Y--THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE, NOT A REQUEST FOR A PROPOSAL. A SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED AND PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE REQUESTED.

The proposed contract action is for engineering and construction work in support of the Southeast Louisiana (SELA 26 Florida Avenue Phase IV Project) Urban Flood Control Project. The New Orleans District, US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) intends to negotiate on a noncompetitive basis in accordance with FAR 6.302-1(a)(2) - Only one or a limited number of responsible sources and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This Notice of Intent is NOT a request for competitive proposals. The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract to Norfolk Southern Corporation (Norfolk Southern Railway Company) for the engineering and construction services required to properly design/construct multiple rail line tracks in the path of the SELA 26a project. The proposed contractual action is all necessary management, labor, supervision, materials, equipment, transportation, and any other incidental services whether through its own means and/or the means of a subcontractor to participate in the engineering and construction of the relocation of that Railway's Facilities known as the NT connection. Railway's Facilities shall mean the existing, new construction, modification or relocation of all rails, fastenings, switches, switch mechanisms and frogs with associated materials, ties, ballast, signals and communications devices (and associated equipment), drainage facilities including ditches and junction boxes, retaining walls, automatic warning devices, roadbed, embankments, bridges, trestles, culverts, or any other structures or things necessary for the support thereof and, if any portion thereof is located in a thoroughfare, the term includes pavement, crossing planks and other similar materials or facilities used in lieu of pavement or other street surfacing materials at vehicular and pedestrian crossings of tracks, and any and all structures and facilities required in connection with the construction, renewal, maintenance and operation of any of the foregoing. In connection with the work described hereunder, Railway will review SELA 26 plans and specifications, participate in coordination meetings with the United States of America ( quote mark Government quote mark ) and the Non-Federal Sponsor; and construct the NT Connection in a manner consistent with Railway's standards. Parties may express their interest; accompanied by supporting literature, to the Contracting Officer no later than 27 November 2014 by 4:00 pm Central Standard Time. Responses should be sent to contact@example.gov. Telephone responses will not be accepted. Information received will be for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement; therefore, the initial submission must include adequate information for the Contracting Officer to determine whether the contractor is capable of providing required services. Additional information will not be requested. The determination to conduct a competitive procurement based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. This Notice of Intent is NOT a request for competitive proposals. Contracting Office Address: US Army Engineer District, New Orleans, Attn: Contracting Officer P.O. Box 60267 New Orleans, LA 70160-0267 Point of Contact(s): Bridget Bonnecarrere Contracting Specialist contact@example.gov