Y--PRO - WBV-14c.1, West Bank and Vicinity, New Orleans, Louisiana, Hurricane Protection Project, Westwego to Harvey Canal, New Westwego Pumping Station to Orleans Village Levee, Third Enlargement, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

The work consists of clearing existing levee, windrowing with vegetation for erosion control, constructing earthen levee enlargement by the truck-haul method, construction of earthen ramp, and fertilizing, seeding and mulching all disturbed areas, pl us any incidental work. A Request for Proposal will be issued on or about January 30, 2008, and the Proposal Due Date will be on or about February 29, 2008. The estimated value of this work is $5,000,000.00-$10,000,000.00. THIS IS A BEST VALUE PROCUREME NT, AND IT IS ISSUED AS HUBZONE SET-ASIDE. NAICS Code: 237990. For security reasons, all technical and engineering data related to this solicitation will be distributed using the Federal Technical Data Solutions (FedTeDS) system. FedTeDS is a web-based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition-related information for all Federal agencies. Interested bidders must register with FedTeDS before accessing the system. Registration instructions can be found on the FedTeDS website (https://www.fedt eds.gov) by clicking on the Register with FedTeDS hyperlink. Contractors registered with the Federal Technical Data Solutions (FedTeDS) may view and/or download this solicitation and all amendments from the Internet after solicitation issuance at the foll owing Internet address: https://www.fedteds.gov/fedteds/start.nsf/frm.vendorlogin?openform&SolicitationNumber=W912P8-08-R-0017. You can also find the link to FedTeDS for this solicitation on the New Orleans District web site at www.mvn.usace.army.mil. Click on Contracts and then Procurement Opportunities. Click on the solicitation number and it will send you to FedTeDS. Type in your username and password. A page will come up and you Accept. The next page will say Solicitation Information, click on f ile name and begin downloading. Do not click on the paperclip, click on the blue informational line. It may take some time to download the files. Zip files containing .cal drawing files should be downloaded and extracted together in a single directory. You will need the adobe acrobat reader for .pdf files (www.adobe.com) and the maxview reader (www.maxview.com) for .cal files in order to open most files posted by the New Orleans District. You are advised that FedTeDS currently does not have a Plan Hold ers List capability. However, you are encouraged, for marketing purposes, to register as an Interested Vendor in FedBizOps (www.fbo.gov). This can be done by clicking on the solicitation title and clicking on the button that says Register as an Intereste d Vendor and entering your business information. Offerors are also encouraged to post notices of prospective subcontracting opportunities on the Small Business Administrations Subnet, at http://web.sba.gov/subnet. Offerors must be registered with the Cen tral 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 Mary Catherine Kiefer at +1 (555) 000-0000; or by e-mail at mary. contact@example.gov.