Ecosystem Restoration of Nippersink Creek Section 206

** Amendment 0001 to Solicitation W912P6-14-R-0019 is hereby posted. The Attendance Sheet from the mandatory Pre-Bid/Site Visit meeting is also posted. **

This Pre-Solicitation Notice is being issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers - Chicago District to inform interested/potential contractors of the District's imminent issue of an Invitation for Bid Package for its construction project, entitled "Ecosystem Restoration of Nippersink Creek Section 206."

PROJECT INFORMATION: This project contains two parts. The first is to perform work to restore the stream channel of Nippersink Creek to reflect a more natural stream by constructing cobble riffles, stripping and grading the stream banks, and then planting stream banks with appropriate native vegetation. In addition to stream restoration, approximately three acres of swale habitat will be created by excavating material to fill the existing ditch. The swale would then be appropriately planted with native wetland plugs and other native plants. The second part of the project will include seeding and planting to restore native plant communities throughout the site. Approximately 550 acres of native plant communities will be eradicated of invasive and non-native vegetation via herbicide application and hand removal. In addition 275 acres of sedge meadow, 98 acres of wet prairie, and wet mesic oak Savanna will be restored physically or through the use herbicide.

PROJECT LOCATION:
Richmond, IL 60071

ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Competition for this acquisition is set aside for Small Business Concerns. The Classification Code for this procurement is North American Industry System Code 237990, with a small business size standard in dollars of $36.5M. Note: Total Small Business set aside is contingent on Small Business Administration approval.

The magnitude of cost for construction is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00.

The Invitation for Bid (IFB) Package will be downloadable from the INTERNET ONLY. The project specification files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Interested Offerors can download the IFB Package from: http://www.fbo.gov. The IFB Package will be available at the aforementioned Internet site on or about 14 August 2014, with bids due on or about 15 September 2014.

IN THE CASE OF A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE DATES PUBLISHED IN THIS NOTICE AND THOSE CALLED OUT IN THE IFB DOCUMENT, THE DATES IN THE IFB DOCUMENT OVERRIDES THOSE PUBLISHED HEREIN THIS NOTICE; THIS IS RELATIVE TO THE IFB ISSUANCE DATE AND THE DUE DATE FOR BIDS.

In order for contractors to be awarded contracts with the Department of Defense, the contractor must be registered in the System for Contract Management (SAM); Contractors can access the SAM database for free at http://www.sam.gov. The Government intends to award a firm-fixed price construction contract from this acquisition.

FAXED OR ELECTRONIC BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Request for solicitation packages made by telephone, fax or e-mail will not be honored. The Point of Contact for this acquisition is Alex Heinzel at (312) 846-5368.

** Please include Solicitation Number W912P6-14-R-0019 on all correspondence. **