Y--GRAND PRAIRIE AREA DEMONSTRATION PROJECT DISCHARGE PIPES FROM PIPELINE STATION 59+00 TO STATION 95+00 (BASE); FROM PIPELINE STATION 22+00 TO STATION 59+00 (OPTION)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District, intends to issue a solicitation for Construction under the Grand Prairie Are Demonstration Project. This acquisition will consist of a base bid and an option. The Base Bid for this project consists of furnishing all plant, labor and materials and equipment to construct dual 10ft id steel pipes from pipeline station 59+00 to station 95+00, including all earthwork as shown on the drawings, installation of manways, fiberglass access to manways and hatches for access into the pipes, installation of impressed current cathodic protection system including protective bollards at the test stations and a pole mounted rectifier at pipeline station 95+67. The rectifier shall be fed from overhead power located along Webb lake road. The contractor shall be responsible for coordinating with all the applicable utility providers. Install bollards at the telephone junction box located at Webb lake road, install access gate located at pipeline station 82+50, construct the parking lot at pipeline station 92+64.50, the detour road at Webb lake road, and the access road from pipeline station 59+00 to the intersection with Webb lake road, including all road side drainage and structures running under and along the access road and detour road along with all geotextile, filter stone and riprap necessary for the work area covered under this base bid. Testing of the cathodic protection system is required. All disturbed areas within the right-of-way shall be seeded. This project is located at the White River near DeValls Bluff, Prairie County, Arkansas. The estimated price range for this acquisition is more than $10,000,000. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 237990 with a small business size standard of $33.5 million. This solicitation will be issued as an Invitation for Bids (IFB) and will be 100% set aside for small business concerns. The solicitation with drawings will be issued on or about 7 January 2011. The solicitation documents for this procurement will be posted on Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI). You can access these files from a link located on FedBizOps (www.fbo.gov). Offerors must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), in order to receive a Government contract award. To register, the CCR Internet address is: http://www.ccr.gov. The Contract Specialist for this solicitation is Monica Moody at +1 (555) 000-0000; or by e-mail at contact@example.gov.