J. Percy Priest Restricted Area Fence

PURPOSE: The Nashville District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers intends to issue a Request for Quote (RFQ) solicitation for J. Percy Priest Dam – Restricted Area 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 project will consist of the contractor supplying all labor, equipment, and materials to clear approximately an 8 foot wide by 2000 foot long path along a corridor determined by the USACE and construct an 8 foot high chain link fence.  The location of the fence is starting at waters edge south of the JPP Resource Managers office and heading west and north along or near the USACE property boundary.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

J. Percy Priest Dam

Attn: Lawrence M. Haley

3707 Bell Road

Nashville, TN 37214

ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 112 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 18, 2020.

ANTICIPATED SITE VISIT DATE: Wednesday, August 24, 2020 at 1000 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.

NOTE: “Based upon market research, the Government is not using the policies contained in Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in its solicitation for the described supplies or services. However, interested persons may identify to the contracting officer their interest and capability to satisfy the Government's requirement with a commercial item within 15 days of this notice.”