RECOVERY--43--PROJECT NUMBER 75261, Arkansas - Red River Basins Chloride Control - Area Viii, TX Repair Pump Station, Red River Basin Chloride Control Project Area VIII, TX.

RECOVERY--Project Number 75261, Repair Pump Station, Red River Basin Chloride Control Project Area VIII, TX.

This action is being procured as part of the American Recovery and Re-Investment Act (ARRA) of 2009.

All questions regarding this SYNOPSIS should be submitted in writing to the following E-Mail address: Nathan.R.Kloeckler@usace.army.mil. This Acquisition shall be competed as full and open competition. This synopsis is for the purpose of a pre-solicitation notification only.

The US Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District intends to issue a solicitation to purchase three (3) vertical turbine pumps used in the operation of the Area VIII portion of the Red River Chloride Control Project. The new pumps will be delivered to the Truscott Brine Lake, Knox county Texas.

The following requirements are minimum specifications, additional information may be necessary to manufacture an identical replacement that will flange-up properly with the existing oil lubricated enclosing tube, driveshaft and pump column. The successful operation of the pump, including matching all the proper mating components of the system is the responsibility of the contractor/manufacturer. Physical size coordination and measurements will be the responsibility of the contractor/manufacturer and may require a field investigation. The pump supplied must be capable of meeting the specifications listed below and be driven by the existing 250hp, 2400 volt General Electric driver and not produce overload or other conditions that will damage the motor. The specifications in which the pump must meet are as follows: Flow rate minimum: 2250 GPM; number of stages: three (3); RPM: 1800; FT of Head: 305; Bowl Material: Ni-Resist; Impeller Material: Ni-Al-Bronze; Bearing Material: Bronze; Shaft Material: K-Monel; Bolting Material: 316 SS; Strainer: 316 SS: and Collets: K-Monel.

If providing other than the brand name item specified above, proof will be required showing that materials used are suitable to tolerate high salt concentrations continually of 20,000 PPM or higher with no effects to the pump materials. Offeror will also be required to provide installation, testing and acceptance, and training on installation, operation, maintenance, and emergency situations (minimum of 16 hour training).

The contract type will be a firm fixed price contract and tanks shall be provided within 30 60 calendar days from the date of award.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this program is 333911, and the Classification Code of RECOVERY4320.

The Government will award a contract resulting from the subsequent solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government.

This solicitation will be issued via Internet only on FedBizOpps Website at www.fbo.gov. Notification of amendments shall be made via FedBizOpps only. It is the contractors responsibility to check the below-listed Internet address daily for any posted changes to this solicitation. No corrections and/or changes to proposals will be allowed after the proposal submittal due time and date.

Estimated solicitation issue date is on or about the estimated date of November 18, 2009. Quotations are anticipated to be due on or about December 18, 2009. Contractors must be registered and current with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and must have their online representations and certifications (ORCA) completed in order to receive a Government contract award. To register, the CCR Internet address is: http://www.ccr.gov and the ORCA website is https://orca.bpn.gov/. ALL QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS SYNOPSIS/PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING TO THE FOLLOWING E-MAIL ADDRESS: Nathan.R.Kloeckler@usace.army.mil

This notice is issued to obtain interested parties qualified and interested in providing pumps for the Red River Basin, Chloride Control Project Office, Texas. The pumps requested are Flow Serve Vertical Turbine Pumps, Model 18EKH for the Area VIII Bateman pumping station built on the South Wichita River Basin. If providing other than the exact model number requested, the pumps provided must be an identical replacement of the existing pumps and must be compatible with associated piping and related equipment.

The North American Industry Code is 333911. Interested parties must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), online at https://www.ccr.gov and must also register at the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) website at https://orca.bpn.gov/.

Requirement:

The following requirements are minimum specifications, additional information may be necessary to manufacture an identical replacement that will flange-up properly with the existing oil lubricated enclosing tube, driveshaft and pump colum. The successful operation of the pump, including matching all the proper mating components of the system is the responsibility of the contractor/manufacturer. Phycial size coordination and measurements will be the responsibility of the contractor/manufacturer and may require a field investigation. The pump supplied must be capable of meeting the specifications listed below and be driven by the existing 250hp, 2400 volt General Electric driver and not produce overload or other conditions that will damage the motor. The specifications in which the pump must meet are as follows: Flow rate minimum: 2250 GPM; number of stages: three (3); RPM: 1800; FT of Head: 305; Bowl Material: Ni-Resist; Impeller Material: Ni-Al-Bronze; Bearing Material: Bronze; Shaft Material: K-Monel; Bolting Material: 316 SS; Strainer: 316 SS: and Collets: K-Monel.

If providing other than the brand name item specified above, proof will be required showing that materials used are suitable to tolerate high salt concentrations continually of 20,000 PPM or higher with no effects to the pump materials. Offeror will also be required to provide installation, testing and acceptance, and training on installation, operation, maintenance, and emergency situations (minimum of 16 hour training).

To express interest please email Stephanie Murphree at Stephanie.murphree@usace.army.mil. In your email please provide a point of contact, your companies information, DUNS Number, proof of understanding of the requirement as mentioned above. This information should include enough detail in order for the Government to determine if it meets the minimum qualification requirements. Sources shall also identify if they are a large, small, 8(a), Hub-Zone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned small business, or small disadvantaged business in their responses. All inquiries must be received by 4:00 p.m. on October 13, 2009. Responses will be used to determine the appropriate procurement method for this requirement.