Panola County, MS, MDHP, RP-17-05, FC/MR&T, Yazoo River Basin, Long Creek Watershed

See attached Bid Abstract. W912EE – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District, has a requirement for Panola County, MS, MDHP, RP-17-05, FC/MR&T, Yazoo River Basin, Long Creek Watershed. The work consists of constructing three (3) riser pipe grade control structures and bank stabilization.

Principal features of the work include clearing and grubbing, excavation, fill, backfill, embankment, miscellaneous items, control of water, engineering fabric, stone protection, longitudinal peak stone dikes with tiebacks, corrugated metal pipe, erosion control, lime treatment, welding, concrete work, and storm water pollution prevention and environmental protection. The estimated quantity of excavation for stone dikes and tiebacks is 25 each.

The estimated quantity of R200 riprap for stone dikes and tiebacks is 6,550 tons. It is estimated that construction of the potential requirement can be completed within 210 calendar days after the contractor receives the notice to proceed. In accordance with FAR 36.204(f), the magnitude of this construction project is estimated to be between $1 Million and $5 Million. This IFB will result in the award of one (1) Firm Fixed-Price (FFP) Construction contract.

The set-aside for this procurement is Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, with a size standard of $45 Million. The Government intends to award without discussions but reserves the right to conduct discussion should it be deemed in the Government’s best interest. The bids will be evaluated based on lowest price submitted.

The official plans and specifications are available free of charge by electronic posting only and may be found as attachments to this announcement on the System for Award Management (SAM) Web Page at https://www.sam.gov. Bidders may register on the Interested Vendor's List (IVL) at https://sam.gov/. Compact disc and hardcopies will not be available. Telephone and emailed requests for this solicitation will not be honored. Bidders are encouraged to check often for changes (AMENDMENTS) to the posted solicitation.

Amendments, if/when issued, will be posted to the above referenced website for electronic downloading. This will be the only method of distributing amendments prior to closing; therefore, it is the bidders responsibility to check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation. Bidders must have and maintain an active registration in SAM at http://www.sam.gov and must include the NAICS code they are bidding under in order to receive a Government contract award.

If the bidder is a Joint Venture (JV), the JV entity shall have a valid SAM registration in the SAM database representing the JV as one business/firm/entity. If at the time of award a bidder is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM database, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective bidder. For additional information regarding this solicitation, please contact Freteshia L. Johnson via email at Freteshia.L.Johnson@usace.army.mil.

Technical inquiries and questions relating to the solicitation are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at www.ProjNet.Org once the solicitation is made available. The solicitation, including any amendments, shall establish the official opening and closing dates and times.

ISSUE DATE:

29 JULY 2024. BID OPENING DATE AND TIME: 28 AUGUST 2024 AT 2:30 PM CENTRAL. THIS PROCUREMENT IS A WOSB SET-ASIDE. IT IS ISSUED UNDER NAICS 237990, FSC CODE Y1PZ, FOR ONE (1) FIRM FIXED-PRICE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT. SEE ATTACHMENTS FOR PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS.