Los Angeles River Toe Access Roads Repair

Interested vendors:

A change in acquisition strategy has been made from Small Business Set Aside to an 8(a) NHO Sole Source due to urgent need to repair the Los Angeles River Toe Access Roads.    Therefore this procurement is no longer available for public competition.

Thank you for your interest.

USACE Los Angeles Project Team

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:   This is a repair project to bring the LA River toe access road to the as built condition. The repair activities would include  diverting water away from the grouted stone toe, conducting surface preparations by grinding away a 6-8 inch layer of in-place concrete or grouted stone, roughing up the top layer to an adequate roughness coefficient, preparing the concrete mold, pouring the bonding agent, pouring concrete overlay to an average width of 17 feet and an average depth of about 9 inches, conducting adhesive testing, and providing tensile pull off testing of completed overlay.  The project will be approximately 9,000 linear feet of grouted stone toe access roads:  1,700 LF from station 384+00 to 367+00 left side only; and 7,300 LF from station 314+00 to 242+00 left side only.

CONTRACT TYPE:  Award will be made under FAR 14, Information for Bid (IFB) as a firm fixed price construction contract.  To make a Contractor Responsibility Determination, all prospective bidders in response to the solicitation for this project will submit a Preaward survey at time of bid submittal.

MINIMUM CAPABILITIES REQUIRED INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: Adequate knowledge and experience in concrete adhesive bonding agents and concrete surface preparation. Additionally, vender needs proper water diversion experience to complete repairs. Familiarity with local, regional, and national regulations governing river access road construction is necessary. Compliance with permits, environmental regulations, and safety standards. Implementing proper safety protocols during river access road repairs. Conducting appropriate testing and quality assurance measures throughout the construction process is essential.

Work includes the grinding and removal of a concrete overlay within the Los Angeles river and requires complete understanding of concrete technical specifications including the use of grinding equipment and understanding of coarseness coefficients, concrete surface preparation, concrete mix designs for use in hydraulic infrastructures, aggregate usage, preparation and conducting slump testing, concrete bonding agents, tensile strength testing, understanding and use of water diversion equipment and placement, and dirt road preparation in addition to environmental sensitivities to the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966.  

In accordance with FAR 36/DFARs 236, the estimated construction price range for this project is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000

The estimated duration of the project is 1,095 calendar days (3 years).

The North American Industry Classification System code for this procurement is 237990 Other Heavy Civil and Engineering Construction – which has a small business size standard of $45 million.

Small Businesses are reminded under FAR 52.219-14(e)(3), Limitations on Subcontracting that it will not pay more than 85 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count towards the prime contractor's 85 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count toward the Contractor’s 85 percent subcontract amount that it cannot exceed per Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting.

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM) REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT: Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the SAM database at http://www.sam.gov to be eligible for a Government contract award. If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), the JV entity shall have valid SAM registration in the SAM database representing the JV as one business/firm/entity. If at the time of award an Offeror is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM database, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective Offeror. Bidders are advised that the Bid Opening will be Virtual and are expected to review the IFB documents carefully for instructions and expectations of the virtual bid opening procedures. Offerors must be registered with System for Award Management (SAM), to receive a Government Contract Award.

SOLICITATION: This Solicitation, W912PL24B0002, Los Angeles River Toe Access Roads Repair, Los Angeles, California, will be made available on or about November 20, 2023, and all solicitation documents, amendments, specifications, and plans for this acquisition will be posted on a secure Government website known as www.sam.gov. The Government intends to issue this solicitation using the Internet only. No additional media (Compact Disks, Floppy Disks, Faxes or Paper) will be provided unless the Government determines that it is necessary. Please note that ALL firms who want to access the solicitation, both prospective primes and subs, will be required to be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) and therefore must be SAM-registered and either SAM UEI or CAGE Code.

The Government is not responsible for any loss of internet connectivity or for offerors inability to access the documents posted at the referenced website. If you would like to list your firm so that others can see you are an interested vendor, you must click the Add Me to Interested Vendors button in the listing for this solicitation on www.sam.gov.

IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONTRACTOR TO CHECK THE DESIGNATED GOVERNMENT POINT OF ENTRY - SAM - FREQUENTLY FOR ANY AMENDMENTS OR CHANGES TO THE SOLICITATION. ALL OFFERORS/BIDDERS ARE ALSO ADVISED THAT THIS PROCUREMENT MAY BE DELAYED, CANCELLED OR REVISED AT ANY TIME DURING THE SOLICITATION, EVALUATION AND/OR FINAL AWARD PROCESS.