Pre-solicitation Notice1.pdf

The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, intends to issue a solicitation for a Firm Fixed Price Construction contract for Levee repair to the West Glasgow Levee Unit due to damages sustained during the 2021 flood events. The work covered by this contract consist of furnishing all equipment, labor, operators, supervision/site superintendent, quality control, supplies, materials, and incidentals necessary to satisfactorily perform and provide construction to potentially include, but not limited to earthwork operations, bringing in fill and borrow material from a pre-determined site, haul road development, clearing of debris as necessary, erosion repair, rutting repair, levee surfacing, various stone surfacing/placement, installation of stone armored protection, installation and rehabilitation of drainage structures and associated apertures, and establishment of turf for repairs of compromised landside, riverside, and crown levee sections.

At this time, no Pre-Solicitation Conference is planned for this solicitation. If the Government does elect to hold a Pre-solicitation Conference, the pre-solicitation announcement will be modified accordingly. There will be an organized site visit planned for this solicitation. The details will be included in the solicitation.

The requirement is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside; small businesses are eligible to respond.

In accordance with FAR 36.204 and DFARs 236.204, this construction project’s estimated magnitude is between $25,000.00 and $100,000.00.

This solicitation will be issued as an Invitation for Bid (IFB) and evaluated in accordance with FAR 14.1 based on Price. The estimated period of performance for construction completion is 120 calendar days after Notice to Proceed (NTP).

Bid Bonds shall be in the amount of 20% of the bid price or $3,000,000.00, whichever is the lesser of the two values.

The solicitation will be available on or about January 10, 2022 and the bids will be due 30 days later. The solicitation, including any amendments, shall establish the official proposal due date.

The applicable North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) for this procurement is 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction and the size standard is $39.5M.

Viewing or downloading the solicitation requires registration at the SAM website at https://sam.gov. Downloads and instructions are available through this website. Any amendments will only be available from the website. Offerors are responsible for checking the website frequently for any update(s) to this Pre-Solicitation Announcement or amendments to the Solicitation. The government is not responsible for any loss of internet connectivity or for an offerors inability to access the document at the referenced website.

Prior to bidding, vendors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) system. The System for Award Management (SAM) is a Federal Government owned and operated free web site. All vendors must verify their information through this web site. The point-of-contact for contractual questions is Nathaniel Leyba at (816) 389-2281, or email:

nathaniel.j.leyba@usace.army.mil.