EWP Construction - Creekside Manor, Hattiesburg, MS

Solicitation Number:

12FPC321Q0021

Notice Type:

Presolicitation

Synopsis:

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Production and Conservation – Acquisition  Division intends to issue  Request for Quotes (RFQ) in accordance with FAR Part 13 on behalf of the USDA - Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) for the Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) project for Creekside Manor in the City of Hattiesburg in Lamar County, Mississippi. 

The project is for stream bank stabilization and measures to protect houses with grouted rock riprap, the work will consist of 50 CY of concrete grout, 425 tons of rock riprap and 750 SY of geotextile.

The solicitation will be a Total Small Business set-aside.  Interested contractors must be registered in 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.

The full solicitation package including construction drawings, specifications, schedule B, and wage rates will be posted and available from this website on or around February 4, 2021.  

A firm fixed price construction contract is anticipated under Simplified Acquisition Procedures in FAR Part 13. 

Payment Bond (SF-25A), Irrevocable Letter of Credit (ILC), or a Tripartite Escrow Agreement in the amount of 100% of the project cost will be required within 10 calendar days of award of the contract. 

The anticipated period of performance for this project is 53 calendar 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 between $25,000 and $100,000.  The NAICS code for this solicitation is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction.  The Small Business Size Standard for this NAICS is $39.5M.

Due to the COVID19 pandemic, the site visit will be done by teleconference on February 11, 2021 at 10:00CST with pictures of the site posted to FBO. The teleconference information is as follows, Conference Call Number:      1-888-844-9904 or 1-816-423-4261 Access Code: 4401018.

Questions shall be submitted on the attached Request for Information (RFI) form by 10:00CST on February 14, 2021 and answers will be provided in an amendment.

For further information, contact Guy Trampe, Contract Specialist, via email at guy.trampe@usda.gov or via telephone at 817-509-3072.