Locks 16-18 & 20-22, Elevate Landwall Control Stands and Floodproof CCS Cable Penetrations, Mississippi River, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri

The project consists of work including, but is not limited to, demolition of existing masonry structures; concrete removal; concrete placement; installation of concrete anchors and reinforcing; construction of new concrete structures; installation of windows, doors, and roofing on concrete structures; miscellaneous metal fabrication; install conduits and cable sealing devices in existing and new concrete walls; label, un-terminate, remove, reinstall, and re-terminate existing electrical cables through cable sealing devices; remove electrical cables from existing concrete encased ductbanks; install and terminate new electrical cables through existing concrete encased ductbanks; asbestos conduit removal; miscellaneous electrical work; and other work necessary to complete the project.

The Contract Award will be made using Competitive Proposal negotiation procedures for achieving the Best Value to the Government through the Source Selection (Tradeoff) Process, and will be made to the offeror whose Proposal meets the Governments needs in the most effective, economical, and timely manner. This source selection will be conducted in accordance with procedures prescribed in FAR Part 15. This means that award may not necessarily be made to the lowest priced offeror, even if technically acceptable. Furthermore, award may not necessarily be made to the offeror rated the highest in the non-cost areas, if the perceived advantages are considered not worth the cost premium. In selecting which Proposal represents the Best Value, the Contracting Officer will consider the technical evaluation criteria and relative importance. Using this as a guide, the Contracting Officer shall determine which Proposal overall represents the Best Value to the Government by comparing the technical and the cost advantages and disadvantages of all the Proposals. The Contracting Officer will use a trade-off process to determine which offer represents the best value to the Government. This process allows the Contracting Officer to consider making award to other than the lowest priced offer or other than the highest technically rated offer. All evaluation factors other than price, when combined, are significantly more important than price.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE - Lock 20 (Canton, Missouri), Lock 21 (Quincy, Illinois), Lock 22 (Saverton, Missouri), Lock 16 (Muscatine, Iowa), Lock 17 (New Boston, Illinois), Lock 18 (Gladstone, Illinois)

COMPLETION: 330 calendar days after Notice to Proceed

THIS PROCUREMENT IS ISSUED UNRESTRICTED UNDER THE SMALL BUSINESS COMPETITIVE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM (PUBLIC LAW 100-656). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this project is 237990 with a Small Business Size Standard of $33.5 MILLION.

The estimated price range of the project is $5,000,000 to $10,000,000.

It is anticipated that the plans and specification for this procurement will be available on www.fbo.gov on or about May 20, 2010. Any contractor wanting the plans and specifications must download them from this website.