Remove Vegetation from Detention Pond

Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) Fort Hood is issuing a PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE for an Invitation for Bids (IFB) firm fixed price construction contract to remove the vegetation from detention pond, Fort Hood, Texas. This acquisition is 100% set aside for Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) for NAICS 238910 (Size Standard $15 Million). The magnitude of the procurement is estimated to be between $250,000 and $500,000. The purpose of this project is to remove the vegetation from the southeast detention pond on Hood Army Airfield, Fort Hood, TX. All work under this contract will be performed within the confines of the Fort Hood Military Installation, at Fort Hood, Bell County, Texas. Davis Bacon Wage Decision and Texas Wage Determination TX160016, Construction Types: Heavy and Highway; Counties: Bell and Coryell Counties in Texas, will govern work under this contract. Performance and payment bonds, in the bid amount, are required for this contract. A bid guarantee in the amount of 20% of the bid price is also required. An organized site visit will be conducted for this procurement and details of that site visit will be available in the solicitation. Under this contract, the contractor shall provide all plant, supervision, labor, materials, equipment, supplies and transportation necessary to complete this scope of work. Except as provided elsewhere in this contract, all work shall comply with applicable State, local and Federal laws and regulations, industry and construction codes and standards, manufacturer's specifications and recommendations, and all contract special provisions, terms and conditions. The solicitation will be issued on or about 10 August 2016 under solicitation number W91151-16-B-0012 to the Federal Business Opportunity (FedBizOpps) at https://www.fbo.gov. No paper copies of this solicitation are available. Once the solicitation is posted, it is incumbent upon the interested parties to review this site frequently for any updates/amendments to all documents. Interested parties must be currently registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov to receive a government contract award. Bidders shall register in SAM as well at https://www.sam.gov. Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) must also be current to qualify to receive a contract award. Bidders shall register Representations and Certifications at http://orca.bpn.gov. The point of contact for this acquisition is SFC Sherine Brooks, Contract Specialist, and can be contacted by email at contact@example.gov.