Aunu'u Small Boat Harbor O&M Repair Project

NOTE: THE INITIAL PRESOLICITATION NOTICE FOR THIS PROJECT WAS ISSUED UNDER THE INCORRECT SOLICITATION NUMBER OF W9128A-12-R-0018 ON 15 JUNE 2012. ALL FUTURE NOTICES FOR THIS PROJECT WILL BE ISSUED VIA FEDBIZOPPS UNDER THIS CORRECT SOLICITATION NUMBER OF W9128A-12-B-0009. This announcement constitutes a Pre-solicitation notice (synopsis) in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 5.2. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District hereby announces its intent to issue a solicitation entitled "Aunu'u Small Boat Harbor O&M Repair Project, American Samoa", as described within this announcement. THIS IS NOT A FORMAL SOLICITATION. The Government intends to issue a formal solicitation via a Invitation for Bid (IFB) in accordance with FAR Part 14, which will follow this announcement and will take place no sooner than 15 days from the initial publication date of this announcement. The Government intends to solicit this requirement utilizing Full and Open Competition in accordance with FAR Subpart 6.1. The North American Industry Classification code (NAICS) for this requirement is 237990. The Small Business size standard for this NAICS code is $33.5M average annual revenue. As a result of this solicitation, the Government intends to award a single firm-fixed price contract for construction services for a discrete construction requirement. The period of performance of the resulting contract is expected to be 275 days after the issuance of notice to proceed. The magnitude of this project is expected to be between $1M and $5M. The Scope of Work will be depicted in official drawings, plans, and specifications, all of which are intended to be issued in the formal IFB. Bidder's must have and/or maintain an active registration with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) website to be eligible for award. To register in CCR go to http://www.ccr.gov. All interested contractors are reminded that the successful contractor will be expected to place subcontracts to the maximum extent practicable with small, disadvantaged, and women owned business concerns in accordance with Public Law 95-507. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Aunu'u Small Boat Harbor O&M Repair Project, American Samoa The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu District (POH) has a requirement for the renovation of the Aunu'u Small Boat Harbor on Aunu'u Island which is located off the southeast coast of Tutuila, American Samoa. This project involves repairing existing revetments and wave absorber at the facility. Revetment repair includes removing and re-setting cracked and dislodged armor stones ranging in size from 300 lb. to 5.4 tons, replacing voids in the structure with tremie concrete-filled geotextile bags, and vegetation/tree removal. Wave absorber repair includes demolishing and rebuilding approximately 275 linear feet of the existing wave absorber with a bedding layer, underlayer of 600 to 1000 lb stone and armor layer of 3.2 to 5.4 ton stones, and 6 to 8 ton oversized toe stones notched into a hard substrate. Some work will take place in water. Miscellaneous obstructions including but not limited to concrete tribars and a wooden fale would need to be removed, relocated, and/or reconstructed. There is an existing 70 foot wide, 140 foot deep, and 175 foot long access channel, service dock and launch ramp at Aunu'u Small Boat Harbor. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: American Samoa is located approximately 2,252 nautical miles southwest of Honolulu, Hawaii, where substantial mobilization efforts and transportation costs should be taken into consideration. The place of performance is on Aunu'u Island which is located one nautical mile off the Southeast coast of Tutuila, American Samoa. CONTACT INFORMATION: Responses are not needed to this announcement, but questions surrounding this procurement may be submitted to contact@example.gov OTHER INFORMATION: The solicitation will be posted to the Federal Business Opportunities web site (www.fbo.gov) when released. Proposals will be due approximately 30 days after the actual solicitation issuance date. The Government does not intend to hold a site visit for this procurement.