Recovery- DOL110RP20885 wind turbine installation laredo and north texas job corps centers

This procurement is being funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), PL. 11-5 (February 17, 2009). 

Response Date: April 5, 2010@2:00pm eastern time - The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) wishes to procure design and installation of a wind turbine generator system(s). The system(s) shall include items needed to produce the rated power at the rated wind speed such as wind rotor, permanent magnet generator, tail vane, stand/tower, electric controller, manual brake, electric inverter, and electric cable. The design-build contractor shall provide subsurface soil exploration sufficient to determine the foundation requirements for the proposed structure.  This work shall include a report with recommendations for foundation designs from a registered geotechnical engineer.  The final geotechnical report shall be submitted with the design.  In addition, the design-build contractor shall include testing and observation services from the soil engineer during earthwork for foundation construction.

The work shall be designed and constructed to comply with requirements as established by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) or similar high performance sustainability goals.  The period of performance shall begin within 14 calendar days from receipt of Notice to Proceed (NTP) and shall be completed within 254 calendar days from NTP.  This project will be awarded as a negotiated proposal contract and the procurement is estimated between $250,000.00 to $500,000.00.  A Pre-Bid Walk-through will be scheduled at a later date and will be the only opportunity to visit the job sites prior to submission of bids.  THE EXTENT OF THE WORK WILL BE DESCRIBED IN THE SOLICITATION WHEN IT IS POSTED ON FEBRUARY 19, 2010. NO OTHER INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE BEFORE THE SOLICITATION IS POSTED.  

USDOL is looking for firms that qualify as 100% Small Businesses as indicated in Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 19.

Frank Lalumiere:  (202) 401-8275

U.S. Small Business Administration
Office of Surety Bond Guarantee
409 3rd Street SW, 8th Floor
Washington, DC 20416
Website:  www.sba.gov/osg

PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (CCR) at http://ww.ccr.gov, AS WELL AS ENSURE THAT ONLINE REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS ARE UPDATED IN ORCA at http://orca.bpn.gov/.