Painting of Service and Spillway Bridges at Beltzville Dam, Lehighton, PA

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District is soliciting offers under Request for Quotation (RFQ) No. W912BU-11-T-0060 for Painting of Service and Spillway Bridges at Beltzville Dam in Lehighton, PA in accordance with Scope of Work and Drawings.  The RFQ will be available on or about 20 September 2011. This job consists of a base bid and two (2) options. The Base Bid entails power washing the existing coating and application of a new coating system on the girder exterior faces and bottom flanges of the Beltzville Dam Service Bridge.  The Base Bid also includes cleaning and lubricating bridge bearings.  Option 1 entails power washing the existing coating and application of a new coating system on the girder interior faces and interior cross frames of the Beltzville Dam Service Bridge.  Option 2 entails power washing the existing coating and application of a new coating system on the girder exterior and interior faces, interior cross frames and bottom flanges of the Spillway Bridge at Beltzville Dam.  The work will commence on or about 15 October 2011.   Award will be made to the lowest responsible offeror.  This action will be procured in accordance with FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items. Solicitation documents, plans and specifications will only be available via the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) homepage-https://www.fbo.gov.  Interested offerors must register with FBO before accessing the system. Offers will be due on 23 September 2011 at 1:00 pm eastern time and may be faxed to (215) 656-6780 or emailed to Helena DiNofa at helena.r.dinofa@usace.army.mil. Quotes should include pricing and certifications and representations. Offerors are responsible for printing paper copies of the RFQ. This procurement is 100% Set-Aside for Small Business. The North Atlantic Industrial Classification (NAIC) for this procurement is 238320 with a size standard of $ 14 Million. Affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunity is applicable to the resulting contract. No other notification to firms for this project will be made. All contractors must be registered in the DOD's Central Contractor Register (CCR) before award as required by DFARS 204-7300. Information on getting registered may be obtained by phoning 1-888-227-2423 or by accessing the following Internet website: http://www.ccr.gov. Also, contractors who receive a federal contract of $25,000.00 or more are required by legislation to submit an annual VETS-100 Report on your employment of targeted veterans. Information on submitting your report may be obtained by calling 703-461-2460 or by accessing the following Internet website: http://vets.dol.gov/vets100