USAED, Walla Walla, ATTN: CENPW-CT, 201 North Third Avenue, Walla Walla, WA 99362-1876

34 -- FABRICATE AND INSTALL PERFORATED PLATES ON EXTENDED LENGTH SUBMERGED BAR SCREENS, MCNARY DAM, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON SOL DACW68-00-B-0028 DUE 041800 POC POC Kari Montgomery, telephone 509-527-7211. Technical POC John Boschker, telephone 509-527-7541. Anticipated requirement will be issued on CD, if so, printed copies of solicitation will NOT be available. To order a CD, interested firms may either (1) fax requests, complete with company information, shipping address, point of contact, phone and fax numbers, as well as business size to Kari Montgomery, 509-527-7802, (2) e-mail request containing same information, to the address below, or (3) register via the Walla Walla District's Web Page at the URL listed below. WEB: Click here to register for solicitation package., http://www.nww.usace.army.mil/ebs/asp/advertised solicitations.asp. E-MAIL: Sol. No. DACW68-00-B-0028, ESBS Perf. Plates, McN, Barbara.A.Hackett@usace.army.mil. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, has a competitive requirement for all labor, material, equipment, and plant to fabricate and install new perforated plates on the extended length submerged bar screens (ESBS) at McNary Dam, Umatilla County, Oregon. No underwater diving work is required. All installation work at the project site shall be performed in the dry. Perforated plates vary in size from approximately 4 feet by 5 feet to 1 foot by 5 feet in outside dimension. Plates are -inch thick steel with 1-inch holes in a specific pattern. Holes have tapered sides, with hole diameter 1-inch on one face of the plate and approximately 1-1/4 inch on the opposite face. Steel angles and backing bars are welded to the plates for stiffness and to allow bolting of the plates to the ESBS structures. There are 29 perforated plates on each ESBS and 43 ESBSs which require new plates. A total of 1,218 perforated plates may be required in this procurement. All plates, angles, and backing bars will bestainless steel. The existing plates must be removed before new ones are installed. Approximately 14,000 stainless steel cap screws, 7/8 9 UNC 2A x 2-1/2 inch long, hex head are required to attach plates to ESBSs. Miscellaneous stainless steel and carbon steel fabricated items and stainless steel cap screws will also be required. Intention is for contractor to complete fabrication and installation of perforated plates on two (2) ESBSs, within 65 days after contract award. Government will test and evaluate new plates during this year's fish season and make a determination in late summer or early fall whether to award the optional item for fabrication and installation of perforated plates on the remaining 41 ESBSs. Contract completion, if optional item awarded shall be 540 calendar days after contract award. Transportation costs f.o.b. destination. PROCUREMENT UNRESTRICTED. Size standard for identification of small business concerns under Standard Industrial Classification Code 3443, is that the average employment, based on the number of persons employed on a full-time-, part-time, temporary, or other basis during each of the pay periods of the preceding 12 months, shall not exceed 500 employees. If a large business is selected for this procurement, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a SUBCONTRACTING PLAN on that part of the work it intends to subcontract. The subcontracting GOALS are that a minimum of 61.2 percent of the Contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with small businesses (SB), including 9.1 percent with small disadvantaged businesses (SDB). A minimum of 5 percent of the intended subcontract amount shall be placed with woman-owned small businesses (WOSB). It is anticipated that bonding will be required. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which will be considered by this agency. (Response date is tentative and will be established when solicitation is issued.) Posted 03/01/00 (W-SN430155). (0061)

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