Bayou Meto Basin, Canal 1000, Phase 3.1

Project Description: The work consists of construction of 17,030 linear foot of irrigation canal, 12 farm offtakes, 2 siphon structures, 1 pump turnout, and associated grading and drainage. Work begins at the eastern limits of construction of the Arkansas State Highway. 161 bridge (STA 110+00) ends approximately - miles west of Cole Deading Road (STA 290+00). North American Industry Classification System: 237990 Small Business Size Standard: $36.5M Acquisition Strategy: This is a Small Business Set-Aside, Firm Fixed Price, Best Value requirement Basis for Award: A Request for Proposal will be issued and the resulting contract award will be a Firm-Fixed Priced Contract. There will be no public bid opening. The basis of award is Best Value Trade-off Methods. This process permits tradeoffs among cost or price and non-cost factors and allows the Government to accept other than the lowest priced proposal or other than the highest technically rated proposal to achieve a best value contract award. To receive consideration for award, a rating of no less than "Acceptable" must be achieved for the Technical factor (to include all sub-factors). All evaluation factors, other than cost or price, when combined, are approximately equal to cost or price. Work Location: The work location shall be located in Lonoke County, Arkansas. The exact location will be indicated on the contract drawings. Magnitude of Work: Between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000 Contract Duration: 858 calendar days Estimated Start Date: April 2018 Request for Proposal (RFP): Will be issued on or about 27 November 2017 Proposals Due: On or about 3 January 2018 The resulting contract award will be a Firm-Fixed Price Contract. The Solicitation Number will be W912EQ-18-R-0003. A copy of this solicitation may be downloaded from the Federal Business Opportunities Web Site at www.fbo.gov. Offerors must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM), including the NAICS code they are bidding under, in order to receive a Government contract award. To register, the SAM Internet address is: http://www.sam.gov. Potential offerors 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. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract nor does it obligate the Government to pay for proposal preparation costs. For additional information regarding this solicitation please contact Judy Stallion at +1 (555) 000-0000. Contracting Office Address: USACE District, Memphis, 167 North Main Street, RM B-202, Memphis, TN 38103-1894 Point of Contact(s): Judy Stallion, +1 (555) 000-0000