Supply and Transport an Estimated 25, 594, 000 Tons of Earthen Clay for up to Three (3) Levee Reaches in Southern Louisiana (two (2) in Saint Bernard Parish and one (1) in New Orleans East)

SOLICITATION - THIS REQUIREMENT IS SET ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS UNDER THE NAICS CODE 212325. To be considered a small business under this code, the firm must not exceed 500 employees.



The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Hurricane Protection Office has a requirement to supply and deliver earthen clay material for up to three (3) levee reaches -- 7,785,000 tons for levee reach LPV 145 located in Saint Bernard Parish, 8,255,000 tons for levee reach LPV 111 located in New Orleans East, and 9,554,000 tons for levee reach LPV 146 located in Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana. Offerors may propose on any one levee reach (LPV 145, LPV 111, and/or LPV 146), or a combination thereof. Proposal instructions will be provided in the forthcoming solicitation.



Award is subject to availability of funds and contingent upon obtaining an executed Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) with the Non-Federal sponsor. Non-Federal sponsors are local entities such as state agencies or levee boards. This requirement is mandated by Congress. This solicitation notice hereby notifies you that the PPA may impact contract award. In addition, you are notified of the Governments obligation to perform an environmental assessment under the alternative NEPA arrangements implemented by the USACE with concurrence from CEQ. You will be required in the solicitation to complete an environmental checklist necessary for the Government to perform its assessment and issue an Individual Environmental Report on all proposed borrow sites if said assessment and IER has not already been performed.



This requirement is to supply and deliver the aforementioned quantities of specified earthen clay material. The work includes furnishing all necessary management, labor, supervision, materials, transportation, equipment, processing, supply, and delivery of earthen clay to the designated location(s). This will be a Request For Proposal (RFP) solicitation for a firm fixed-price supply requirement with incidental services. Proposals will be evaluated using the Best Value Continuum technique, Lowest Priced, Technically Acceptable (which may include utilizing reverse auctioning to evaluate Price) source selection method. Award will be made to the Offeror(s) with the lowest price, technically acceptable proposal. The Government will award one (1) but may award up to three (3) contracts from this solicitation to the responsible offeror(s) whose proposal conforms to the solicitation requirements and provides the best value to the Government.



Offerors shall download the official solicitation from the link on this notice or from the Army Single Face to Industry website at https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/solicitation_view.cfm?psolicitationnbr=W912P808R0022. The requirement, terms and conditions, and proposal instructions for submission are contained in the solicitation. PROPOSALS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE ATTENTION OF MS. SANDRA DAVIS, CONTRACTING OFFICER, AT U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, HURRICANE PROTECTION OFFICE, 7400 LEAKE AVENUE, ROOM 184, NEW ORLEANS 70118-3651. THE DUE DATE AND TIME FOR RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS IS MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 2008, 2:00 P.M. CDT. The Government will not provide written paper copies of the solicitation. Telephone, written, facsimile, or e-mail requests, for the solicitation package will not be honored. Offerors are encouraged to register on FedBizOpps at www.fbo.gov/ in order to receive notification(s) and/or change(s) to the solicitation. The Interested Vendors List (IVL) will be activated and may be accessed and printed from the FedBizOpps web site. Prospective contractors who would like their company name included on the IVL list may do so on the FedBizOpps website under IVL. Offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of any amendments issued thereto and special notices for other pertinent information. Offerors shall be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database in order to receive a contract award. If you are not registered with CCR, you may request an application via phone at 1-888-227-2423 or register on-line at http://www.ccr.gov/. To register with ORCA, you may go online at http://www.bpn.gov/orca/. Points of contact for this solicitation are Ms. Carrie Wakumoto at (504)862-1975, e-mail: carrie.k.wakumoto@usace.army.mil and Ms. Sandra Davis at (504)862-1237, e-mail: sandra.l.davis@usace.army.mil.

SYNOPSIS (AMENDED) THIS REQUIREMENT IS SET ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS UNDER THE NAICS CODE 212325. To be considered a small business under this code, the firm must not exceed 500 employees. This synopsis is amended to clarify that an Offeror may submit a proposal by individual levee reach or a combination thereof. The anticipated solicitation issuance date is changed to on or about June 3, 2008.

The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Hurricane Protection Office, is seeking SMALL BUSINESS firms to supply and deliver earthen clay for up to three (3) levee reaches -- 7,785,000 tons for levee reach LPV 145 located in Saint Bernard Parish, 8,255,000 tons for levee reach LPV 111 located in New Orleans East, and 9,554,000 tons for levee reach LPV 146 located in Saint Bernard Parish, Louisiana. Offerors may propose on any one levee reach (LPV 145, LPV 111, and/or LPV 146), or a combination thereof. Proposal instructions will be provided in the forthcoming solicitation.

