Security Gate Upgrade and Installation at Braddock Locks and Dam, Braddock, PA.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District has a need for a Security Fencing Contract to secure Braddock Locks and Dam (L/D) facilities from unauthorized access. In particular, the design is developed to restrict access to the following:

1. Administration building
2. Garage, power transformer, and backup generator
3. Esplanade, gate machinery, and valves
4. Upper and lower guide walls
5. Dam gates, piers, access bridge, and spillway

The proposed security fencing is developed per U.S Army Corps of Engineers standard drawing Fence 4. The fencing will be 6-ft high, galvanized-steel chain-link fence with an additional 1-ft barbed-wire apron, for a total height of 7-ft. Fence posts will be installed in asphalt pavement, concrete pavement, gravel or dirt surfaces, and structural concrete. Most fence posts are proposed to be installed in asphalt or concrete surfacing, between 2-in and 6-in thick, which will require saw cutting. Fence posts installed on structural concrete will require post floor stands secured with adhesive anchor bolts.

Personnel gates will be installed per U.S. Army Corps of Engineers standard drawing Fence 8. Most vehicular gates will be manual, cantilevered slide type except for the main entrance to the esplanade, which will be motor-operated.

Magnitude of the project is between $100,000 and $250,000.

This is a HubZone set-aside acquisition. All responsible offerors are encouraged to participate. The period of performance for this procurement is estimated to be 30 calendar days after the contractor receives the notice to proceed. The Invitation for Bid (IFB) will be issued approximately 22 April 2015, online through Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) and Federal Business Opportunities (fbo.gov), therefore, requests for hardcopies of the solicitation will not be honored. In order to receive notification of any amendments to this solicitation, interested vendors must register as an interested vendor on the Federal Business Opportunities website. If you are not registered, the Government is not responsible with providing notification of any changes to this solicitation. Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) before receiving a contract award (go to www.sam.gov to register). The NAICS for this procurement is 238990 quote mark All Other Specialty Trade Contractors quote mark and the small business size standard is $15 Million.