B--Environmental Service: Repair Slope and Apply Soil Cement to the Road near 6200M Marker, Jungle Warfare Training Center (JWTC), Marine Corps Base, Butler, Okinawa, Japan

NOTICE: Only local sources will be considered under this solicitation. Local sources are sources (e.g., corporations or partnerships) that are physically located in Japan and authorized (i.e., licensed and registered) to perform work in Japan, the t ype of professional service specified in this solicitation. Specifically, a prospective offeror must be duly authorized to operate and conduct business in Japan and must fully comply with all laws, decrees, labor standards, and regulations of Japan during the performance of the resulting contracts. In addition, prior to award of the contracts, offerors must be registered with the Government of Japan to do work in Japan and possess necessary permits to perform work specified in this solicitation. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Professional services is required to repair the eroded slope and to apply soil cement to the gravel road near the 6200M meter marker using low maintenance road construction techniques to prevent Red Soil run-off reaching nearby streams and ul timately the ocean. The eroded slope is located at the lowest elevation of the road where a large amount of rainwater concentrates and discharges. The distance from the lowest point to the crest of the road is about 130 meters with cross drains, and the road gradient is about 11 %. This topographic condition combined with the gravel road material inevitably causes erosion at the lowest point of the roads as well as the lower half of the road. The heavily eroded slope will be stabilized with soil nailing , and a 220 meter stretch of the road will be improved with soil cement, out sloping and cross drains. The Request for Quotation (RFQ) No. W912HV-07-T-0028 will be available on 29 August 2007 and quotes are due 11 Sep 2007 and not later than 1500 hours Jap an Standard Time to Procurement Branch, Contracting Division, Attn: Perl Cadawan. Information regarding this RFQ will be available on the Federal Technical Data Solution (FedTeDS) web page at http://www.fedteds.gov. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY TRA NSITIONING TO A NEW SYSTEM FOR DISSEMINATION OF SOLICITATIONS CALLED FEDERAL TECHNICAL DATA SOLUTIONS (FedTeDS) SYSTEM. FedTeDS is a web-based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition-related information for all federal agencies. Interested off erors must register with FedTeDS before accessing the system. FedTeDS Registration Instructions are available at https://www.fedteds.gov by selecting register with FedTeDS hyperlink. IN ORDER TO REGISTER FOR FedTeDS, YOU MUST BE REGISTERED IN CENTRAL CONT RACTOR REGISTRATION (CCR) DATABASE. Instructions for CCR Registration are available a t http://www.ccr.gov. Safety & Health Requirements (EM 385-1-1) is available at http://www.poj.usace.army.mil/Contracting/index.html