INDIANA SHORELINE PROTECTION BEACH NOURISHMENT PROJECT, La PORTE COUNTY, INDIANA, USACE - CHICAGO DISTRICT PROJECT

This pre-solicitation notice is being issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers - Chicago District to inform interested or potential offerors of the District's imminent issue of an Invitation for Bids (IFB) to obtain beach re-nourishment (sand placement) for the quote mark Indiana Shoreline Erosion Protection quote mark program located at Mount Baldy, about two miles east of Michigan City, IN 46360. PROJECT INFORMATION: Project consists of placement of approximately 13,800 tons of clean beach grade sand from an upland source. The beach nourishment project consists of rebuilding over 1,000 feet along the beach. The options are for an additional 18,200 tons of sand for each of the two option years, totaling to about 50,000 tons of sand, if both options are exercised. The work is to be completed at the Indiana Shoreline located east of Michigan City, in Porter County, Indiana. The base requirement is to be completed within one year of receipt of the Notice to Proceed. ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Competition for this acquisition is Restricted to Small Businesses. The Classification Code for this procurement is North American Industry System Code 237990, which applies a small business size standard of $36.5M. The magnitude of cost for construction, in accordance with FAR 36.204, is estimated at $1M to $5M. The Invitation for Bids (IFB) Package will be downloadable from the Internet only. The project specification files will be Portable Document Format (PDF) files that can be viewed or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Once released on FBO, interested bidders can download the IFB package, including specification and drawing files, from the Internet Site http://www.FBO.gov. The IFB will be available on or after 14 July 2015. Bids will be due by 2:00 pm CDT on 14 August 2015. In the case of a discrepancy between the dates published in this notice and those called out in the IFB, the dates in the IFB document supersede those published herein. In order for contractors to be awarded contracts with the Department of Defense, the contractor must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM); registration can be completed free of charge by accessing https://www.sam.gov. APPLICABLE LABOR LAW: The Construction Wage Rate Requirements Statute (formerly Davis Bacon Act) applies to this acquisition. Please include solicitation number W912P6-15-B-0004 on all correspondence, including emails. Primary Point of Contact: W. Dale Dewar, Contract Specialist contact@example.gov Phone: +1 (555) 000-0000 Fax: +1 (555) 000-0000 Secondary Point of Contact: Regina G. Blair, Chief, Contracting Branch contact@example.gov Phone: +1 (555) 000-0000 Contracting Officer Address: 231 S. La Salle St., Suite 1500 Chicago, IL 60604 Place of Contract Performance: 2 miles east of Michigan City at Mount Baldy