USACE-LRN Requirement for Paving at Obey River Campground

PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE FOR PAVING AT OBEY RIVER CAMPRGROUND AT DALE HOLLOW LAKE.

The Nashville District (LRN), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), intends to issue a Request for Quote (RFQ) for a Firm Fixed-Price Construction Contract utilizing the procedures at Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) Part 12. This is a Pre-Solicitation Notice only. This notice is being issued for planning and information purposes only. This is not 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 quotes as a result of this notice. The plans and technical specifications for this requirement will only be available upon solicitation issuance. 

DESCRIPTION (SUBJECT TO CHANGE): The Contractor will be responsible for the following activities/items under the proposed contract: 

This project is to be performed at the Obey River Campgrounds at Dale Hollow Lake located near 100 Obey Park Road, Monroe, TN 38573.  

• Obey River Campground’s area of focus for this project consists of approximately 600 feet of roadway (average approximately 8-9’ wide) and parking area (approximately 150’ x 170’) to include 600 feet of curbing (4,250 sq. yards total) within Obey River Campground. The purpose of this ERFO project is to remove and replace pavement damaged in storms & highwater events. Several of the roadway sections and parking areas have significant damage including: alligatoring, longitudinal and transverse (block) cracking, raveling, and shoulder and curbing damage.  Project will include striping parking lot for trailer & single car spaces, replacement of 1 stormwater drain, removing dilapidated wooded stanchions & cable, replace curbing, & widening of road up to 11’ total width.

Location: Obey River Campgrounds at Dale Hollow Lake located near 100 Obey Park Road, Monroe, TN 38573. 

Disclosure of Magnitude of the Proposed Commercial Construction Project: Between $250,000 and $500,000.

NAICS CODE and SBA SIZE STANDARD: 237310 - Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction; Size Standard $45.0 Million 

SET-ASIDE TYPE: 100% Small Business 

DELIVERY DATE (SUBJECT TO CHANGE): Approx. 250 calendar days after Notice to Proceed (NTP)

Anticipated Solicitation Release Date: The solicitation with plans and specifications is expected to be issued on or around 10 August 2026. 

Pre-Bid Site Visit (SUBJECT TO CHANGE): TBD but anticipated to occur on or around 25 August 2026. The site visit request forms are attached. There will only be one site visit. Offerors should inspect the job site prior to submitting a quote. Offerors should take such other steps as may be reasonably necessary to ascertain the nature and location of work and the general and local conditions that can affect the work or the cost thereof. Failure to do so will not relieve offerors from the responsibility of properly estimating the difficulty or cost of successfully performing the work. The Government assumes no responsibility for any understanding or representations concerning conditions made by any of its officers, agents or employees, unless included in the solicitation, the specifications or related documents.

REGISTRATION: Only registered persons will be permitted to attend the pre-bid site visit. In addition to the information below, please also provide your firm's name, firm's CAGE and/or Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), and name and position title of primary point-of-contact and their telephone number and email address. Please provide this information via email to Richard (Brent) Hester at richard.b.hester@usace.army.mil and Andrew Roth at andrew.r.roth@usace.army.mil.

Contractors and/or potential contractors wishing to attend a pre-bid meeting held at or in LRN restricted/controlled areas (such as a Power Plant or Navigation Lock) shall submit a Nashville District (LRN) Security Access Form to the Contract Specialist five (5) days prior to the site visit. If submitting the document in less than five days, the Offeror may not receive approval for participation.

The Contract Specialist will notify the Contractor if the request is approval or denied. Any prebid meeting which will cover anything other than public domain information shall be limited to US Citizens, except under unique circumstances. The Security Access Form and guidance is available at https://www.lrn.usace.army.mil/Business-With-Us/Contracting.

U.S. CITIZENS: The Offeror shall submit a Nashville District Corps of Engineers U.S. Citizen Security Request Form to the LRN Point of Contact, Contract Specialist Richard (Brent) Hester via email (richard.b.hester@usace.army.mil) no later than five calendar days prior to the site visit. If submitting the document in less than five days, the Offeror may not receive approval for participation. The LRN POC will notify the individual(s) if the request is approved or denied. The Security Access Form and guidance is available as a pdf attachment on sam.gov with this pre-solicitation and is titled U.S. Citizen Security Request Form.

FOREIGN NATIONALS (FNs): All non-U.S. Citizens, including permanent residents wishing to attend the site visit must be approved in advance. FNs wishing to attend a site visit shall submit a completed Nashville District Corps of Engineers Foreign National Security Request Form and legible color copies of two of the following documents: Passport (unexpired or expired), Certificate of U.S. Citizenship (INS Form N-560 04 N-561), Certificate of Naturalization (INS Form N-550 or N-570), unexpired foreign Passport with 1-551 stamp or attached INS Form 1-94 indicating unexpired employment authorization, an Alien Registration Receipt Card with photo (INS Form 1-151 or 1-551), unexpired Temporary Resident Card (INS Form 1-688), unexpired Employment Authorization Card (INS Form 1-688A), unexpired Reentry Permit (INS Form 1-327), unexpired Refugee Travel Document (INS Form 1-571), or unexpired Employment Authorization Documentation issued by the INS which contains a photograph (INS Form I-688B) to the LRN Point of Contact, Contract Specialist Richard (Brent) Hester, who will forward the documents to the LRN-SM mailbox (dll-celmsm@usace.army.mil) for approval. These documents must be submitted no less than five (5) days prior to the site visit. FN requests require approval at the Headquarters U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (HQUSACE) level. Exceptions will be considered on a case-by-case basis but will be limited. The form is available as a pdf attachment on sam.gov with this pre-solicitation and is titled Foreign National Security Request Form.

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM): Offerors are required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database (https://sam.gov) and PIEE at the time a bid is submitted in order to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements. Registration for PIEE is required as this is the only place bids shall be submitted.

ADDITIONAL INFOMRATION: Specific information pertaining to this procurement will be available in the solicitation. The solicitation documents will be posted on the SAM.gov website, https://sam.gov and PIEE Solicitation Module. It is and will continue to be the responsibility of all potential offerors to monitor the SAM.gov website for any amendments, updates, responses to questions and answers, etc. as the Government will not be maintaining a mailing list.