Comite Brooks Lake Control Structur and Guide Levee

Comite River Diversion, Brooks Lake Control Structure and Guide Levee

NOTE: THIS IS A PRE-SOLICITTION NOTICE, NOT A SOLICITATION. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME; THEREFORE, NO QUESTIONS OF A TECHNICAL OR CONTRACTUAL NATURE WILL BE ACCEPTED OR ANSWERED UNTIL THE SOLICITATION IS ISSUED. INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS SYNOPSIS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

This solicitation is anticipated to be set aside as a competitive HUBZone Small Business Set-Aside. The NAICS code for this procurement is 237990. The Magnitude of construction is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.

DESCRIPTION AND MAGNITUDE OF WORK:
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, is preparing to solicit W912P8-25-B-0050, a flood control construction project in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, under the Comite River Diversion Project. This effort is part of a broader program authorized by Congress following the devastating 2016 flood event in the Baton Rouge area. As the fourth of eight planned flood mitigation initiatives, the project aims to redirect water flow and increase drainage capacity throughout the Comite River watershed. Previous phases have seen strong participation from the small business community and have generated healthy competition. The work consists of constructing a guide levee, access ramp, a closure structure, which includes a 54" pipe, headwall, and flap gate, turf establishment, and improving an existing access road off of West Irene Road into a proposed access road running south to the project site. The estimated time of completion is 455 calendar days, after receipt of notice to proceed. The solicitation will include 64 drawings and specifications.

This solicitation will be issued as an Invitation for Bid (IFB). The resulting contract shall be firm fixed price (FFP). This solicitation will be issued on or about 18 August 2025.

When posted, the solicitation will be available free of charge by electronic posting only and may be found on the System of Award Management System (SAM) website, https://sam.gov. Paper copies of the solicitation will not be issued. Therefore, telephone and Fax requests for this solicitation will not be honored. Project files are Portable Document Format (PDF} files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Contractors must register at the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov to download the solicitation for this project. If/when issued, Amendments will be posted to the above referenced website for electronic downloading. This will be the only method of distributing amendments before closing; therefore, the Bidders must check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation.

Bidders shall maintain an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at https://www.sam.gov to be eligible for a Government contract award. If a bidder is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM database at the time of award, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective bidder. Bidders are also encouraged to post notices of prospective subcontracting opportunities on the Small Business Administration's Subnet, at http://web.sba.gov/subnet.

The Contract Specialist for this solicitation is Francesca deBoer who may be reached via e-mail at Francesca.E.deBoer@usace.army.mil.