The Honolulu District U. S. Army Corps of Engineers intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for a firm fixed price for tsunami repair of Route 005 Fagasa Village (Fagatele), Island of Tutuila, American Samoa

PURPOSE: The Honolulu District U. S. Army Corps of Engineers intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for a firm fixed price for tsunami repair of Route 005 Fagasa Village (Fagatele), Island of Tutuila, American Samoa

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Work entails: Replace 500 LF of shoreline revetment; repave existing AC pavement with PCC pavement totaling 2,100 LF; rehabilitate concrete bottom face of the top slab of Agasii Bridge; 60 LF of bank erosion protection for Agasii Stream; construct new culvert at approach to Le'atele School; and rehabilitate an inlet catch basin that were damaged by the tsunami.

NAICS AND SIZE STANDARD: The NAICS code for this project is 237310 with a small business size standard of $33,500,000. COMPETITION: IFB W9128A-11-B-0004 shall be unrestricted to promote full and open competition. The Government intends to award without discussions. The project specifications and project location will be defined in the Solicitation document. The solicitation will require a Bonding and insurance. The Contract will require payment and performance bonds for 100% of the contract price. Offerors must have sufficient bonding capacity. Liquidated Damages will be specified

DISCLOSURE OF THE MAGNITUDE OF THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT: The disclosure of magnitude range is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE: The anticipated release date for IFB W9128A-11-B-0004 is on or about July 1, 2011, with a projected bid submission date of August 2, 2011.

CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (CCR): All contractors must be registered in the DOD's Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database as required by DFARS 204.7300. Offerors must be successfully registered in the CCR, www.ccr.gov, in order to receive a Government contract award. Registration information may be obtained by phoning 1-888-227-2423 or by accessing the internet website at http://www.ccr.gov.

ONLINE REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS APPLICATION (ORCA): Offers must have their Reps and Certs available online in ORCA, https://orca.bpn.gov, prior to receiving a Government contract award.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Specific information pertaining to this procurement will be available in the solicitation. The IFB documents for this procurement will be posted on the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) database. You can access these files from the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website, www.fbo.gov. It is, and will continue to be, all potential bidders responsibility to monitor the FBO website for any amendments, updates, responses to questions and answers, etc. as the Government will not be providing any other methods of information dissemination. The official media of distribution for this solicitation is WEB ONLY. Small, small disadvantaged and women-owned small business concerns are encouraged to participate as prime contractors or as members of joint ventures with other small businesses, and all interested contractors are reminded that the successful contractor will be expected to place subcontracts to the maximum practicable extent with small, small disadvantaged and women-owned small business concerns in accordance with the provisions of Public Law 95-507.

POINT-OF-CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS: The Contract Specialist for this solicitation is Sonia Boyd, telephone: 808-438-1776, fax: 808-438-8588, email: sonia.j.boyd@usace.army.mil. Any communications regarding this procurement must be made in writing and forwarded via email or facsimile and must identify the IFB number, company name, address, email address, phone number including area code, facsimile number, and point of contact.

NOTE: This Notice is being issued for planning and informational purposes only. It does not constitute a solicitation, nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will not pay for any effort expended in responding to this notice, nor will the Government accept bids as a result of this Notice.