Y--IDIQ, Construction Services Contract, Metro Plex Regional Office, Texas

This acquisition is set-aside for 8(a) construction competition within the geographical area of the competition set forth in the U.S. Small Business Administration, Dallas/Fort Worth District Office. Solicitation Number W9126G-07-R-0063 will be issu ed approximately fifteen (15) days from the date of this synopsis being published. This Request for Proposal (RFP) will result in a Firm-Fixed Price Contract. This will be an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract in support of the US Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, Metroplex Regional Office (Ray Robert Lake, Grapevine Lake, Lewisville Lake, Lavon Lake, Benbrook Lake, Joe Pool Lake, and Bardwell Lake), Texas. Estimated total contract duration (Base Period plus four (4 ) Option Periods) is sixty (60) consecutive months after the contract award. Duration of each contract period is not to exceed (NTE) 365 days. The estimated contract amount is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. Option periods will be exercised at the Governments discretion. However, the Government shall reserve the right to exercise options earlier than the 12 months period if the capacity in one option is exhausted earlier than the twelve (12) months period if the capacity in one option is exhaust ed earlier than expected. Option year unit prices will be based on the Economic Price Adjustment Factor, (Construction Cost Index), as published by ENR Magazine, applied to the Base Period unit prices. Bid Bond is $500,000, and shall accompany proposal o r the proposal shall be rejected. Performance and Payment Bond requirements shall be in accordance with FAR 52.228-15, as stated in the current issue of Federal Acquisition Regulation. The Government will obligate to the contractor a guaranteed minimum amount of $30,000 for the Base Period plus 4 option periods. The Contractor will be required to furnish all labor, materials, permits, equipment, and services necessary to manage and accomplish designated deliveries, recommending a solution and remediati on for the problem in a timely and efficient manner. The objective of the contract is to provide expeditious execution of task orders for general construction work that will vary from site to site. Specific task orders will be issued by the Contracting Officer, in accordance with, unit prices, work schedule, and specifications. Task Orders will include a variety of trades including RENTAL OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT WH OPERATORS, BOUNDARY LINE CLEARING UNDERBRUSHING, TREE REMOVAL, EXCAVATION, CONCRETE S IDEWALKS AND/OR CONCRETE PAVEMENT, STANDARD CONCRETE CURB AND GUTTER, ROAD BORING, INSTALLATION OF UNDERGROUND SLEEVES, INSTALLATION OF WATER VALVES WITH COVER BOX, INSTALLATION OF WATER LINE, INSTALLATION OF CULVERTS, INSTALLATION OF SEWER LINE, INSTALL ATION OF PERFORATED SEWER FIELD LINES, INSTALLATION OF DIRECT BURIAL UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC LINES, INSTALLATION OF UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC LINES IN CONDUIT, INSTALLATION OF BARBED WIRE FENCE, CONSTRUCTION OF WOVEN AND BARBED WIRE FENCE, CONSTRUCTION OF SPLIT RA IL FENCE, CONSTRUCTION OF PIPE FENCE, GATE CONSTRUCTED IN PIPE FENCE, CONSTRUCTION OF AREA ACCESS CONTROL GATES, INSTALLATION OF GUARD POST AND CABLE FENCE, CONSTRUCTION OF CHAIN LINK FENCE, CONSTRUCTION OF CHAIN LINK GATES, PARK SIGN INSTALLATIONS, INSTAL LATION OF METAL BEAM GUARD FENCE (GUARD RAIL), REPAIR OF METAL BEAM GUARD FENCE (GUARD RAIL), UPRIGHT CONCRETE STOP BLOCKS (WHEEL STOPS), INSTALLATION OF HORIZONTAL TIMBER DELINEATORS, INSTALLATION OF WATER RISERS, WITH FAUCETS, ANCHORED TO STEEL POSTS, IN STALLATION OF RV PEDESTAL, CONCRETE STRUCTURES, INSTALLATION OF POST-MOUNTED AND GROUND-MOUNTED COOKERS/FIRE RINGS, PICNIC SHELTERS, NATURAL STONE MASONRY, CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS AND BLOCK FILLER, INSTALLATION OF INTERNAL INSULATION, LIGHT FRAMING CARPENTR Y, WINDOW AND DOOR INSTALLATION HEAVY FRAMING CARPENTRY, TONGUE AND GROOVE DECKING, TRIM AND FINISH CARPENTRY, AND INSTALLATION OF ROOF SHEATHING/WALL SHEATHING /SOFFITS/WALL SIDING/DECORATIVE PANELING/PLASTIC LAMINATE PANELING. The Contract Specialist for this solicitation will be Jean K. Ross, E-mail: contact@example.gov. There will be no public bid opening. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to this project is 236220. The s olicitation is tentatively scheduled to be issued on or about 31 May 2007, with proposals due on or about 29 June 2007 (unless otherwise stated in the solicitation). The contract award will be based on Best Value to the Government, which may or may not re sult in accepting the lowest-price d offer. To determine best value, the Government's proposal evaluation will consist of but not be limited to evaluation of the offerors technical and management capabilities as well as price. After solicitation issuance , contractors may view and/or download this solicitation and all amendments at the following internet address: https://www.fedteds.gov/fedteds/start.nsf/frm.vendorlogin?openform&SolicitationNumber=W9126G-07-R-0063. Because of the size of our solicitat ions, you should not attempt to view them online. Rather download them to your local hard drive and then open them. Use of the FedTeDS website requires prior registration at www.fedteds.gov. Plans and specifications will not be available in paper forma t. It is the offerors responsibility to monitor the FedTeDS web site (using the above link) for amendments to the solicitation. You must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration Database (CCR) to receive a government contract award. Yo u may register with the CCR at http://www.ccr.gov/.