WBV-07 - East of Harvey Canal Hurricane Protection Project, East and West of Algiers Canal Fronting Protection, Planters Pump Station, Plaquemines Parish, LA (ED-06-068)

This solicitation will be issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) resulting in the

award of a single firm fixed price (FFP) contract. The Request for Proposal will

be issued on August 5,2009 and the Proposal Due Date will be on September

4, 2009. The estimated value of this work is $25,000,000.00 to

$100,000,000.00. Proposals received in response to this solicitation will be

evaluated in accordance with procedures outlined in Federal Acquisition

Regulations (FAR) Part 15 for Best Value. NAICS Code: 237990. This is an

UNRESTRICTED procurement. The work consists of constructing a

continuous line of hurricane flood protection across the discharge basin at

Planters Pumping Station along the Algiers Canal. This protection will

incorporate pile founded reinforced concrete T-wall monoliths. New butterfly

gates will be required within the steel discharge tubes. Gate operation will be

by individual electric actuators utilizing local and remote controls. Site work

will include modifications to existing pumping station utilities, dewatering

systems, construction of temporary retaining structures with work platforms,

miscellaneous excavation, clearing and grubbing. Miscellaneous mechanical

and electrical work will also be performed. Selection will be based on the

following criteria, which are listed in descending order of importance with

technical factors being significantly more important than price. Factors 1 and 2

are comparatively equal and are more significant when compared to factor 3.

Factor 4 is less significant than factor 3. Factor 5 is less significant than factor

4. (1) Past Performance which includes Safety. (2) Technical Approach (3)

Personnel Qualifications (4) Project Management (5) Small Business

Subcontracting Plan. These evaluation factors are subject to change. Any

changes to evaluation factors will be shown in the solicitation. The solicitation

will include a detailed list of evaluation factors, including any subfactors or

elements, and will provide instructions for proposal requirements and the

basis for award. 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. You will need the adobe acrobat reader for .pdf files

(www.adobe.com) in order to open most files posted by the New Orleans

District. Offerors are also encouraged to post notices of prospective

subcontracting opportunities on the Small Business Administrations Subnet, at

http://web.sba.gov/subnet. Offerors must be registered with the Central

Contractor Registration (CCR), in order to receive a Government 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/. The point of

contact for this synopsis is Chris A. Nuccio at 504-862-2704 or

Christopher.M.Nuccio@usace.amry.mil. NOTE: Information contained in this

synopsis is subject to change. Any changes made will be contained in the

Request for Proposal (RFP) or by an amendment.