RECOVERY--Y--John Day Dam Tailrace Flow Deflector

RECOVERY--RECOVERY: John Day Dam Tailrace Flow Deflector Solicitation No. W9127N-09-B-0015 Anticipated date of Issue for IFB is 21 Jul 09 Contractors should take note because this work is being funded by the America Recover and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). There are special requirements and clauses associated with this act and they will be located in section 00800 of the solicitation. The most up today information on ARRA requirements can be found at: http://www.recovery.gov/ Contractors are encouraged to review the OMB guidance for specific reporting requirements associated with receiving funds made available under ARRA. This guidance can be found at the following web site: http://www.recovory.gov/?q=node/317 : The work to be performed under this contract consists of providing the labor, equipment, and materials to construct a flow deflector in Bay 20 in the tailrace of the John Day Project as shown on the Contract Documents. To perform this work, the area will need to be dewatered to a depth of about 55 feet using fabricated guides installed by divers and the use of existing spillway stoplogs. The contract also includes removal and reinstallation of Avian Deterrent Array cables required for tailrace access to the new deflector location. The work also includes relocation of Top Spillway Weirs at the spillway at the John Day Project. The TSW relocation and installation of the spillway stoplogs must be performed by a barge crane due to the weight and locations of both items. The work consists of fabrication, concrete demolition, anchor installation, mass concrete placement, work over water, dewatering, avian array removal and reinstallation, barge crane work, diving, and other miscellaneous tasks to complete the work as defined in the contract documents. This procurement is a set aside for Competition of Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses (SDVOB). The NAICS Code is 237990 and the small business size standard is $31.5 million.. The Magnitude of Construction is $1,000,000 to $5,000,000. Interested SDVOB business concerns must be enrolled in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) at www.ccr.gov to conduct business with the Department of Defense. An Invitation For Bids (IFB) will be issued. The solicitation for this project will be issued in electronic format on/or about 20 Jul 2009 with a bidl due date no less than 30 days after issuance; a notice and link to download this solicitation will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunity (www.fbo.gov) when the solicitation is available for download. Interested parties are responsible for checking the referenced websites for any update(s). The Government is not responsible for any loss of Internet connectivity or for any parties inability to access the document posted at the referenced websites. Telephone and email inquiries will not be accepted. Bidder Inquiry is a web-based program that allows bidders to post questions regarding the solicitation and to view all questions by other bidders and answers by USACE. Bidder Inquiry instructions will be detailed in the solicitation.