Draft Solicitation Notice for Security Services on the Lower Columbia River (Bonneville Dam, John Day Dam, The Dalles Dam).

The United States Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District intends to issue a solicitation for proposals in response to a requirement for Security Services for the Lower Columbia River (Bonneville Lock and Dam, John Day Lock and Dam, and The Dalles Lock and Dam).

The attached Draft Solicitation is now available for vendor review and questions.

All inquiries regarding this solicitation are to be submitted via ProjNet-Bid . Telephone and email inquiries will not be accepted. ProjNet-Bid is a web-based program that allows bidders to post questions regarding the solicitation and to view all questions by other bidders and answers by USACE. ProjNet-Bid can be accessed through ProjNet at https://www.projnet.org/projnet/

To access the ProjNet-Bid website:

1. Click on the Quick Add.
2. Select USACE from the Agency menu.
3. How to retrieve information:

(a) Enter the following information for access:

(1) The Bidder Inquiry Key 59T22G-YKMW6S

(2) Valid business contact information (e.g. Company name, contact person, business address, phone number and email address). Required for first time users.

(3) Establish secret question and answer which will be used as a password.

(b) For subsequent access use your email address, the Bid Inquiry Key and response to the secret question to access the ProjNet- Bid Module.

4. Submit questions or review questions and answers. (A bidder who submits a question will receive an automated email notification that their question has been received. When an answer is posted to a question, the question and answer is then available for all other bidders to review.

5. For additional step-by-step on how to gain access, please view Bidder_Inquiry_Instructions.pdf.

6. For questions about the ProjNet-Bid , please contact the Call Center help desk toll free at 1-800-428-HELP, which operates from 8AM to 5PM (Central US time zone). ProjNet-Bid questions can also be emailed to the helpdesk at staff@rcesupport.com.

NOTE: No response will be posted to inquiries after the Close of Business on the third business day preceding the solicitation due date. All bidders will be held to have reviewed the questions and responses in ProjNet-Bid prior to bid submission. Nothing in the solicitation is changed unless an amendment is sent out.