Nolin River Lake Hoist Replacement Pre-Solicitation Synopsis

                                                  Nolin River Lake Hoist Replacement Pre-Solicitation Synopsis

In accordance with FAR 5.204, this pre-solicitation notice is meant to inform industry of an anticipated, upcoming solicitation. This notice will not bind the government to any actions or awards.

DESCRIPTION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Louisville District intends to issue a Invitation for Bid (IFB) for a Hoist Replacement at Nolin River Lake in Edmonson County, Kentucky. This project is a Design/Bid/Build. The project control tower needs a higher capacity hoist {12 ton) to allow for lifting of service gates and bulkhead. The new hoist and necessary updated capacity will require structural modifications to the tower. This project will require the removal of the old hoist and improvements to structural components inside the control tower that would support a new hoist with increased lifting capability. The new hoist will provide the clearance, hook height, cable length, and other requirements for removal and replacement of the service gates and bulkhead.

Contract duration is 365 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed (NTP).

TYPE OF CONTRACT AND NAICS: This IFB will be for one (1) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract. The North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) for this effort is 237990 – Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction.

TYPE OF SET-ASIDE: This acquisition will be advertised as full and open competition.

SELECTION PROCESS: This is a Design/Bid/Build procurement, Invitation for Bid, sealed bid.  

CONSTRUCTION MAGNITUDE: The magnitude of this construction project is anticipated to be in the estimated cost range between $500,000 and $1,000,000 (FAR 36.204).

ANTICIPATED SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE: The Government anticipates releasing the solicitation on or about 05 May 2025.  Additional details can be found in the solicitation when it is posted to http://Sam.gov.

SOLICITATION WEBSITE: The official solicitation, when posted, will be available free of charge by electronic posting only and may be found at the Contracting Opportunities website, http://Sam.gov.  Paper copies of the solicitation will not be issued.  Telephone and Fax requests for this solicitation will not be honored.  Project files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader.  To download the solicitation for this project, contractors are required to register at the Contracting Opportunities website at http://Sam.gov.  Amendments, if/when issued, will be posted to the above referenced website for electronic downloading. This will be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the Offerors responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation.
 

REGISTRATIONS:

Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the following database:

System for Award Management (SAM): Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the SAM database at http://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.
 

POINT-OF-CONTACT: The point-of-contact for this procurement is Ethan Phillips, Contract Specialist, at ethan.s.phillips@usace.army.mil

This announcement serves as the Advance Notice for this project.  Responses to this synopsis are not required. 

This notice does not constitute a solicitation announcement, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. No solicitation or technical scope of services is available at this time. Please ensure that no other government officials are contacted regarding this notice.