Y--PRO  WBV-15a.1, West Bank and Vicinity, New Orleans, Louisiana, Hurricane Protection Project, Lake Cataouatche Levee Enlargement, Lake Cataouatche Pump Station to Segnette State Park, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana (ED-06-147)

**THIS IS A REPROCUREMENT OF CONTRACT NO. W912P8-04-C-0001, AND IT IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO FAR 52.249-10, DEFAULT (FIXED-PRICE CONSTRUCTION).**The work consists of clearing and grubbing; mandatory excavation of a drainage canal; providing and excavat ing a mandatory Contractor furnished borrow pit(s) and mandatory excavation of a Government furnished borrow pit; placing uncompacted and compacted embankment; fertilizing, seeding, and mulching; placing surfacing material; constructing access/haul road an d ramps; and other incidental work. Work area contains a recently filled drainage canal which may require special earth moving equipment or special construction considerations. A Request for Proposal will be issued on or about February 16, 2007, and the Proposal Due Date will be on or about March 9, 2007. The estimated value of this work is $25,000,000.00-$100,000,000.00. THIS IS A BEST VALUE PROCUREMENT, AND IT IS ISSUED AS UNRESTRICTED. NAICS Code: 237990. For security reasons, all technical and en gineering 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. Interes ted bidders must register with FedTeDS before accessing the system. Registration instructions can be found on the FedTeDS website (https://www.fedteds.gov) by clicking on the Register with FedTeDS hyperlink. Contractors registered with the Federal Techni cal Data Solutions (FedTeDS) may view and/or download this solicitation and all amendments from the Internet after solicitation issuance at the following Internet address: https://www.fedteds.gov/fedteds/start.nsf/frm.vendorlogin?openform&SolicitationNum ber=W912P8-07-R-0054 . 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 y ou 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 file name and begin downloading. Do not click on the paperclip, click on the blue informational line. It m ay 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 Holders List capability. However, you are encouraged, for marketing purposes, to register as an Interested Ven dor 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 Interested Vendor and entering your business information. Offerors are also encouraged to post notices of prospecti ve subcontracting opportunities on the Small Business Administrations Subnet, at http://web.sba.gov/subnet. Offerors must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), in order to receive a Government contract award. To register, the CCR I nternet 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 contact@example.gov.