Panola County, MS, MDHP, RP-17-05, FC/MR&T, Yazoo River Basin, Long Creek Watershed

W912EE - The United States Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District, intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) Solicitation Number W912EE24B0015 for Panola County, MS, MDHP, RP-17-05, FC/MR&T, Yazoo River Basin, Long Creek River Watershed.

The work consists of constructing five (5) riser pipe grade control structures and bank stabilization. Principal features of the work include clearing and grubbing, excavation, fill, backfill, embankment, miscellaneous items, control of water, engineering fabric, stone protection, longitudinal peak stone dikes with tiebacks , corrugated metal pipe, erosion control, lime treatment, welding, concrete work, and storm water pollution prevention and environmental protection. The estimated period of performance for completion of construction is 240 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed.

This IFB will result in the award of one (1) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Construction contract. The set-aside for this procurement is Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB). The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, with a size standard of $45 Million.

In accordance with FAR 36.204, the magnitude of this construction project is estimated to be between $1 Million and $5 Million.

The Government intends to award without discussions but reserves the right to conduct discussion should it be deemed in the Government's best interest.

The bids will be evaluated based on lowest price submitted.

The official plans and specifications will be available free of charge by electronic posting only and may be found on the System for Award Management (SAM) Web Page at https://www.sam.gov. Bidders may register on the Interested Vendor's List (IVL) at https://sam.gov/ and retrieve an IVL from the same location. Compact disc and hardcopies will not be available. Telephone and Emailed requests for this solicitation will not be honored. Bidders are encouraged to check often for changes (AMENDMENTS) to posted solicitations. 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.

Bidders must have and maintain an active registration in SAM at http://www.sam.gov and must include the NAICS code they are bidding under in order to receive a Government contract award. If the bidder 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 a bidder is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM database, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective bidder.

For additional information regarding this solicitation, please contact Freteshia L. Johnson via email at Freteshia.L.Johnson@usace.army.mil. Technical inquiries and questions relating to the solicitation are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at www.ProjNet.Org  once the solicitation is made available. The solicitation, including any amendments, shall establish the official opening and closing dates and times.

ISSUE DATE AND BID OPENING DATE AND TIME TO BE DETERMINED. THIS PROCUREMENT IS A WOSB SET-ASIDE. IT IS ISSUED UNDER NAICS 237990, FSC CODE Y1PZ, FOR ONE (1) FIRM FIXED-PRICE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT.

Pursuant to FAR 5.101, this announcement serves as the Advance Notice/Synopsis of this project. Responses to this synopsis are not required.