Little Calumet River In-Project Mitigation

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO INTERESTED BIDDERS:

THE PRESOLCITATION NOTICE FOR THIS PROJECT "HAS NOT" BEEN CANCELLED; IT WAS INADVERTENTLY AMENDED WITH A CANCELLATION NOTICE; THEREFORE, PLEASE DISREGARD THE AMENDED NOTICE OF JULY 17, 2017 INDICATING THE NOTICE AS CANCELLED. THE USACE "WILL BE" ISSUING A SOLICITATION FOR THIS PROJECT ON OR ABOUT 4 AUGUST 2017. ACCORDINGLY, THE FOLLOWING PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE APPLIES AS FIRST PUBLISHED ON 14 JULY 2017.


Very respectfully,
REGINA G. BLAIR
CONTRACTING CHIEF
USACE-CHICAGO DISTRICT

This Pre-Solicitation Notice is being issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers - Chicago District to inform interested/potential contractors of the District's imminent issue of an Invitation for Bid Package for its construction project entitled, "Little Calumet River In-Project Mitigation."



PROJECT INFORMATION: This project consists of approximately 76.3 acres of eco-restoration that involves two separate land tracts, known as Black Oak Savanna and Chase Street Wetlands Sites. The site is located near the Little Calumet River in Gary, Indiana. The work to be conducted is clearing for seeding/planting, clearing invasive species, hazard tree removal, and minor trash/debris removal.
CONTRACTING OFFICE: USACE Chicago District, 231 SOUTH La SALLE STREET, SUITE 1500, Chicago, IL 60604

ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Competition for this acquisition is 100% set aside for Small Business Concerns. The North American Industry System Classification Code is 237990, with a small business size standard in dollars of $36.5M. The magnitude of cost for construction is estimated between $1M and $5M.
The Solicitation package (Invitation for Bids - "IFB") will be downloadable from the INTERNET ONLY. The project specification files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Once the package is released into advertisement at this website ("Federal Business Opportunities"), interested bidders may download the full package, includes: specification and drawings files. The Solicitation package will be available on or about August 4, 2017, with bids due 30 days following the issuance/release date of the Solicitation package.

IN THE CASE OF A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE DATES PUBLISHED IN THIS NOTICE AND THOSE CALLED OUT IN THE IFB DOCUMENT, THE DATES IN THE IFB DOCUMENT OVERRIDES THOSE PUBLISHED HEREIN THIS NOTICE; THIS IS RELATIVE TO THE IFB ISSUANCE DATE AND THE DUE DATE FOR BIDS.

In order for contractors to be awarded contracts with the Department of Defense, the contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM); Contractors can access the SAM database & register for free at http://www.sam.gov.

The Government intends to award a firm-fixed price construction contract from this acquisition. APPLICABLE LABOR LAW: The Construction Wage Rate Requirements Statute (formerly Davis Bacon Act) applies to this acquisition. Split or multiple awards will not result from this solicitation. FAXED OR ELECTRONIC BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Request for solicitation packages made by telephone, fax or e-mail will not be honored. The Point of Contact for this acquisition is Mr. Thomas Russell at (312) 846-5376, or via email: Thomas.j.russell@usace.army.mil.

** Please include Solicitation Number W912P6-17-B-0003 on all correspondence. **