Rehabilitation of the Markland Locks and Dam Highway Bridge.

DESCRIPTION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Louisville District intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) W912QR-15-R-00xx for the Rehabilitation of the Markland Locks and Dam Highway Bridge. The Markland Locks and Dam Highway Bridge is a 28 span steel and concrete multi-beam bridge that bears on the Markland Dam piers and spans the Ohio River between Indian and Kentucky. This project is broken down into base bids and bid options. The base bid contains highly specialized work items and therefore requires a high level of technical experience.
BASE BID
Replace 37 Teflon Bridge Bearing pads with Elastomeric Bearing Pad Assemblies.
Repair AASHTO Type V Concrete Beam Mid-Span spalls with Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers (CFRP) product.
Repair Concrete Multi-Beams - Beam Ends (20 locations total)

BID OPTIONS
Replace existing steel drainage system with fiberglass system.
Repaint all steel elements within 10' of expansion joints.
Repair concrete spalls on parapet sections of bridge railing from vehicle impact damage. ( 200 LF)
Re-Attach Guard Screens
Spot Paint Other Steel Elements

The Contract Duration is 180 calendar days from Notice to Proceed.

TYPE OF CONTRACT AND NAICS: This RFP will be for one (1) Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract. The North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) for this effort is 237310 (Size Standard: $36.5 M).

TYPE OF SET-ASIDE: Unrestricted

SELECTION PROCESS: This is a single-phase procurement. The proposals will be evaluated using a Best Value Trade Off source selection process. The technical information contained in the Offeror's proposal will be reviewed, evaluated, and rated by the Government. The proposal for this procurement, at a minimum, will consist of the following: Past Performance, Technical Approach in regards to Bridge Bearing repairs and CFRP Repairs, and Price. Pro Forma Information such as bonding and financial capability will also be required to meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. All evaluation factors, other than price, when combined, are considered equal to cost or price.

DISCUSSIONS: The Government intends to award without discussions, but reserves the right to conduct discussion should it be deemed in the Government's best interest.

CONSTRUCTION MAGNITUDE: The magnitude of this construction project is anticipated to be between $1M - $5M IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 36.204/DFAR 236.204), in accordance with (FAR 36.204 OR DFARS 236.204).

ANTICIPATED SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE: The Government anticipates releasing the solicitation on or about 1 July 2015. Details regarding the Optional Site Visit will be included in the solicitation. Actual dates and times will be identified in the solicitation. Additional details can be found in the solicitation when it is posted to http://www.fbo.gov.

SOLICITATION WEBSITE: The official solicitation, when posted, will be available free of charge by electronic posting only and may be found at Federal Business Opportunities website, http://www.fbo.gov. Paper copies of the solicitation will not be issued. Telephone and Fax requests for this solicitation will not be honored. Project files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. To download the solicitation for this project, contractors are required to register at the Federal Business Opportunities website at http://www.fbo.gov. Amendments, if/when issued, will be posted to the above referenced website for electronic downloading. This will be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the Offerors responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation.

REGISTRATIONS:

Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the following database:

System for Award Management (SAM): Offerors shall have and shall maintain an active registration in the SAM database at http://www.sam.gov to be eligible for a Government contract award. If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), the JV entity shall have valid SAM registration in the SAM database representing the JV as one business/firm/entity. If at the time of award an Offeror is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM database, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective Offeror.

POINT-OF-CONTACT: The point-of-contact for this procurement is Contract Specialist, Aaron Sanford, at Aaron.L.Sanford@usace.army.mil.

This announcement serves as the Advance Notice for this project. Responses to this synopsis are not required.