Porcupine Ranger Station Building Maintenance

The USFS Region 2 AQM will soon issue a full solicitation for maintenance work on the Porcupine Ranger Station. The Government intends to use Simplified Acquistion Procedures to solicit and issue a Firmed Fixed price purchase order with an expected order of magnitude of less than $25,000. If you are a small construction business in this area and would like to receive a bid package, either list yourself as an interested vendor and / or email your contact information to the POC. Tentative Pre-Bid site visit: 1 July 2017 Expected dates of performance: August 2017 Notice to Offeror(s) / Suppliers(s): Funds are not presently available for this effort. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event, the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an offeror for any costs incurred. SUMMARY OF WORK 1.1 LOCATION: A. This project is located at the Porcupine Ranger Station, Building #3535 (Crew/Office) on FS 13. Site is approximately 50 miles east of Lovell, Wyoming on Hwy 14A. 1.2 DESCRIPTION OF WORK: A. The work to be accomplished under this contract is to stabilize and realign the Eastern most "bowed out" wall of the dwelling. Such work can include: 1. Temporarily bracing of the bowed wall (east wall) with timbers or similar material. 2. Removal of casement windows if needed prior to moving wall. 3. Stabilize or jack up roof with cribbing prior to moving wall. 4. Pull the walls back in alignment using cables, plates, and come-a-longs from the inside of the building and hydraulic jacks from the exterior. 5. Once wall is realigned, securely fasten the wall to the roof system using (Simpson ties or similar product) and if needed use cable and turnbuckle between east and west load bearing walls in attic. This will be determined once the project begins. 6. Reinstall casement windows, repair or reconstruct trim-work, and seal any remaining gaps/hole on interior. 7. Repair or reconstruct trim-work, seal any holes or cracks, and use daubing/chinking on the exterior. - B. Optional bid item for painting building and staining the roof. Such work can include: 1. Power-wash, clean, scrape, and remove all loose paint materials. 2. Prep exterior of building for painting. 3. Paint exterior of building (approx. 1,555 sq ft) with two coats of coverage (spraying is allowed). Included in this coverage is siding (logs), trim, fascia, soffit, shutters, railings, gable ends, doors, and windows with Government furnished paint. 4. Stain building roof (approx. 1,600 sq ft) with two coats of Government furnished stain.