Recovery--96--lock bulkhead lifting beam

The U.S. Army, Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District is seeking small business firms to manufacture and deliver one (1) bulkhead Pick-up beam to the Corps of Engineers, Service Base, Ft. of Arsenal St., approximate river mile 176.9, St. Louis, Missouri. The work covered by this specification includes the development of shop drawings and the fabrication and delivery of one bulkhead pick-up beam. The completed pick-up beam will be used for dewatering 110-foot wide locks on the Upper Mississippi River. This is a Request for Proposal (RFP) Solicitation. There will be no public bid opening. The basis for award will be best value technique. The Government reserves the right to award a contract to other than the low offeror. This is 100% Small Business Set-Aside. THe NAICS Code for this procurement is 332312, the size standard is not more than 500 employees.. The closing date and time for submission of offers will be posted on the solicitation package. The solicitation is expected to be issued on or about 19 May 2009 and will be available on line at both https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi or https://www.mvs.usace.army.mil/ Potential offers are responsible for monitoring these web sites for the release of the solicitation package and any other pertinent information (i.e., amendments) and for downloading their own copy of the solicitation. The Government will not provide paper copies of the solicitation or drawings. All interested parties must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database to be awarded a contract. To register with CCR, you may request an application via phone at 1-888-227-2423 or register on-line at http://www.ccr.gov/. POC for this solicitation is Deborah A. Krems at (314)331-8515 or e-mail, Debbie.Krems@usace.army.mil.