Amendment 1 cancels the synopsis and solicitation; the acquisition will not be pursued at this time. This is a pre-solicitation notice that NPS intends to post Request for Proposals (RFP) #140P2125R0012 on approximately December 17, 2024. This is not the full solicitation; proposals are not requested at this time. The RFP will include detailed specifications to conduct a removal action under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The contractor will implement a Non-Time Critical Removal Action (NTCRA) work plan for an existing but no longer active landfill at Caneel Bay Resort in Virgin Islands National Park. The work includes removing approximately 13,000 bank cubic yards (BCY) of contaminated soil and landfill refuse, transporting it to appropriate disposal facilities (anticipated to be in the continental United States), and performing limited site restoration, such as spreading and compaction of clean fill and/or stockpiled soil, grading, preparation of topsoil, and seeding. The estimated removal quantity is based on previous site investigations. The contract will use unit-priced items subject to the variation in quantity clause in conjunction with an established ceiling and notification requirements. Additional details will be provided in the documents to be posted with the solicitation. A payment bond (100%), performance bond (100%), and liability insurance will be required prior to contract performance. An offer guarantee will be required with proposal submission. PROJECT LOCATION: The site is at the Caneel Bay Resort within the Virgin Islands National Park (VIIS) on St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). The approximately 150-acre resort is located approximately 1 mile northeast of the major port town of Cruz Bay. The island of St. John is reached by ferry from St. Thomas, where there is an airport with flights from the mainland. Maps and information are at www.nps.gov/VIIS. SITE VISIT: We do not anticipate hosting a pre-proposal site visit. Additional information about the site will be provided with the full solicitation. DETAILS: This procurement is conducted under FAR 15 and is set-aside for Small Business concerns in accordance with FAR 19.5. The prime contractor shall not subcontract more than the subcontract limitations specified in FAR clause 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (OCT 2022) (DEVIATION OCT 2022). The NAICS code for this project is 562910, Remediation and cleanup of contaminated buildings, mine sites, soil, or ground water, and the small business size standard is 1,000 employees. The Product Service Code is F108, Environmental Systems Protection - Environmental Remediation (includes Toxic and Hazardous Substance Removal, Cleanup, and Disposal). As stated in the prescribed range in FAR 36.204, the estimated magnitude of this project is above $10,000,000. All work will be performed under a single firm-fixed-price contract. The RFP and future amendments will be posted in the Contracting Opportunities section of SAM (https://sam.gov/content/opportunities). The solicitation package will be in Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF. Proposals will be due approximately 30 days after the RFP is posted; specifically, they will be due by the date and time specified in Block 13 of the Standard Form 1442 or as stated in the most recent amendment (SF30). Offerors will submit their proposals by email per instructions included in the solicitation; proposals will consist of two volumes (technical and price). Prospective offerors must visit SAM.gov periodically to check for amendments and other changes to the contract documents; no other notifications will be sent nor will hard copies of the solicitation be mailed or issued. All eligible responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the National Park Service, however offerors who have not established and/or maintained an active registration at www.SAM.gov prior to the offer due date and time will be considered either ineligible or non-responsive and will not be considered for award. Construction Contract Administration: Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 36.211(b) requires agencies provide description of policies and procedures that apply to definitization of equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts and data on the time required to definitize equitable adjustments for change orders under construction contracts. This information can be found at: https://www.doi.gov/pam/acquisition/policy/constructioncontract. It is the policy of the Government to provide maximum practicable opportunities in its acquisitions to small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises, and women-owned small business concerns. Such concerns must also have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate as subcontractors in the contracts awarded by any executive agency, consistent with efficient contract performance. All offerors are strongly encouraged to contact their local Small Business Administration office, to post their need for qualified subcontractors on SUB-Net accessed at https://connect.sba.gov, and to utilize the Small Business Administration (SBA) Dynamic Small Business Search (https://dsbs.sba.gov/search/dsp_dsbs.cfm) for potential subcontractors within these various socio-economic categories. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation. For more information, contact the Contracting Officer at
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