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F -- LOWER AMERICAN RIVER SITE 5 OFFSITE MITIGATION-REVEGETATION FOR SACRAMENTO DISTRICT SOL DACW05-00-R-0018 DUE 052500 POC Louise Snitz (916)557-7945 PROJECT TITLE: Lower American River Site 5 Offsite Mitigation-Revegetation. This proposed contract is 100% set-aside for Small Business. This solicitation will be conducted under SIC Code 8999. The size standard for this SIC Code is $5,000,000.00. JOB DESCRIPTION: Provide habitat planting using terrestrial vegetation, provide native grass seeding and herbaceous plantings over 5 acres of land on the lower American River located along the lower American River at river mile 0.9 right bank and at river mile 11.6 right bank. The work is for the Lower American River Site 5 Offsite Mitigation Project. Terrestrial plantings will include: SRA planting in a laid-bank along approximately 1000 lineal feet of shoreline at river mile 0.9 right, SRA planting along approximately 1700 lf of shoreline at river mile 11.6 right, Riparian Forest planting and Oak Woodland planting over 5 acres. Terrestrial plants will include pole cuttings and container grown seedlings. All of the above will be provided with an irrigation system. The Plant establishment period is not a part of this contract, the local sponsor has agreed to perform the plant establishment using the irrigation systems provided under this contract and performing other maintenance tasks as outlined in the 0&M Manual covering each site. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which may be considerd by the Agency. ORDERING THE SOLICITATION: Solicitations for this project must be ordered by the CUT OFF DATE of 04/21/00 to ensure receipt of solicitation package. Orders received beyond this date, will not be considered. There will be no charge for this solicitation. The Soliciation will be mailed out on or about 04/26/00. Because a limited number of sets will be reproduced, copies are limited to one set per firm. Solicitations can only be ordered electronically by accessing the internet address http://ebs.spk.usace.army.mil/. Please complete the requested information to avoid a delay in your order. See Note 26(See Commerce Business Daily-Monday Edition). For a listing of all Sacramento District projects, see Contracting Division's Internet Home Page at http://www.spk.usace.army.mil/cespk-ct which is updated daily. Please note that all contractors and potential contractors must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database effective May 31, 1998. For instructions on registering with the CCR please see our webpage. Posted 04/04/00 (W-SN440943). (0095)

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