Mississippi River & Tributaries, Atchafalaya Basin Levee District, Lower West Mississippi Seepage Control Project, B/L Sta. 5805+00 to B/L Sta. 5841+00, Ascension Parish, Louisiana

NOTE: THIS IS A SYNOPSIS, NOT A SOLICITATION. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME; THEREFORE NO QUESTIONS OF A TECHNICAL OR CONTRACTUAL NATURE WILL BE ACCEPTED OR ANSWERED UNTIL THE SOLICITATION IS ISSUED. INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS SYNOPSIS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

This procurement is for 100% WOMAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES only. NAICS Code 237990. Solicitation No. W912P820B0021 is anticipated to be issued as an Invitation for Bid (IFB). The resulting contract shall be a single Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract. The solicitation is anticipated to issue on or about 13 Nov 2019. The bid opening date is anticipated to be on 13 Dec 2019, however, actual date of bid opening will be determined upon the solicitation advertisement date.

The work consists of clearing and grubbing, excavation, embankment, installation of relief wells, concrete work, grading of existing ditches, and installation of pumps and electrical equipment, turf establishment; chain-link fencing installation; and other incidental work. (The estimated time of completion is 365 calendar days after receipt of notice to proceed. The solicitation will include 36 drawings and specifications).

In accordance with FAR 36.204 Disclosure of the Magnitude of Construction Projects, the estimated value of this work is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

The Government will not provide written paper copies of the solicitation. Telephone, written, facsimile, or email requests for the solicitation package will not be honored. Potential contractors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any amendments.

The solicitation documents for this procurement will be posted on FedBizOpps (www.fbo.gov). You will need the Adobe Reader for .pdf files (www.adobe.com) in order to open most files posted by the New Orleans District. You are encouraged, for marketing purposes, to register as an Interested Vendor in FedBizOpps (www.fbo.gov). This can be done by clicking on the solicitation title and clicking on the button that says Register as an Interested Vendor and entering your business information. Offerors are also encouraged to post notices of prospective subcontracting opportunities on the Small Business Administration's Subnet, at http://web.sba.gov/subnet. Offerors must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM), to receive a Government contract award. You may register online at http://www.sam.gov.

The Contract Specialist for this solicitation is Anedra Baldwin who may be reached via e-mail at Anedra.A.Baldwin@usace.army.mil.