ACEP-WRE Vanhyning - Greene County, Illinois

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Production and Conservation-Aquisition Division intends to issue a Request for Quotations (RFQ) in accordance with FAR Part 13 on behalf of the USDA-Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) for WRE Construction Project located in Greene County, Illinois.

The work will consist of construction of wetland restoration that includes the following items: mobilization & demobilization, clearing & grubbing, Earth filling, excavation, seeding, and mulching.

The solicitation will be a Total Small Business set-aside.  Interested contractors must be registered in and must complete the annual representations and certifications electronically via the System Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov in order to be eligible for award.

the full solicitation package including construction drawings, specifications, schedule of items, and wage rates will be posted and available from this website on or around July 14, 2021.

A firm fixed price construction contract is anticipated under Simplified Acquisition procedures in FAR Part 13 and FAR 36 will apply.  Request for Quotes are being solicited, and can be supplied via email or carrier of your choice.  Award will be made to the responsible offeror representing the best value to the government.

An alternative form of payment protection will be required agter award in the form of either a Payment Bond (SF-25A) or an Irrevocable Letter of Credit (ILC), in the amount of 100% will be required within 10 calendar days of award of the contract.

The anticipated period of performance for this project is 18 calendar days from the date the contractor receives the Notice to Proceed (NTP).

In accordance with FAR 36.204, the estimated magnitude of the project is less than 425,000.00.  The NAICS code for this solicitation is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction.  The Small Business Size Standard for this NAICS is $39.5M.

For further information, contact Bobby Copenny II, Contract Specialist, via email at bobby.copenny@usda.gov.