F. E Walter Service Bridge Painting

Description of Work: Contract will consist of Base Bid consist of, Power washing the exterior faces of the webs, top flanges, and bottom flanges of the Service Bridge's girders and the exterior stiffener angles to remove dirt, debris, oils, and existing chalking paint. Clean, paint and lubricate bridge bearings. Cleaned surfaces shall be painted.

Option 1: Consists of power washing the interior faces of the girder web and flanges to include the cross frame members of the Service Bridge to remove dirt, debris, oils, and existing chalking paint. Cleaned surfaces shall be painted.

Solicitation No. W912BU-17-B-0004 will be issued on or about 15 December 2016, as Small Business Set-aside Invitation for Bids. Bid opening date will be conducted 18 January 2017 at 11:00 a.m. Bonding will be required; at the time of bid opening, by separate Bid Bonds; and after award but before Notice to Proceed, Performance and Payment Bonds will be required. The award will be made as a whole to one bidder in accordance FAR Part 14 Procedures. All work and services must be completed within 90 calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed. Estimated cost range of this project is $100,000 to $250,000 and the NAICS code for this project is 238320 with a size standard of $15.0 million dollars.

Solicitation documents, plans and specifications will only be available via the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) homepage located at https://www.fbo.gov/. Registration for plans and specifications should be made via FBO Internet homepage and hard copies will not be available. No written or fax requests will be accepted. It is the contractor's responsibility to monitor FBO for any amendments. The solicitation will contain FAR 52.222-38 Compliance with Veterans' Reporting Requirements, therefore contractors who have received a Federal Contract of $150,000.00 or greater, except as waived, must have submitted the preceding fiscal year Federal Contractor Veterans' Employment Report (VETS-4212 Report) to be eligible for an award. If you have any questions or concerns regarding VETS-4212 Report please contact VETS-4212 customer support at 1-866-237-0275 or via email at VETS100- VETS4212-customersupport@dol.gov. The solicitation will contain FAR provision 52.204-7; therefore, a bidder must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award. Davis Bacon rates will be applicable to the construction. Affirmative action to insure equal employment opportunity is applicable to the resulting contract.

Questions regarding this notice should be directed to Kecia M. Blackwell at Kecia.M.Blackwell@usace.army.mil.