Miter Gate Timbers Award Announcement

Added: Jul 18, 2015 1:15 pm The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), St. Paul District has a requirement to procure various sizes of timbers to be delivered to numerous lock and dam locations in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

A sample of the lumber specifications for your use in determining your interest in this requirement is as follows:

Dimensions: 8 inches X 12 inches X 16 feet (128 BdFt) rough sawn
Species: Southern Yellow Pine
Grade: #2 or better
Treatment type: Waterborne, chromated copper arsenate (CCA)
Treatment retention: 0.6 pounds per cubic foot minimum


This procurement is set aside for SDVOSB firms under NAICS 321113 with a small business size standard of 500 employees.

This synopsis is not a request for quotes or proposals. This is a notice that a solicitation for a competitive acquisition for the award of one firm-fixed price contract is intended to be issued via FedBizOpps (www.fbo.gov) in the near future. The specifications will be detailed in the solicitation. This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract.

Quotes will be due approximately 10 days from the date the solicitation is issued, however, the 10 day time frame is an estimate and subject to change. The definitive quote due date and time will be stated in the solicitation and any associated amendments that may be issued.

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In order for contractors to conduct business with the Department of Defense, the contractor must provide registration information to the System for Award Management (SAM). All Offerors must be SAM registered prior to receiving an award. Registration instructions may be obtained, and online registration may be accomplished, at www.sam.gov.