U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers, Pittsburgh District William S. Moorhead Federal Building, 1000 Liberty Avenue, Room 727, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4186

F -- UNDERWATER DIVING SERVICES PITTSBURGH DISTRICT FLOOD CONTROL PROJECTS SOL DACW59-98-R-0009 POC Janet E. Laukaitis, Contract Specialist (412) 395-7476 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District is interested in procuring Underwater Diving Services. The services consist of furnishing underwater diving services at 16 Pittsburgh District Reservoirs. The services to be provided will consist of, but not limited to: underwater diver inspection of bridge piers, stilling basin floors, training walls, baffles, weirs, end sills, dam toes, outlet works, intakes, upstream dam faces and downstream river beds, underwater photography (both 35mm and vidoetape); installation and/or recovery of equipment such as floating boat docks, repairs to depth gauging manometer systems, and thermistor strings/buoys; operate and tend a Government furnished Remotely Operated Vehicle Systems and operate Government furnished underwater centrifugal jetting pumps. Additionally, the contractor may be required to place underwater concrete grout and grout bags in areas of the dam structures, stilling basins, outflows, or bridge piers; perform underwater exothermic cutting and underwater shielded metal arc welding on structures and appurtenances at District projects. It is anticipated a contract will be awarded which consists of a Base Annum with 4(1) year option periods. This procurement has been set aside for small business concerns. Interested parties should submit a written request for Solicitation DACW59-98-R-0009 to the aforementioned address, additionally faxed requests will be accepted. Faxed requests should be directed to (412) 644-5109. Solicitation to be released on or about 15 April 1998, with receipt of proposals due 30 days thereafter. (0076)

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