Norton DAM shop building replacement

The Bureau of Reclamation's Missouri Basin Regional Office intends to solicit a Request for Proposal for the Shop Building Replacement, Norton Dam, Almena Unit, Kanaska Division, Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin Program, Kansas, which is located at 13000 Upper Dam Rd., Norton, Kansas, approximately 2.5 miles west of Norton, Kansas in Norton County.

The principal components of work include the following:

a) CONCRETE -- Furnish and place concrete slabs and foundations

b) STEEL BUILDING -- Furnish and erect one new steel building

c) UTILITIES -- Furnish and install electrical, lighting, plumbing and heating systems

In accordance with Part 15 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, the Bureau of Reclamation intends to issue Solicitation No. 140R6021R0011 on or around November 13, 2020. The close for acceptance of proposals will be approximately 30 days from the date the solicitation is actually issued. Proposals are anticipated to be received at the Bureau of Reclamation's Missouri Basin Regional Office, 2021 4th Avenue North, Billings, Montana.

The estimated price range for this acquisition is between $250,000 and $500,000. Reclamation anticipates the set-aside for this acquisition to be Total Small Business. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 238110 Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors, which has an associated Small Business Size standard of $16.5 million.

The period of performance is anticipated to be 365 calendar days. The contractor who receives the award is required to commence work within 10 days of receiving the Notice to Proceed. The period of performance is inclusive of receipt and acceptance of all submittals by the Bureau of Reclamation, as well as final cleanup.

For further information, interested offerors should contact Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer Darlene Dillon at email address ddillon@usbr.gov.

SAM: Effective July 29, 2012, any contractor interested in doing business with the Federal Government is required to register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database, prior to award of a contract or agreement. SAM is a federal owned and operated free website, which consolidated the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA), and the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS). The contractor's Duns and Bradstreet number and banking information are required for registration. Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements at the SAM website at www.SAM.GOV or by calling 1-866-606-8220.

IPP: Payment requests for the anticipated contract are required to be submitted electronically through the U.S. Department of Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) system. The IPP website is https://www.ipp.gov. The contractor must use the IPP website to register access and submit requests for payment. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP production helpdesk via e-mail at ippgroup@bos.frb.org or by telephone at (866) 973-3131. If the contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with their proposal.