Award is subject to availability of funds and contingent upon obtaining an executed Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) with the Non-Federal sponsor. Non-Federal sponsors are local entities such as state agencies or levee boards. This requirement is mandated by Congress. This synopsis hereby notifies you that the PPA may impact contract award. In addition, you are notified of the Governments obligation to perform an environmental assessment under the alternative NEPA arrangements implemented by the USACE with concurrence from CEQ. You will be required in the supply contract solicitation to complete an environmental checklist necessary for the Government to perform its assessment and issue an Individual Environmental Report on all proposed borrow sites if said assessment and IER has not already been performed.

This requirement is to supply and deliver the aforementioned quantities of specified earthen clay material. The work includes furnishing all necessary management, labor, supervision, materials, transportation, equipment, processing, supply, and delivery of earthen clay to the designated location(s). This will be a Request For Proposal (RFP) solicitation for a firm fixed-price supply requirement with incidental services. Proposals will be evaluated using the Best Value Continuum technique, Lowest Priced, Technically Acceptable (which may include utilizing reverse auctioning to evaluate Price) source selection method. Award will be made to the Offeror(s) with the lowest price, technically acceptable proposal. The Government will award one (1) but may award up to three (3) contracts from this solicitation to the responsible offeror(s) whose proposal conforms to the solicitation requirements and provides the best value to the Government.

The proposal instructions and closing date and time for submission of proposals will be contained in the solicitation notice and package. The solicitation is expected to be issued on or about June 3, 2008 on FedBizOpps at www.fbo.gov. The Government will not provide written paper copies of the solicitation. Telephone, written, facsimile, or e-mail requests, for the solicitation package will not be honored. Potential offerors MUST register on FedBizOpps at www.fbo.gov/ in order to receive notification(s) and/or change(s) to the solicitation. The Interested Vendors List (IVL) will be activated and may be accessed and printed from the FedBizOpps web site. Prospective contractors who would like their company name included on the IVL list may do so on the FedBizOpps website under IVL. Potential contractors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any other pertinent information and for downloading their own copy of the solicitation package. All interested parties MUST be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database in order to receive a contract award. If you are not registered with CCR, you may request an application via phone at 1-888-227-2423 or register on-line at http://www.ccr.gov/. To register with ORCA, you may go online at http://www.bpn.gov/orca/. Points of contact for this synopsis are Ms. Carrie Wakumoto at (504)862-1975, e-mail: carrie.k.wakumoto@usace.army.mil and Ms. Sandra Davis at (504)862-1237, e-mail: sandra.l.davis@usace.army.mil.

SYNOPSIS - THIS REQUIREMENT IS SET ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS UNDER THE NAICS CODE 212325. To be considered a small business under this code, the firm must not exceed 500 employees. This synopsis is amended to change the anticipated solicitation issuance date to on or about May 29, 2008.

The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Hurricane Protection Office, is seeking SMALL BUSINESS firms to supply and deliver an estimated 25,594,000 tons of earthen clay for up to 3 levee reaches, two in Saint Bernard Parish and one in New Orleans East.

The Government has an overall programmatic need for over 100 million cubic yards of earthen clay material to construct the Greater New Orleans Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System. All projects are located in the following Southern Louisiana parishes: Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, and St. Charles.

Award is subject to availability of funds and contingent upon obtaining an executed Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) with the Non-Federal sponsor. By way of example, Non-Federal sponsors are local entities such as state agencies or levee boards. This requirement is mandated by Congress. This synopsis hereby notifies you that the PPA may impact contract award. In addition, you are notified of the Governments obligation to perform an environmental assessment under the alternative NEPA arrangements implemented by the USACE with concurrence from CEQ. You will be required in the supply contract solicitation to complete an environmental checklist necessary for the Government to perform its assessment and issue an Individual Environmental Report on all proposed borrow sites if said assessment and IER has not already been performed.

This requirement is to supply and deliver an estimated 25,594,000 tons of specified earthen clay material. The work includes furnishing all necessary management, labor, supervision, materials, transportation, equipment, processing, supply, and delivery of earthen clay to the designated location(s). This will be a Request For Proposal (RFP) solicitation for a firm-fixed price supply requirement with incidental services. The basis for award will be the Best Value Continuum technique, Lowest Priced, Technically Acceptable (which may include utilizing reverse auctioning to evaluate Price). The Government will award one (1) to three (3) contracts resulting from this solicitation to the responsible contractor(s) whose proposal conforms to the solicitation requirements and provides the best value to the Government.

