USDA-NRCS, Suite 205, 4405 Bland Road, Raleigh, NC 27609

Y -- USDA/NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM -- CLEAN UP AFTER HURRICANE FLOYD POC Elizabeth C. Caldwell, Contracting Officer, 919-873-2162 or Jane D. LaBounty, Contracting Officer, 919-873-2162 USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service will issue solicitations to responsible contractors to remove downed trees and other woody debris in rivers and streams and to provide stream bank stabilization and other activities funded through the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) program as a result of Hurricane Floyd and the ensuing floods in several counties in eastern North Carolina as identified below, including but not limited to the following: Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Craven, Duplin, Edgecombe, Greene, Halifax, Harnett, Hertford, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Nash, New Hanover, Northhampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender, Pitt, Sampson, Wayne, and Wilson. This will be the only CBD announcement posted. Interested parties may call the EWP Hotline at 919-873-2169 to find out more detailed information on current solicitations, site showings, and bid openings. All solicitations will be issued from the NRCS office located at 4405 Bland Road, Suite 205, Raleigh, NC 27609. For solicitations where the price range is between $25,000 and $100,000, a payment bond or Irrevocable Letter of Credit (ILC) will be required in the amount of 50 percent of the contract amount. For those solicitations where the price range is $100,000 or greater, a bid guarantee in the amount of not less than 20 percent of the bid amount, and performance and payment bonds will be required in the amount of 100 percent of the contract amount. In accordance with the North Carolina General Statute 87, a North Carolina state general contractor's license will be required where the contract price exceeds $30,000 for all work, except stream debris removal. Contractors will be responsible for providing the appropriate license depending on the project. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by NRCS. See numbered Note 1. NRCS may set aside a percentage of the procurements for Small Business concerns, i.e., SBA certified Hubzone contractors and/or 8A contractors. Posted 12/10/99 (W-SN407509). (0344)

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