Chickamauga Lock Upper Miter Gate Anchorage Fabrication

PURPOSE: The Nashville District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) solicitation for a firm fixed price supply contract. This is a Pre-solicitation Notice. This Notice is being issued for planning and informational purposes only. This notice is not a solicitation, nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The Government will not pay for any effort expended in responding to this notice, nor will the Government accept proposals as a result of this Notice. The plans and technical specifications for this requirement will only be available upon solicitation issuance. The work covered by this contract consists of furnishing all plant, equipment, labor, materials and supplies required to purchase and/or fabricate, and deliver, four anchor frames, and four anchor rods assemblies for the upper miter gate at Chickamauga Lock. Specific requirements for the work will be detailed hereinafter. All items shall be delivered to Chickamauga Lock, Chattanooga, Tennessee. NAICS CODE AND SBA SIZE STANDARD: The anticipated NAICS code is 332312 "Fabricated Structural Metal Manufacturing" with a small business size standard of 500 employees. TYPE OF SET-ASIDE: 100% Small Business Set-Aside SOLICITATION AND CONTRACT TYPE: It is anticipated that from the IFB Solicitation, the Government will award one Firm-Fixed Price Supply Contract to the company that provides the lowest priced bid who is found to be responsive and responsible. SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE: The anticipated release date for this solicitation is on or around May 23, 2017. The technical plans and specifications will be available at the time of solicitation release. SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM): Bidders must be successfully registered in the SAM, www.sam.gov, in order to receive a Government contract award. Bidders must have their representations and certifications available on-line in SAM or provide them with their bid in order to receive a Government contract award. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Specific information pertaining to this procurement will be available in the solicitation. The solicitation documents will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website, www.fbo.gov. It is and will continue to be, the responsibility of all potential offerors to monitor the FBO website for any amendments, updates, responses to questions and answers, etc. as the Government will not be maintaining a mailing list.