RECOVERY TAS::14 1041::tasBISO 146276Install Gates to Protect Visitors and Preserve Resource Habitat.

This special notice is being issued to ensure that bidders/offerors receive copies of the solicitation and amendments if they are not posted to the Federal Business Opportunities website. For some reason the procurement system has not posted the solicitation and its three amendments to this Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website. In case they are not posted in FBO, please go to the National Business Center Webiste, which is http://ideasec.nbc.gov/. Type in N2051100083. There are also attachments to the solicitation on this website. This is NOT a new requirement; it was initially issued under this solicitation number and is now found under N2051100083. If the solicitation and the amendments (3 as of this posting) are not posted on the FBO, then they can be found at the National Business Website (http://ideasec.nbc.gov/). Closing date/time for the proposal is April 12, 2010, 10 AM Mountain Daylight Savings Time. This project is an American Recovery and Reinvestment (ARRA) action. Receipt of award is contingent upon the offeror's meeting the requirements of Section 1512 (reports on use of funds) of the Recovery Act.RECOVERY TAS::14 1041::TASBISO 146276Install Gates to Protect Visitors and Preserve Resource Habitat Period of Performance: June 14, 2010 through June 14, 2011. NAICS CODE: 562910 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The National Park Service (NPS), Department of Interior is seeking responses of interest from contractors with capability and interest in a project to construct and install mine closure gates and permanently close mine adits and shafts of approximately 37 abandoned mines at various locations within Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area (BISO), Oneida, Tennessee 37841. Six existing deteriorated iron gates will be replaced and nineteen new gates will be installed in mine adits where bat habitat conditions are favorable. Additionally, 12 mine adits will be closed destructively by sealing the adits using polyurethane (PUF) technology finished with local earthen materials to disguise the entrance and protect the PUF seal from ultraviolet radiation and potential vandalism. Work will include construction and installation of bat compatible gates and other types of wildlife permitting closures as specified by the NPS, backfilling using on-site or imported materials, and plug closure using Polyurethane Foam (PUF). Reclamation - Damages to park roads, trails, and other real or tangible property resulting from contractor activity will be repaired or replaced to pre-work conditions at the contractor's expense. The contractor will adhere to better management practices (BMP) and erosion prevention and sediment controls (EPSC) as required by the State of Kentucky. The contractor is not required to replace small trees or vegetation removed to gain access to remote, naturally overgrown work locations. No tree five inches or greater DBH needs to be nor shall be removed to gain access to any work location. TYPE OF PROCUREMENT: Competitive amongst small busineses, negotiated (if necessary) Firm Fixed Price