Y--Ecosystem Restoration

With this announcement, the Nashville District Corps of Engineers is issuing a Pre-solicitation Notice for its intention to award a Firm Fixed-Price Construction Contract. The Contractor will be responsible for providing all the necessary facilit ies, plants, labor, transportation, materials, and equipment to accomplish the entire project as stated below. The project is located in Lee County, Virginia which about 5 miles northeast of Pennington Gap, Virginia. The purpose of this project is to restore the aquatic ecosystem by reducing the negative effects of acid mine drainage resulting from abandoned coal mines in the Ely and Puckett Creeks basins. There are two (2) separate sites for this project  Lick Branch Site and Big Branch Site. Each site has a series of equalization basins, successive alkalinity producing systems, ponds, channels and wetlands. Building the restoration systems will consist primarily of excavation and grading, placement of organic compost, riprap and stone aggregate, in stallation of pipes, fencing, geomembranes and geotextiles and seeding. Also included in the project is the Bean Creek Seep, which is an addition to the Everglades site. Work at the Bean Creek Seep will general consist of installation of wet seals, pipes , grading and seeding. The period of performance for this project is 608 calendar days. The price range for this project is estimated to be between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this procurem ent is 237990 and it is FULL AND OPEN. The small business size standard for a concern, including all affiliates, is $28,500,000.00 million or less in the past 3 years. The solicitation W912P5-05-B-0006 will be available to download on or about 07 June 2005 at https://acquisition.army.mil. Contractors interested in this solicitation must register at this website to receive the solicitation and all amendments, if any. The due date for bids will be 6 July 2005, at 2:00 PM Central Standard Time. In or der for contractors to conduct business with the Department of Defense, the contractor must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Contractors can access the CCR at http//www.ccr.gov. Request for solicitation packages made by telephone , fax or e-mail will not be honored. Point of Contracts (POC) for this solicitation is Kristal Jones, Contract Specialist, +1 (555) 000-0000 or e-mail contact@example.gov or Cassandra Mora, Contracting Officer, +1 (555) 000-0000 or e-mail Cassandra.D. contact@example.gov.