Z--Fish Passage Facility, Omega Pond Dam, East Providence, RI

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District issues a pre-solicitation notice for a contract at Ten Mile River located in East Providence, Rhode Island at the head of Narragansett Bay, directly to the east of Providence, Rhode Island. The proposed aquatic ecosystem restoration project will restore anadromous fish migration to the lower Ten Mile River. The plan consists of providing fish passage at the lowest dam on the Ten Mile River, Omega Pond Dam. The proposed work consists of constructing a 4- foot wide concrete Denil fishway that would be placed adjacent to the northern abutment of the concrete spillway and underneath an active Providence & Worcester Railroad bridge. The fishway is made of reinforced concrete supported on drilled shafts and will extend from the base of the dam to the top of the spillway with approximately a 13-foot vertical rise. Upstream and downstream cofferdams will be required to de-water the construction area. After completion and acceptance of the cofferdam system, approximately 54 feet of new 16-inch high pressure gas line shall be installed and connected through coordination with National Grid. The work includes excavation of approximately 250 cubic yards of earthen materials contaminated with arsenic, cadmium, lead, PCBs, and petroleum hydrocarbons above reporting limits. The NAICS code for this procurement is 237990 with a size standard of $33.5M. This project is being advertised as a Total Small Business set-aside. The estimated range is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. The Request for Proposal and amendments, if issued will only be available online. Interested vendors can download the solicitation via the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website (www.fbo.gov). The solicitation will be made available on the Internet on or about 01 June 2011. The due date for the proposal will be stated in the solicitation. Requests for solicitation documents by telephone, fax or email will not be honored. The Government intends to make award to the lowest price, technically acceptable offeror. Instructions and evaluation factors will be provided in the solicitation. All responsible small business may submit a proposal for consideration.