Amendment 0001 to Solicitation Notice; Restore Native Prairie Grass; A-Bank Seeding

This solicitation is RESTRICTED TO SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION.

This project consists of furnishing all personnel, services, equipment, materials, facilities, and all other requirements necessary to provide Restoration of Native Prairie Grass at USACE Fort Randall Project, Pickstown, South Dakota, 57367. Services include: 1) The preparation of slope revegetation plan that has been approved and signed by the Natural Resource Manager and Wildlife Biologist of the Fort Randall Project Office, 2) Even application of growth medium onto the sloped area, 3) Incorporation of designated seed mix into applied substrate, 4) Installation of substrate socks/berms and lockdown netting to reduce erosion, limit movement of applied compost via wind, and to prevent loss of water quality adjacent to the project area. The contractor shall apply a compost blanket that can be successfully seeded with native cool season and warm season grasses. The compost blanket will be evenly distributed at a thickness of no less than 2 inches and no greater than 4 inches. Additionally, erosion control structures will be installed to prevent movement of substrate off slope and reduction in water quality adjacent to the work site.

An organized site visit has been scheduled for 31 August 2017 at 1:00 p.m.

Contractors interested in seeing the site need to make reservation with Aaron by telephone (605) 487-7845 ext. 3224 or by e-mail at aaron.j.gregor@usace.army.mil. All personnel attending the site visit shall meet at the site: 113 Randall Creek Road, Pickstown, SD 57367.

Offerors:
Please be advised of on-line registration requirement for Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) is now located in System for Award Management (SAM) database https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.
Representations and certifications are required to be updated annually as a minimum to keep information current, accurate and complete. The electronic annual representations and certifications are effective until one year from date of submission or update to SAM.

Obtaining Solicitation Documents:
Solicitation documents will be posted to the web via Federal Business Opportunities (www.fbo.gov).
Find solicitation announcement in Federal Business Opportunities (www.fbo.gov)
1. Use the ‘Quick Search' to locate the project (by entering the solicitation number) or use the advanced search features offered in the ‘Find Opportunities' (large arrow in the middle of the page) or use the ‘Opportunities' tab followed by the ‘Advanced Search' tab.
2. By using the ‘login' feature, it allows additional search features and allows you to keep your searches. Login might be required on some solicitations that are considered restricted.
3. Once you have located your project, click on link to solicitation to view the project. Files may be downloaded from the column on the right side reading ‘All Files' or from the ‘Packages' tab.
4. If you want other vendors, sub-contractors or contractors to contact you, click on the ‘Interested Vendors' tab and then ‘Add me to Interested Vendors' link at the bottom of the page.

Questions regarding contractual matters should be made to: Monica Dwyer at monica.l.dwyer@usace.army.mil or (402) 995-2726. Telephone calls regarding Small Business matters should be made to: 402-995-2910.

On or about 28 August 2017, this office will issue Request for Quotes for Restore Native Prairie Grass; A-Bank Seeding for Fort Randall Project Office, Pickstown, SD. The solicitation will close on or about 8 September 2017.

This solicitation is RESTRICTED TO SMALL BUSINESS PARTICIPATION.

This project consists of furnishing all personnel, services, equipment, materials, facilities, and all other requirements necessary to provide Restoration of Native Prairie Grass at USACE Fort Randall Project, Pickstown, South Dakota, 57367. Services include: 1) The preparation of slope revegetation plan that has been approved and signed by the Natural Resource Manager and Wildlife Biologist of the Fort Randall Project Office, 2) Even application of growth medium onto the sloped area, 3) Incorporation of designated seed mix into applied substrate, 4) Installation of substrate socks/berms and lockdown netting to reduce erosion, limit movement of applied compost via wind, and to prevent loss of water quality adjacent to the project area. The contractor shall apply a compost blanket that can be successfully seeded with native cool season and warm season grasses. The compost blanket will be evenly distributed at a thickness of no less than 2 inches and no greater than 4 inches. Additionally, erosion control structures will be installed to prevent movement of substrate off slope and reduction in water quality adjacent to the work site.

A tentative organized site visit has been scheduled for 31 August 2017 at 1:00 p.m.

Contractors interested in seeing the site need to make reservation with Aaron by telephone (605) 487-7845 ext. 3224 or by e-mail at aaron.j.gregor@usace.army.mil. All personnel attending the site visit shall meet at the site: 113 Randall Creek Road, Pickstown, SD 57367.

Offerors:
Please be advised of on-line registration requirement for Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) is now located in System for Award Management (SAM) database https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.
Representations and certifications are required to be updated annually as a minimum to keep information current, accurate and complete. The electronic annual representations and certifications are effective until one year from date of submission or update to SAM.

Obtaining Solicitation Documents:
Solicitation documents will be posted to the web via Federal Business Opportunities (www.fbo.gov).
Find solicitation announcement in Federal Business Opportunities (www.fbo.gov)
1. Use the ‘Quick Search' to locate the project (by entering the solicitation number) or use the advanced search features offered in the ‘Find Opportunities' (large arrow in the middle of the page) or use the ‘Opportunities' tab followed by the ‘Advanced Search' tab.
2. By using the ‘login' feature, it allows additional search features and allows you to keep your searches. Login might be required on some solicitations that are considered restricted.
3. Once you have located your project, click on link to solicitation to view the project. Files may be downloaded from the column on the right side reading ‘All Files' or from the ‘Packages' tab.
4. If you want other vendors, sub-contractors or contractors to contact you, click on the ‘Interested Vendors' tab and then ‘Add me to Interested Vendors' link at the bottom of the page.

Questions regarding contractual matters should be made to: Monica Dwyer at monica.l.dwyer@usace.army.mil or (402) 995-2726. Telephone calls regarding Small Business matters should be made to: 402-995-2910.