Z--CALUMET REGION ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE, CITY OF PORTAGE, INDIANA WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY UPGRADE

CALUMET REGION ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE, CITY OF PORTAGE, INDIANA  WATER RECLAMATION FACITLITY UPGRADE. This Pre-Solicitation Notice is being issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers - Chicago District to inform interested/potential contractors of the Districts imminent issue of a Request for Proposal (RFP) to obtain construction services for the above mentioned Project. Under the contract, the contractor will be required to provide all necessary labor, transportation, materials and equipment to remove and replace existing sand filters with cloth media filters and filter building improvements; co nstruct an addition of new mechanical fine screen in bypass channel at the existing preliminary treatment building; and procure a new grit pump for installation by the Owner. ACQUISITION INFORMATION: This acquisition is being competed full and open compe tition, unrestricted to business size. The Classification Code for this procurement is North American Industry System (NAICS) is 237990, with a size standard in dollars of $31.0 Million. The Government intends to award a FIRM-FIXED PRICE CONSTRUCTION CONT RACT. The estimated cost for this procurement is between $1M and $5M. TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION PACKAGE: The Request for Proposal Package will be downloadable from the INTERNET ONLY and will be available on or about 16 November 2007. The due d ate for proposals will be on or about 17 December 2007 at 4:30 PM Chicago Local Time. The project specification files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and are viewable, navigable, or printable using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Interested Offerors can download the RFP Package from the Internet Site https://www.fedteds.gov/fedteds/start.nsf/frm.vendorlogin?openform&SolicitationNumber=W912P6-08-R-0002. ADDITIONAL GENERAL INFORMATION: In order for a contractor to be awarded a contract by this Agency, the contractor must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. Contractors can access the CCR for free at http//www.ccr.gov. Requests for solicitation packages made by telephone, fax or e-mail will not be honored. The Point of Con tact for this project is Regina G. Blair at +1 (555) 000-0000, or Linda Zamarocy at +1 (555) 000-0000.