RECOVERY--Y--RECOVERY Atchafalaya Basin Construction, Levee E-40 (ARRA Stimulus) Project, Iberville Parish, LA

RECOVERY--This will be a COMPETITIVE 8(a) procurement. Only Louisiana 8(a) firms serviced by the Louisiana SBA District office or only those 8(a) participants with bona fide places of business within the established geographic boundary are eligible to submit bids. If there is a question concerning firm eligibility or bona fide place of business rule, contact SBA La. District Office 504-589-6685. The work consists of levee enlargement, clearing and grubbing, fertilizing, seeding and mulching; levee crown ramps, and access road surfacing and other work incidental thereto. NAICS: 237990. Work is estimated to cost greater than $10,000,000.00. IFB will be issued on or about November 6, 2009, with bid opening date on or about December 8, 2009. Actual issue date will be shown when the solicitation is issued. The solicitation documents for this procurement will be posted on Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI). You can access these files from a link located on FedBizOpps (www.fbo.gov). You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader for .pdf files (www.adobe.com) in order to open most files posted by the New Orleans District. You are encouraged, for marketing purposes, to register as an Interested Vendor in FedBizOpps (www.fbo.gov). This can be done by clicking on the solicitation title and clicking on the button that says Register as an Interested Vendor and entering your business information. Offerors are also encouraged to post notices of prospective subcontracting opportunities on the Small Business Administration Subnet, at http://web.sba.gov/subnet. Offerors must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), in order to receive a Government contract award. To register, the CCR Internet address is: http://www.ccr.gov. The Contract Specialist for this solicitation is Anna Lann at 504-862-1415; or by e-mail at anna.o.lann@mvn02.usace.army.mil.