**** UPDATE: Due to uncontrollable circumstances, the resulting solicitation is not expected to be published until on or around 6/4/2025. Response date will be 30 days after Solicitatoin is posted. Changes are made below in bold. 

This is a PRESOLICITATION announcement.

The solicitation is anticipated to be posted to Contract Opportunities on
SAM.gov on or around May 19, 2025 - New date is 6/4/2025.

Project Description: 

This contract is comprised of removing and replacing multiple barbed wire and wooden
post and rail fences at campgrounds and lakes on the Manti La Sal Nation Forest. Heavy
equipment limited to Skid-steers, mini-track Loaders and sub-compact and compact
tractors may be used at these sites unless otherwise noted. All demolition materials—old
t-posts, barbed wire, wire, wooden rails, nuts and bolts, etc—must be taken off site and
disposed of by contractor. Construction at each site must be complete before moving to
the next location.

Warner - FULL REBUILD with all new materials of wooden rail fence (5528 ft Wood)
PARTIAL REBUILD OF WIRE: convert all barbed wire (rebuilt 2023) into let
down fence, can use existing t-posts and wire (3516 ft Wire)
Heavily vegetated with trees and shrubs and downed aspens, one boggy
section, mostly flat

Mason - FULL REBUILD with all new materials. (3465 ft Wire)
Heavy aspen dead fall and dead standing aspen in scrub oak, several sections
where heavy equipment may not be able to operate

Oowah - FULL BEBUILD with all new materials (8000 ft Wire)
There is no section of Oowah Lake fence that heavy equipment can access

Buckeye - FULL REBUILD: Rebuild Post and Rail fence
Nearly all accessible and relatively flat. (8498 ft Wood Fence)
Note on Buckeye, there is normal post and rail fence, then there is a larger
“Great Wall of Buckeye” that are 8-10” tapered posts inserted in the ground
about 30-40” apart to prevent OHV/ATV incursions. Replace rotten and
broken posts. Roughly 40-50% of posts.

Buckboard - FULL REBUILD with all new materials (Convert to wire) (5631 ft Wire)
Certain portions of fence area are too steep and rugged for heavy
equipment, mostly on NW, W, SW, and S sections of fence line

Devils - FULL REBUILD with all new materials (710 ft Wood) and (9392 ft Wire)
Certain portions of fence area are too steep and rugged for heavy equipment—
Wooden Fence just off road, flat with heavy vegetation including mature trees

Nizhoni - FULL BEBUILD of Wooden rail fence with all new materials. (2735ft Wood)
Repair where needed wire fence. Was rebuilt in 2021. (Roughly 200ft Wire)
Wooden fence line accessible fully, flat all around

Porcupine Rim - NEW CONSTRUCTION of wire (3740 ft)
There are 2 sections where heavy equipment cannot reach

Monticello Lake – FULL REBUILD of wire fence (7853 ft)
Certain portions of the fenced area are too steep and rugged for heavy
equipment

Option Items

Pack Creek - FULL REBUILD (7705 ft Wire.)
can reuse newer t-posts, Rebuild Creek Crossings x3
There are many sections that are not accessible to machinery

Gooseberry - FULL REBUILD of wire fence (8213 ft)
Heavy tree growth, downed trees, nearly all flat with a marsh like area in
one section

Indian Creek – FULL REBUILD of wood fence (5808 ft)

Orange Olsen – FULL REBUILD of wire fence (3168 ft)

Potters Pond – FULL REBUILD of wood fence (2290 ft)

Stuart – FULL REBUILD of wood fence (900 ft)

Mammoth – FULL REBUILD of wood fence (2946 ft)

PROJECT LOCATION

This Project is located near the towns of Moab and Monticello Utah throughout the
Southern Portion of the Manti La Sal National Forest. Option Items are located on the
Northern portion of the Manti La Sal National Forest near Price and Ephraim Utah.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

Estimated commencment of work is 7/1/2025 - New date is 8/1/2025.  Contract time is 360 - Now 365 Calendar Days.

MAGNITUDE OF CONSTRUCTION 

Per FAR 36.204(e): Between $500,000 and $1,000,000.

BONDING:

All offerors will be required to provide a Bid Bond (20%) with their proposal submission.
Performance and Payment Bonds (100% each) will be required of the successful awardee.

NO-COMMIT:

Notice to Offeror(s)/Supplier(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.

It is expected that funds will be avialable by the date a solicitation is posted. Please refer to the upcoming solicitation for details.

This announcement serves as the Pre-Solicitation notice only. Responses to this synopsis are not required.