RECOVERY--Y--PROJECT NUMBER 122339, Towanda-Wysox Water Line Extension Project

Towanda-Wysox Water Line Extension Project, Bradford County, PA. The proposed procurement is Unrestricted NAICS 237110 size standard of $33.5 Million. The estimated cost of services is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. The solicitation will be posted UNKNOWN. This requirement has been postposton no other information as been provided. Completion for this project is no later than 210 calendar days. Work consists of the construction of a water main approximately 1,500 feet and 14 inch diameter, from the Towanda Municipal Authority water system, located on the west side of the Susquehanna River, to Wysox Township, located on the east side of the Susquehanna River. A majority of the water main construction will involve the crossing of the Susquehanna River. Waterline installation is to be accomplished using directional drilling techniques. Additional information in accordance with the Scope of Work/ Plans and Specs will be included in the bid package that will be available on or about 10 March 2011. A pre-proposal conference will be scheduled and the date for the conference will be stated in Section 00100 of the solicitation. This procurement will be advertised as a Request for Proposal and will be evaluated on a Best Overall Value to the Government. The technical evaluation criteria will be established in the RFP. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. Large business firms are required to submit a subcontracting plan at the time of receipt of their proposals. The following subcontracting dollar goals pertain only to the dollar value of the contract that is subcontracted: 70% of the subcontracted dollar value shall be for small businesses, of that 6.2% shall be for small disadvantaged businesses, 7% shall be for women owned small businesses, 9.8% shall be or Hub-zone small businesses, 3.5% shall be for veteran owned small businesses and 2% shall be for Service Disabled Veteran owned small businesses. THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE PROVIDED IN AN ELECTRONIC FORMAT, FREE OF CHARGE, TO ALL REGISTERED PLAN HOLDERS. THIS SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED IN PAPER. In order to comply with the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, all contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) to be considered for award of a Federal contract. For information regarding registration, the CCR web site may be accessed at http://www.ccr2000.gov. Other information regarding registration can be obtained through CCR Assistance Center (CCRAC) at 1-888-227-2423. A paper form for registration may be obtained from the DoD Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1-800-334-3414. (Note: Companies that do not wish to conduct electronic commerce with the Federal Government at this time can reduce the amount of information they must provide by answering no to the question Are you Electronic Data Interchange capable?) It is imperative that all small disadvantaged businesses contact their cognizant Small Business Administration Office to obtain Small Disadvantaged Business Certification. Without SBA SDB certification, a prime contractor nor a federal agency can receive SDB credit when utilizing non-certified SDB contractors/subcontractors. Solicitation to be issued on or about 10 March 2011; opening on or about 11 April 2011. Contractors requests for solicitations will be performed through ASFI. Contractors may register to be placed on the bidders/offerors mailing lists by going to website: https://ebs.nab.usace.army.mil. All contractors must go to this web site to register as a plan holder. In order to register, each contractor must have a valid Dun & Bradstreet Number and Cage Code Number assigned for the specific location being registered and also be registered in the Central Contractor Database. Each contractor need only register once for each solicitation. Only registered plan holders will be provided the solicitation. Contractors may view and/or download solicitation information from this internet site. Questions concerning this project can be e-mailed to Mr. John Lambert at John.R.Lambert2@usace.army.mil.