National Park Service, Denver Service Center, 12795 W. Alameda Parkway, P.O. Box 25287, Denver, Colorado 80225

Z -- POTENTIAL SOURCES SOUGHT-SAND AND SLURRY PUMPING SERVICES AT SANDY HOOK UNIT, GATEWAY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, NEW JERSEY POC POINT OF CONTACT-EDWARD TAFOYA-CONTRACTING OFFICER 303/969-2116 WEB: Contracting Services Group, http://www.nps.gov.dsc/dsccon. E-MAIL: National Park Service, Denver Service Center, contracts_dsc@nps.gov. The National Park Service (NPS), Denver Service Center (DSC), is conducting market research and is soliciting statements of interest from firms who are capable of providing sand slurry pumping services at Sandy Hook Unit, Gateway National Recreation Area, New Jersey. The contractor will be responsible for excavating sand from an existing beach above the mean high tide line. The sand will be mixed with sea water in the excavation to provide a slurry which would then be pumped approximately 18,700 feet through an existing 18 inch diameter polyethylene underground sand slurry pipeline and some temporary pipe supplied by the contractor. The existing pipeline is equipped with connections at each end and at three intermediate locations for booster pumps, as required. Concrete pads are installed at these intermediate locations to provide a base for pumps. Temporary piping will be required to hook into the end pipe connections and at each pump location. An aggregate surfaced access area, adjacent to a paved surface, is provided at each pump location. Power will not be provided at the project site. Project will require the contractor to furnish labor, sand slurry pumping equipment, temporary piping and connections, temporary power and required accessories. The sand slurry will be deposited on another eroded beach to the lines and grades designated. The contractor will provide adequate earth moving equipment to shape the deposited sand. Pumps, temporary piping and other equipment will be removed from the site after completion of the yearly pumping cycle. All existing pipeline connections shall be capped after pumping operations are complete. The excavated slurry pit will be regraded to match the natural conditions of the existing surrounding beach at completion of the project. After the total quantity of sand has been pumped, the entire length of the underground pipeline shall be cleaned and inspected with a video camera. The amount of sand will vary from year to year but should range from 50,000 cubic yards to 220,000 cubic yards annually. It is anticipated that the sand will be pumped on a yearly basis. Pumping will occur during the period from November 15 through March 15. Interested sources should provide a written statement of interest along with a statement of their capabilities and experience with similar projects. Interested sources are encouraged to provide comments on the constructability of this project and provide viable suggestions to assist in producing a workable project design. All statements of interest received within 45 days of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. It is anticipated that the National Park Service would enter into a five year maintenance contract to provide the requisite services. (0082)

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