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The work will consist of construction activities in nine (9) separate wetland restoration units within an area of approximately 5 square miles. The major items of work include construction of approximately 65,000 linear feet of compacted earth levee with fill heights averaging approximately five (5) feet, provision and installation of eleven (11) aluminum riser pipe structures up to a diameter of sixty (60) inches in size, construction of seven (7) stream channels totaling 19,400 feet in length, removal and installation of culverts on the property, and the excavation and rebuilding of portions of County Road (CR) 200 South (S) and CR 1400 West (W). The construction contract will also include 20,854 linear feet of tile exploration, placement of approximately 1,235 tons of D50= 6 inch size riprap on slopes and in stream plunge pools, temporary seeding or mulching of approximately 130 acres and construction survey for layout and quantity estimation. The duration of the contract is approximately 390 calendar days from the notice to proceed. Any contract resulting from this solicitation will be a firm fixed price contract. This solicitation is issued on a full and open basis. Magnitude of proposed construction is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. The North American Industry Classification is 237990 and the size standard is $28,500,000. The solicitation package will be issued as an Invitation for Bid and will be available for downloading from the Federal Business Opportunities web-site at www.fedbizopps.gov on or around February 15, 2006. The site visit and discussions are scheduled to start at 10:00 am local time on Wednesday, March 8, 2006, at the Triple H Gun Club, State Rd 59 S., RR 1, Box 313, Linton, IN 47441. The Triple H Gun Club is 2.5 miles south of the intersection of Hwy 54 & Hwy 59 in Linton, IN on the east side of Hwy 59. Please email the Contracting Officer listed below if you plan on attending the site visit along with the names of your attendees and a contact phone number. Specifications and drawings will be posted at this web site and available for downloading. Notification of any changes to this solicitation (amendments) shall be made only on the internet. It is therefore the contractor's responsibility to check the above listed web address daily for any posted changes to this solicitation. Downloading from the internet is free of charge; however, specifications and drawings may take a considerable amount of time to download. Telephone and fax requests will not be accepted. The closing date is set for March 29, 2006 at 2:00 pm local time at the following address: NRCS, 6013 Lakeside Boulevard, North Conference Room, Indianapolis, IN 46278. A bid bond is required. The requirement for the submission of both performance and payment bonds, in an amount equivalent to 100% of the award price, shall be applicable; therefore, the successful firm shall have the capability to acquire such bonding. If a large business is selected for this contract, the firm must comply with FAR 52.219-9 Alt 1 regarding the requirements for a subcontracting plan for that part of the work it intends to subcontract. The FY06 subcontracting goals for this contract are a minimum of 57.2% of the contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with small businesses, 10.0% of that to small disadvantaged businesses, 10.0% to woman-owned small businesses, 3.0% to service disabled veteran-owned small business and 3.0% to HUB zone small businesses. The Davis-Bacon Act Wage Determination IN030006 dated 16 Dec 2005 will apply. Telephone and fax inquiries will not be honored. Email all questions to the Contracting Officer, Judith Weber, email contact@example.gov. ll Contractors must register in the Central Contractor's Registration database at www.ccr.gov. The CCR Customer Assistance Center can be contacted toll free at: +1 (555) 000-0000. The first step to registering is to obtain a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, which is a unique nine-character identification number provided by the commercial company Dun and Bradstreet (D&B). To request a DUNS number call D&B at the toll free number +1 (555) 000-0000 or register on-line at http://www.dnb.com/ccr/register.html. Obtaining a DUNS number through this process is free of charge. It behooves anyone who is submitting a quote to begin this process as soon as possible since it can take several days to complete. Failure to register by close of business on the third day after notification of possible award by the Contracting Officer, may cause rejection of your offer. Prospective contractors also must complete electronic annual representations and certifications at http://orca.bpn.gov in conjunction with required registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. (see FAR 4.1102). Prospective contractors shall update the representations and certifications submitted to ORCA as necessary, but at least annually, to ensure they are kept current, accurate, and complete.