R -- IMPLEMENTATION OF PRAIRIE AND FORESTED WETLAND MITIGATION AT LITTLE CALUMET RIVER IN NORTHWEST INDIANA

Notice Date

December 18, 2001

Contracting Office

US Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago -- Military, 111 N. Canal, Suite 600, Chicago, IL 60606

ZIP Code

60606

Solicitation Number

DACW23-02-R-0009

Response Due

February 28, 2002

Point of Contact

Regina Blair, 312-353-6400, Ext. 1702, FAX 312-353-2156

E-Mail Address

US Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago -- Military (regina.g.blair@lrc02.usace.army.mil)

Description

With this announcement, the Chicago District Corps of Engineers issues a Request for Proposals for the implementation of 155 acres of ecosystem restoration and 18 acres of ecosystem enhancement. The restoration proportion will be located in T36N; R8W; S19 adjacent to the west side of Chase Street south of the Little Calumet River, and the enhancement proportion in T36N; R8W; S13 in the northeast quadrant of the intersection of 29th and Hanley Streets in Lake County, Indiana. The work will constitute a par tial fulfillment of mitigation requirements for a flood control levee project in northwest Indiana that follows the Little Calumet River from the Illinois-Indiana state line eastward to Interstate Highway 65. The Contractor will be responsible for the 1) acquisition of plant material, 2) site preparation, which will include hand clearing, mechanical clearing and grubbing, broadcast and selective herbiciding, earthwork and storm drainage system installation, 3) native seeding and tree planting, 4) installat ion of geotextile erosion control matting, 5) exotic species control, reseeding and replanting and 6) installation of such site furnishings as split rail fences, A-frame gates and bollards. The primary objective of the mitigation for this project is to re store and maximize biodiversity and ecosystem function in each of the three mitigation units. Proposals will be evaluated based upon the following criteria, listed in descending order of importance: 1) Technical Capabilities, 2) Technical Approach, 3) Exp erience and 4) Price (with price being approximately equal to the combination of the other three factors). Selection will be made based upon best value to the Government. The Classification Code for this procurement is North American Industry Classificat ion System (NAICS) 561730 and is unrestricted to business size. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract. The Request for Proposal (RFP) is available by downloading from the INTERNET ONLY. The project specification f iles are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Minimum system requirements are a 486 based personal computer, Microsoft Windows 3.1 or greater and 8 MB application RAM. Interested Offeror s can download the Request for Proposal Package from Internet Site http://www.lrl.usace.army.mil/ebs by clicking on the appropriate solicitation number. The project will be available on the Internet on or about 14 January 2002. The proposal due date wil l be on or about 28 February 2002 at 4:00 p.m. local time. Requests made by telephone, fax or email will not be honored.

Web Link

Army Single Face to Industry (http://acquisition.army.mil)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20011220/RSOL005.HTM (D-352 SN5154X0)