The proposal instructions and closing date and time for submission of proposals will be contained in the solicitation notice and package. The solicitation is expected to be issued on or about May 29, 2008 on FedBizOpps at www.fbo.gov. The Government will not provide written paper copies of the solicitation. Telephone, written, facsimile, or e-mail requests, for the solicitation package will not be honored. Potential offerors MUST register on FedBizOpps at www.fbo.gov/ in order to receive notification(s) and/or change(s) to the solicitation. The Interested Vendors List (IVL) will be activated and may be accessed and printed from the FedBizOpps web site. Prospective contractors who would like their company name included on the IVL list may do so on the Fedbizopps website under IVL. Potential contractors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any other pertinent information and for downloading their own copy of the solicitation package. All interested parties MUST be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database in order to receive a contract award. If you are not registered with CCR, you may request an application via phone at 1-888-227-2423 or register on-line at http://www.ccr.gov/. To register with ORCA, you may go online at http://www.bpn.gov/orca/. Points of contact for this synopsis are Ms. Carrie Wakumoto at (504)862-1975, e-mail: carrie.k.wakumoto@usace.army.mil and Ms. Sandra Davis at (504)862-1237, e-mail: sandra.l.davis@usace.army.mil.

THIS REQUIREMENT IS SET ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS UNDER THE NAICS CODE 212325. To be considered a small business under this code, the firm must not exceed 500 employees.

The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Hurricane Protection Office, is seeking SMALL BUSINESS firms to supply and deliver an estimated 25,594,000 tons of earthen clay for up to 3 levee reaches, two in Saint Bernard Parish and one in New Orleans East.

The Government has an overall programmatic need for over 100 million cubic yards of earthen clay material to construct the Greater New Orleans Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System. All projects are located in the following Southern Louisiana parishes: Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, and St. Charles.

Award is subject to availability of funds and contingent upon obtaining an executed Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) with the Non-Federal sponsor. By way of example, Non-Federal sponsors are local entities such as state agencies or levee boards. This requirement is mandated by Congress. This synopsis hereby notifies you that the PPA may impact contract award. In addition, you are notified of the Governments obligation to perform an environmental assessment under the alternative NEPA arrangements implemented by the USACE with concurrence from CEQ. You will be required in the supply contract solicitation to complete an environmental checklist necessary for the Government to perform its assessment and issue an Individual Environmental Report on all proposed borrow sites if said assessment and IER has not already been performed.

This requirement is to supply and deliver an estimated 25,594,000 tons of specified earthen clay material. The work includes furnishing all necessary management, labor, supervision, materials, transportation, equipment, processing, supply, and delivery of earthen clay to the designated location(s). This will be a Request For Proposal (RFP) solicitation for a firm-fixed price supply requirement with incidental services. The basis for award will be the Best Value Continuum technique, Lowest Priced, Technically Acceptable (which may include utilizing reverse auctioning to evaluate Price). The Government will award one (1) to three (3) contracts resulting from this solicitation to the responsible contractor(s) whose proposal conforms to the solicitation requirements and provides the best value to the Government.

The proposal instructions and closing date and time for submission of proposals will be contained in the solicitation notice and package. The solicitation is expected to be issued on or about May 19, 2008 on FedBizOpps at www.fbo.gov. The Government will not provide written paper copies of the solicitation. Telephone, written, facsimile, or e-mail requests, for the solicitation package will not be honored. Potential offerors MUST register on FedBizOpps at www.fbo.gov/ in order to receive notification(s) and/or change(s) to the solicitation. The Interested Vendors List (IVL) will be activated and may be accessed and printed from the FedBizOpps web site. Prospective contractors who would like their company name included on the IVL list may do so on the Fedbizopps website under IVL. Potential contractors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any other pertinent information and for downloading their own copy of the solicitation package. All interested parties MUST be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database in order to receive a contract award. If you are not registered with CCR, you may request an application via phone at 1-888-227-2423 or register on-line at http://www.ccr.gov/. To register with ORCA, you may go online at http://www.bpn.gov/orca/. Points of contact for this synopsis are Ms. Carrie Wakumoto at (504)862-1975, e-mail: carrie.k.wakumoto@usace.army.mil and Ms. Sandra Davis at (504)862-1237, e-mail: sandra.l.davis@usace.army.mil.