Bessemer Ditch Rehabilitation

The principal components of work the following: strip, excavate, backfill, compact and grade surfaces for ditch rehabilitation; furnish and install riprap, gravel bedding, geotextile fabric filter, and back fill material; strip, excavate, backfill, compact and grade surfaces for concrete cutoff wall; sawcut and remove a portion of the existing grouted rock lining; furnish and install gravel bedding, geotextile, hydrophilic waterstop, concrete and reinforcement. There are two locations of work along the Bessemer Ditch; one is located approximately north and the other is approximately east of the Bureau of Reclamations Pueblo Field Office at 610 Pueblo Reservoir Road, Pueblo, Colorado in Pueblo County. The Request for Quotation will be issued on or around July 3, 2014. The quotations will be due on or around July 28, 2014. All responsible small business sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the Bureau of Reclamation. The estimated price range of this acquisition is $25,000 to $100,000. The North American Industrial Classification Code is 237990. The small business size standard is $33.5 Million. This acquisition will be issued as a Total Small Business Set-Aside. Once issued, the request for quotation, including all specifications and drawings will be able to be viewed at https://www.fedconnect.net. From here, select Search for Public Opportunities Only, search by Reference Number, R14PS00644. Effective July 29, 2012, any contractor interested in doing business with the Federal Government must register in the System For Award Management (SAM) database prior to award of a contract. SAM is a Federal Government owned and operated free website that consolidates the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA), and the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS). The vendors Duns and Bradstreet number and banking information are required for registration. Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements at the SAM website at www.SAM.GOV or by calling +1 (555) 000-0000. Payment requests for the anticipated contract must be submitted electronically through the U.S. Department of the Treasurys Internet Payment Platform (IPP) system. The IPP website is https://www.ipp.gov. The contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP production helpdesk via e-mail contact@example.gov or phone +1 (555) 000-0000. If the contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or bid.