El Yunque National Forest   3

Proposals from certified Small Business Concerns only will be accepted for the El Yunque National Forest, PR ERFO FS 2017-1(3), Solicitation Number 693C73-21-R-000021, located in the Municipalities of Rio Grande and Luquillo, Puerto Rico. The project consists of repairing multiple storm damaged sites in PR-191, PR-930, PR-988, PR-9938, PR-9966, and PR-186 within El Yunque National Forest for the United States Forest Service. The work includes the construction of retaining walls (gravity gabion walls, anchor soldier pile wall, gabion-faced soldier pile walls, and contractor designed gravity gabion wall), a reinforced soil slope, a rock buttress, roadway shoring systems, asphalt concrete pavement reconstruction, shoulder and ditch reconditioning, culvert replacements, and other miscellaneous work. The project will be split into multiple work schedules/contract options, with the cost of the entire project expected to fall within the price range of greater than $10,000,000.

Bid documents should be issued on or about June 8, 2021. Bid due date and location will be specified on the SF 1442, Block 13a of the Solicitation.

A virtual pre-bid meeting will be scheduled for all interested contractors approximately 7 days after the bid documents are posted. The exact date and details of the pre-bid meeting will be specified in Section E of the Solicitation. There will not be an organized site visit.

Offerors will be required to submit qualifications related to their experience in projects of similar complexity and magnitude in the type of work included in the description. The Solicitation will include further information on these requirements.

Use Internet address www.beta.sam.gov (click on Search Contract Opportunities, then type 693C73 in the Keywords Search and all available projects will be listed) to check for the availability of advertisement documents. All documents can be directly downloaded from this website. Solicitation documents will no longer be mailed. Register to receive email notifications to be automatically notified when a document is added or updated for a specific project. If firms do not register as an interested vendor at this website, there will be no Interested Vendors List.

Annual Representations and Certifications FAR 52.204-8 (MAR 2020). The Representations and Certifications must be completed online at www.beta.sam.gov. The required annual Form Vets-4212 must also be completed online at http://www.dol.gov/vets/vets4212.htm per FAR 52.222-37.

Please send all questions concerning construction projects to eflhd.contracts@dot.gov. Include the solicitation number, project name and number, requesting firm and address, a point of contact and telephone number. Requests for 'faxing' or overnight mailing will not be accepted.

IMPORTANT PAYMENT REQUIREMENT
In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart part 4.1102, prospective contractors shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at the time an offer is submitted. Also, FAR clause 52.232-33 requires SAM registration for payment. SAM registration is available online at the following Internet web address: www.beta.sam.gov.

Please Note:
This solicitation is a Request for Proposal (RFP). Therefore, there will not be a public bid opening and proposals are not available for review.