest Service for construction contracts to ensure construction work is completed in accordance with the contract plans and specifications. The primary construction contracts that will be assessed are the Riley Pass uranium mine reclamation projects.
The construction project inspector must have a minimum of 20 years' experience in all phases of construction, and types of construction, including: road construction, hazardous materials mitigation, facility construction, aquatic organism passage construction, trail construction, small earth dam construction, fence construction, construction project layout, interpretation of construction specifications and plans, and experience with FP-03 standard specifications for roads and bridges.
In addition, the construction project inspector shall have:
1. Hazwopper certification (40-hour training);
2. Experience testing and operating an XRF with respect to Arsenic;
3. Experience with USFS heritage program & cultural resources, and direct experience working with USFS Archaeologists;
4. Experience working as a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) for the USFS;
5. Experience with the USFS Contract Administration Handbook; and
6. Ability to be at the USFS, Custer National Forest, Supervisor's Office to attend weekly meetings with designers and the COR.
Extensive travel will be required to Riley Pass near Bowman, ND as well as to various other locations such as Ashland, MT; the Pryor Mountains near Bridger, MT; and the Beartooth Face near Red Lodge, MT
Alane M Fitzpatrick, Contracting Officer, Phone 406-587-6920, Fax 406-587-6848, Email [email protected]
