RECOVERY ACT - Roadway Shaping & Aggregate Surfacing, BIA Route 6, Crow Creek Reservation, Ft. Thompson, South Dakota

RECOVERY

Solicitation is amended to delete the Buy Indian Set-Aside requirement and replace with Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program procedures. Amendment is not available on the internet. To receive a copy of this amendment contact Terri Cady, Contracting Officer at 605-226-7363, fax number 605-226-7741 or email to terri.cady@bia.gov.

RECOVERY ACT - This procurement is being funded via the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

This notice is released to announce the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Great Plains Regional Office, intent to award a firm-fixed price roads construction project. The Contractor shall perform road shaping and aggregate surfacing for a length of 2 miles on BIA Route 6 on the Crow Creek Indian Reservation, Buffalo County, South Dakota.

The Bureau of Indian Affairs, Great Plains Regional Office, requires a firm fixed-price construction contract, and the procurement method is Sealed Bid Procedures, FAR Part 14 and 26. The solicitation is set aside for Indian Owned and Operated firms only under the "Buy Indian Act" 25 USC 47. The estimated dollar value of this procurement is between $250,000 and $500,000. The Period of Performance is 90 calendar days. Bidders are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed. The project is classified under NAICS Code 237310 and has a size standard of $33.5 Million.

The solicitation is funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), Public Law 111-5; and the contractor shall comply with ARRA statue and all applicable laws, regulations, provisions, policies, procedures, and clauses, including but not limited to meeting the requirements of Sec. 1512 of the ARRA and other accountability and transparency conditions.

Please note that this is only an announcement for an upcoming solicitation. There is no solicitation packet available at this time. Anticipated release for Invitation for Bid No. RA000110011 is February 26, 2010. Technical questions must be submitted ten (10) calendar days before the bid opening date. Email all questions to Terri Cady, Contracting Officer, at terri.cady@bia.gov. Interested Indian Owned and Operated firms are to submit a written request for the IFB package, indicating preference for CD, email or hardcopy, to Terri Cady, Fax No. 605-226-7363 or email terri.cady@bia.gov. Telephone requests to obtain the IFB package will not be accepted. Bidders should visit the website located at www.fedbizopps.gov periodically to look for updates. Faxed IFBs will not be accepted. Bid Bond of 20% is required with bid package. 100% Performance and Payment Bonds will be required after award.

Submit bid packages to the following address: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Great Plains Regional Office, 115 4th Avenue, SE, Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401. Bid opening is tentatively scheduled on March 29, 2010 at 2:30 p.m. (local time), in BIA Room 406, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Great Plains Regional Office, 115 4th Avenue, SE, Room 407A, Aberdeen, South Dakota 57401. Any further questions regarding this IFB may be directed to Terri Cady, Contracting Officer, at 605-226-7363.