CWPPRA – South Grand Chenier Marsh Creation Project – ME-20, Cameron Parish, Louisiana
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- Solicitation number
- 12FPC321R0011
- Agency
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Farm Production and Conservation
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
- Place of performance
- Cameron, Louisiana, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The USDA intends to issue a solicitation for the South Grand Chenier Marsh Creation Project - ME-20 in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. The project involves creating 386 acres of new coastal wetland marsh and nourishing 18,536 cubic yards of existing degraded marsh using material dredged from the Gulf of Mexico. A firm fixed price construction contract valued at over $10 million is anticipated with a performance period of 316 days from NTP. Interested parties must register in SAM and submit a bid guarantee not exceeding $3 million by the August 23rd deadline. Questions are due by August 9th and responses will be provided by amendment on August 13th.
There are no set-asides designated for this procurement. The NAICS code is 237990 for other heavy and civil engineering construction, dredging. Up to 856,606 cubic yards of dredge fill material will be used to construct 25,445 linear feet of containment dikes within two marsh creation cells. An optional item for 350 linear feet of articulating concrete block mats will also be considered.
Notice text
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Production and Conservation - Acquisition Division intends to issue a Request for Proposals in accordance with FAR Part 36 and FAR Part 15 on behalf of the USDA - Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) for the South Grand Chenier Marsh Creation Project – ME-20, Cameron Parish, Louisiana.
The project involves the creation of new emergent coastal wetland marsh using material excavated from the Gulf of Mexico. The marsh will be created in two cells (386 acres) where the previously existing healthy marsh has been degraded and inundated. The dredge fill material (856,606 cubic yards) will be contained within the marsh creation cells by containment dike. The containment dikes (25,445 linear feet) will be constructed from material excavated from a borrow channel within each cell. Additionally, dredged fill material will be used to nourish existing degraded marsh (18,536 cubic yards) at the southern extent of the Price Lake Unit Levee. An optional item for the installation of articulating concrete block mats (350 linear feet) to protect the levee and shoreline at the Gulf of Mexico will be considered.
The solicitation will be unrestricted, full and open competition. Interested contractors must be registered in and must complete the annual representations and certifications electronically via the System for Award Management at www.sam.gov in order to be eligible for award.
The full solicitation package including construction drawings, specifications, and wage determination should be posted and available from this website on or about July 15, 2021.
A bid guarantee, in the amount of 20% of the proposal, not to exceed $3 million, is required to be submitted with each proposal. Sureties should use SF-24 Bid Bond Form.
A firm fixed price construction contract is anticipated. Performance time is 316 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 more than $10,000,000.
The NAICS code for this solicitation is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction-Dredging.
Interested parties are encouraged to attend the Site Visit and inspect the site where the work will be performed. Details will be provided in the solicitation package.
Questions and other requests for information shall be submitted to Laureen Eipp, Contract Specialist, via email at laureen.eipp@usda.gov by COB August 9, 2021. Responses should be provided in the form of an amendment on or about August 13, 2021.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| CWPPRA – South Grand Chenier Marsh Creation Project – ME-20, Cameron Parish, Louisiana | Award Notice | |
| CWPPRA – South Grand Chenier Marsh Creation Project – ME-20, Cameron Parish, Louisiana | Solicitation | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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