J. Percy Priest Dam, Roadway Fence Repair/Replacement

PURPOSE: The Nashville District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intends to issue a Request for Quote (RFQ) solicitation for J. Percy Priest Dam – Roadway Fence Replacement. This is a Pre-solicitation Notice. This Notice is being issued for planning and informational purposes only. This notice is not a solicitation, nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will not pay for any effort expended in responding to this notice, nor will the Government accept proposals as a result of this Notice. The Scope of Work for this requirement will only be available upon solicitation issuance.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Nashville District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) anticipates a requirement for a firm fixed-price construction contract.

The contractor will provide all Labor, equipment and materials to perform the work.  The contractor will need to provide traffic control to allow at least one lane open at all times during the work. 

The project is located on top of J Percy Priest Dam, Nashville TN, and consists of removing the downstream side of the existing fencing along the roadway and replacing it.  There are also aluminum handrails on the parapet wall in which it will be required to remove and replace some of these along with the vertical supports.  The roadway fencing is being moved from the sidewalk mounting to the downstream side of the parapet walls in accordance with the technical plans and specifications.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

J. Percy Priest Dam

Attn: Lawrence M. Haley

3737 Bell Road

Nashville, TN 37214

ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 120 Days

NAICS CODE AND SBA SIZE STANDARD: The NAICS code for this project is 238990 All other specialty trade contractors, PSC: 5560 Fencing, Fences and Gates and Components; Size standard of $16.5 million.

TYPE OF SET-ASIDE: The solicitation will be 100% set-aside for small business.

SOLICITATION AND CONTRACT TYPE: The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price construction contract.

SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE: The anticipated release date for this solicitation is August 17, 2020.

ANTICIPATED SITE VISIT DATE: Wednesday, August 24, 2020 at 0900 AM Central time.

PROJECT SITE SECURITY: The entire Project area is not open to the public. Depending upon the level of security threat, some Project areas may or may not be open to the Contractor and Contractor employees. Guidance and forms for project site security requirements are available on the Nashville District Public Website:

http://www.lrn.usace.army.mil/BusinessWithUs/ContractSecurityRequirements.aspx

• Please fill out the attached security form (US Citizen Pre-Bid or Site Visit Form JAN 19) and email to Cierra.r.mendoza@usace.army.mil at your earliest convenience. This security form will be verified through the USACE security office and upon approval will allow any potential contractor clearance onto project site. This form can also take up to 7 days to be processed and approved.

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM): In accordance with FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management, registration is required in the System for Award Management (SAM) database located at www.sam.gov.  More specifically, "An Offeror is required to be registered in SAM when submitting an offer or quotation, and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation." (See FAR 52.204-7(b)(1)). 

For SAM Customer Service, contact:

Federal Service Desk

URL: www.fsd.gov

Hours: 8am - 8pm (Eastern Time)

US Calls: 866-606-8220

International Calls: 334-206-7828

DSN: 866-606-8220

POINT-OF-CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS: Any communications regarding this procurement before award must be made in writing to the Contracting Branch, Attn: Cierra Mendoza at email cierra.r.mendoza@usace.army.mil . Inquiries must identify the solicitation number, the requestor’s company name, address, email address, and telephone number to include area code.