Y--Foster Dam and Reservoir Adult Fish Facility Upgrade

The US Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District intends to issue a Best Value Request for Proposal No. W9127N-12-R-0009. The selected Contractor is to provide services for the Corps of Engineers, Portland District at Foster Dam located on the South Santiam River, in Sweet Home, Oregon, approximately 33 miles southeast of Albany, Oregon. The contract will require the following work to be provided: Construction of a trap and haul type fish facility, to collect, hold, transport, and spawn adult salmon and steelhead. This includes making modifications and connections to the existing infrastructure, and construction of new infrastructure. This work will involve large excavations, transportation and disposal of excess soils, large concrete placements, mechanical piping and machinery construction, and electrical power and controls systems. The formal Request for Proposals will be available in May 2012. Contract award is tentatively set for August 2012, and construction will extend through early 2014. All interested parties will be asked to provide separate technical and price proposals. This procurement is open to both large and small businesses. The NAICS Code is 237990 and the small business size standard for this procurement is a firm with average annual sales or receipts, including all affiliates, for the preceding three years not in excess of $33.5 million. The Magnitude of Construction is between $10,000,000.00 and $25,000,000.00. Interested business concerns must be enrolled in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) at www.ccr.gov to conduct business with the Department of Defense. Interested parties can click on the Register to Receive Notification button to receive automatic update notices, or check often on FBO for updates. All inquiries regarding this solicitation are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry. Bidder Inquiry is a web-based program that allows bidders to post questions regarding the solicitation and to view all questions by other bidders and answers by USACE. Bidder Inquiry instructions will be detailed in the solicitation. Should you have any questions in advance of the formal solicitation, feel free to contact the Contract Specialist listed on this announcement.