SYNOPSIS OF AWARD FOR AQUILLA CREST SHOULDER REPAIRS AND WHITNEY SHORELINE ABATEMENT

Solicitation W9126G26RA107 is a firm-fixed-price construction contract issued by the Department of Defense, specifically the W076 Endist Ft Worth, for the Aquilla Crest Shoulder Repairs and Whitney Shoreline Abatement in Texas. The project involves installing 1,250 linear feet of reinforced concrete shoulder on the downstream side of the Aquilla Dam embankment crest and performing shoreline protection and riprap placement at two locations at Whitney Lake. The work requires the contractor to provide all management, labor, tools, and materials, including the implementation of a TxDOT-approved traffic control plan to manage alternating flow across the Aquilla Dam. This procurement is a small business set-aside under NAICS 237310, with a size standard of 45 million dollars. The total period of performance is 95 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed, with 50 days allocated for the dam crest repairs and 45 days for shoreline abatement. Award is based on a best-value tradeoff approach, where total evaluated price and past performance are approximately equal in importance. Bidders must provide a bid bond of 20 percent or 3 million dollars, whichever is less, and demonstrate a bonding capacity of at least 1 million dollars for a single award and a 2.5 million dollar annual aggregate. The contract is subject to Davis-Bacon Act wage determinations and requires the use of Wide Area WorkFlow for electronic invoicing.