RECOVERY--Y--Tillamook North Jetty Capping Project

Contractors should take note because this work may be funded by the America Recover and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). There are special requirements and clauses associated with this act and they will be located in section 00800 of the solicitation. The most up to date information on ARRA requirements can be found at:

http://www.recovery.gov/

Contractors are encouraged to review the OMB guidance for specific reporting requirements associated with receiving funds made available under ARRA. This guidance can be found at the following web site:

http://www.recovory.gov/?q=node/317

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District (NWP) has a requirement for the capping of the Tillamook North Jetty. This project will include the procurement of rock, establishment of a lay down storage area for the rock, revetment repair and placement of the procured stone. Detailed specification will be inclusive in the solicitation package.

A Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO) shall be provided for all new contracts with this District. For this project, the person that will act as the SSHO is required to have a minimum of 3 years safety work with similar projects and a 30 Hour OSHA construction safety class (or equivalent) taken within the last 3 years. The SSHO may have no other duties for this work except function as the on-site CQC Manager.

This procurement is open to both small and large business concerns. The NAICS Code is 237990 and the small business size standard is $30 million. Large business will be required to submit a small business subcontracting plan. The Magnitude of Construction is more than $10,000,000.00. Interested business concerns must be enrolled in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) at www.ccr.gov to conduct business with the Department of Defense.

A Request for Proposal (RFP) utilizing the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) method will be issued. Evaluation criteria will be provided in the solicitation, and a single firm fixed-price contract may be negotiated as a result of this procurement. The solicitation for this project will be issued in electronic format on/or about 30 April 2009 with a proposal due date no less than 30 days after issuance; a notice and link to download this solicitation will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunity (www.fbo.gov) when the solicitation is available for download. Interested parties are responsible for checking the referenced websites for any update(s). The Government is not responsible for any loss of Internet connectivity or for any parties inability to access the document posted at the referenced websites. Administrative matters related to the contract can be addressed by e-mail to Trevor Laughter at Trevor.Laughter@usace.army.mil. All inquiries regarding this solicitation are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry. Telephone and email inquiries will not be accepted. Bidder Inquiry is a web-based program that allows bidders to post questions regarding the solicitation and to view all questions by other bidders and answers by USACE. Bidder Inquiry instructions will be detailed in the solicitation.