SOLICITATION NOTICE
Y -- Construction of Goose Pond Main Pool
- Notice Date
- 3/14/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 237990
— Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Indiana State Office, 6013 Lakeside Blvd., Indianapolis, IN, 46278-2933, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- AG-52KY-S-07-0005
- Response Due
- 5/8/2007
- Archive Date
- 7/1/2007
- Description
- The work will consist of construction activities in two (2) separate wetland restoration units that occupy approximately 1,630 acres between Black Creek and Brewer Ditch in the Goose Pond WRP easement area located in Stafford Township, approximately five miles south of Linton in Greene County, Indiana. The major items of work include construction of approximately 52,000 lineal feet of compacted earth levee with fill heights up to eight (8) feet, furnish and installation of ten (10) aluminum riser pipe structures up to a diameter of sixty (60) inches in size and three (3) large culvert pipes in the outlet channel of the project. The construction contract will also include placement of approximately 1,570 tons of d50= 6" size riprap on slopes, seeding of approximately 61 acres and construction survey for layout and quantity estimation. The duration of the contract is approximately 336 calendar days from the notice to proceed. Any contract resulting from this solicitation will be a firm fixed price contract. The North American Industry Classification for this acquisition is 237990 and the size standard $31.0 million. This solicitation is issued on a full and open basis. Magnitude of proposed construction is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. The solicitation package along with the specifications and drawings will be issued as an Invitation for Bid and will be available for downloading from the Federal Business Opportunities web-site at www.fedbizopps.gov on or around April 1, 2007. Information regarding the site visit will be posted to the same web site prior to April 1, 2007. Please email the Contracting Officer listed below if you plan on attending the site visit along with the names of your attendees and a contact phone number. Notification of any changes to this solicitation (amendments) shall be made only on the internet. It is therefore the contractor's responsibility to check the above listed web address daily for any posted changes to this solicitation. Downloading from the internet is free of charge; however, specifications and drawings may take a considerable amount of time to download. Telephone and fax requests will not be accepted for request for copies of the solicitation. The closing date is set for May 8, 2007 at 2:00 pm local time at the following address: NRCS, 6013 Lakeside Boulevard, North Conference Room, Indianapolis, IN 46278. A bid bond is required. The requirement for the submission of both performance and payment bonds, in an amount equivalent to 100% of the award price, shall be applicable; therefore, the successful firm shall have the capability to acquire such bonding. If a large business is selected for this contract, the firm must comply with FAR 52.219-9 Alt 1 regarding the requirements for a subcontracting plan for that part of the work it intends to subcontract. The FY06 subcontracting goals for this contract are a minimum of 57.2% of the contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with small businesses, 10.0% of that to small disadvantaged businesses, 10.0% to woman-owned small businesses, 3.0% to service disabled veteran-owned small business and 3.0% to HUB zone small businesses. The Davis-Bacon Act Wage Determination IN070006 dated Feb 9, 2007 applies. Telephone and fax inquiries will not be honored. Email all questions to the Contracting Officer, Judith Weber, email Judith.weber@in.usda.gov. All Contractors must register in the Central Contractor?s Registration database at www.ccr.gov. The CCR Customer Assistance Center can be contacted toll free at: 1-888-227-2423. The first step to registering is to obtain a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, which is a unique nine-character identification number provided by the commercial company Dun and Bradstreet (D&B). To request a DUNS number call D&B at the toll free number 1-866-705-5711 or register on-line at http://www.dnb.com/ccr/register.html. Obtaining a DUNS number through this process is free of charge. It behooves anyone who is submitting a quote to begin this process as soon as possible since it can take several days to complete. Failure to register by close of business on the third day after notification of possible award by the Contracting Officer may cause rejection of your offer. Prospective contractors also must complete electronic annual representations and certifications at http://orca.bpn.gov in conjunction with required registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. (see FAR 4.1102). Prospective contractors shall update the representations and certifications submitted to ORCA as necessary, but at least annually, to ensure they are kept current, accurate, and complete.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Stafford Township, Greene County, Indiana
- Zip Code: 47441
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 47441
- Record
- SN01250601-W 20070316/070314220416 (fbodaily.com)
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