EWP - Stabilization Structure - Lookeba Lagoon, Caddo County, Oklahoma

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Production and Conservation – Acquisition  Division intends to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) in accordance with FAR Part 13 on behalf of the USDA - Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) for the Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP) project in Caddo County, Oklahoma.

The work will consist ofshaping and filling a gully advancing from an area creek, establishing a vegetated inlet channel to a rock chute, and placing bedding and riprap to establish a rock riprap lined grade stabilization chute on an EWP site in Caddo County, Oklahoma.

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, bid schedule, and wage rates will be posted and available from this website on or around January 30, 2020.  Requests for quotes, under Simplified Acquisition Procedures, will be due February 19, 2020 at 10:00 AM central time.

A site showing to inspect the site will be held on Tuesday, February 11, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.  Participants should meet at the Caddo County Field Service Center, 1001 W. Petree Rd. Unit 1, Anadarko, OK 73005. 

A firm fixed price construction contract is anticipated under Simplified Acquisition Procedures in FAR Part 13 and FAR 36 apply.  A Request for Quotes is being solicited, and can be supplied via fax, email, or regular mail.  Award will be made to the responsible offeror representing the best value to the government.

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 anticipated period of performance for this project is 10 calendar days from the date the contractor receives the Notice to Proceed (NTP).

In accordance with FAR 36.204, the estimated magnitude of the projects 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.

For further information, contact Sharla K. Goforth, Contract Specialist, via email at sharla.goforth@usda.gov  or via telephone at 405-571-3383.