Department of the Army, Memphis District, Corps of Engineers, 167 N Main St, Rm B202, Attn: CEMVM-CT, Memphis, TN 38103-1894

Z -- STONE REPAIRS TO REVETMENTS AND DIKE FIELDS AND PLACEMENT OF RIPRAP UPPER BANK PAVING, OHIO AND MISSISSIPPI RIVERS SOL DACW66-00-B-0018 DUE 052300 POC Wendell Norman -- Contract Specialist -- 901 544-0775 WEB: Memphis District Corps of Engineers, http://www.mvm.usace.army.mil. The work consists of stone repairs to revetment and dike fields and the placement of riprap upper bank paving on revetments. The work to revetments may include grading; excavation; crushed stone blanket; riprap paving; stone fill; breaking out pavement; placing and painting range markers; and range clearing. The work to existing dike fields includes bank grading and dressing; riprap paving and placing of stone fill in specified areas of damage. The work consists of placing approximately 350,000 tons of stone. The estimated cost of the proposed work is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. The work is located in the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers between Mound City, Illinois (Ohio River Mile 972) and Mouth of White River, Arkansas (Mississippi River Mile 599 AHP). The proposed contract listed herein will be awarded under the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the SBA and the Department of Defense. Firms responding for copies of the solicitation are to include: (1) written certification/verification of current participation in the 8(a) program; and (2) written certification/verification of compliance with all other applicable SBA 8(a) program participation requirements. There is a geographical restriction on this requirement. Competition is restricted to 8(a) contractors whose approved business plans are on file and serviced by SBA District Offices in the following six (6) states, in which the work is to be performed: Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas. All other firms are deemed ineligible to submit offers. Participation is permitted for 8(a) concerns in both the developmental and transitional stages. Interested 8(a) firms are encouraged to request a copy of the solicitation as expeditiously as possible. Special Capabilities Required: The contractor will be required to perform the work based on the FY00 specifications that will be issued on or about April 20, 2000. The use of marine construction equipment, highway and some off-highway hauling equipment may be required to perform the work. Examples of such equipment used in the past are as follows: bulldozer, front-end loader, off-highway dump trucks, and a small dragline or hydraulic excavator. An outboard boat and motor equipped with a depth finder capable of obtaining accurate soundings and placement control of subaqueous stone have been used. A barge-mounted Bucyrus-Erie 71-B dragline equipped with 100 feet of boom and 3 cubic yard rock bucket has been used for grading and stone placement. The machine barge was equipped with spuds and winches. The winches are used to raise and lower the spuds. A workboat is needed for moving from one location to another the barge-mounted dragline, loaded rock barge(s), and offices for the contractor/or government inspector. In the past, the majority of the work has been accomplished by a barge-mounted dragline. However, overbank work has been required at Island 15 Neck and other revetment and dike locations that required the use of highway and /or off highway dump trucks, bulldozer and use of a small dragline. The 8(a) contractor is responsible for an approved stone source or combination of approved sources that are capable of supplying the quality, quantities, gradations and rates needed to maintain the scheduled progress of the work for both the revetment repairs and dike repairs. The services to be procured in this solication are classified in Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code 1629. To qualify as a small business concern, the concern must have had average annual receipts for the preceding three fiscal years not exceeding $17.0 million. In addition to the above, all 8(a) contractors eligible to compete must have bonding capacity over $3,000,000.00. The official copy of the solicitation will be provided on compact disc at no charge. A compact disk may be ordered via facsimile at (901) 544-3142. Posted 03/24/00 (W-SN437975). (0084)

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