Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) - Streambank Stabilization - 4 Sites along Laurel and Middle Creek - Clay County, West Virginia

The USDA NRCS is preparing to issue a solicitation for work authorized under the Emergency Watershed Protection Program to relieve imminent hazards to life and property due to a major flood event June 22-29, 2016, impacting Clay County, West Virginia.

The project consists of restoring and stabilizing approximately 445 feet of stream bank on four sites along Laurel Creek and Middle Creek in Clay County, West Virginia. Rock riprap will be installed to stabilize the streambank. Disturbed areas are to be graded to provide positive drainage and seeded and mulched to provide permanent vegetative cover. If necessary, blockages will be removed to restore channel capacity.

The solicitation will be a Total Small Business set-aside. Interested contractors must be registered as Active, and must complete the annual representations and certifications electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov in order to be eligible for award.

All necessary permits and land rights have been acquired.

A firm-fixed price construction contract is anticipated under Simplified Acquisition Procedures. FAR Part 13 and 36 apply. As such, a bid bond is not required and there will be no formal bid opening. A Request for Quotes is being solicited, and can be supplied via fax, email, or regular mail. Award will be made to the lowest priced, responsible offeror.

An alternative form of payment protection, either a Payment Bond (SF-25A) or irrevocable letter of credit (ILC), in the amount of 100% of award will be required within 5 days of award.

The solicitation package, construction drawings and specifications will be posted and available from this site on January 4, 2017. Requests for quotes, under Simplified Acquisition Procedures, will be due 11 a.m. on Wednesday, January 25, 2017.

A site showing to inspect the site will be held on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. Participants should meet at the Park and Ride located off Interstate 79, Exit 34-Wallback.

Performance time is 12 calendar days.

Magnitude of proposed construction: between $100,000 and $250,000.

All questions should be provided in writing to Laureen Eipp; laureen.eipp@wdc.usda.gov. All questions should be submitted no later than January 20, 2017. Responses to questions will be posted to this site on before January 30, 2017.