Z--Contract Award Notice - Sac Bank Upper Sacramento River Critical Erosion Sites

PLEASE NOTE: This amendement adds the Estimated Magnitude of this project. See below. PROJECT TITLE: Sac Bank Upper Sacramento River Critical Erosion Sites LOCATION: Sutter and Colusa Counties, California Estimated Magnitude of this Project is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000 This Procurement will be conducted under FSC CODE: Z299, SIC CODE: 1629, NAICS Code: 237990. The size standard for this code is $31,000,000. All questions should be directed to the Contract Specialist, Allen Bassett, at +1 (555) 000-0000, FAX: No.: (916) 55 7-5278, e-mail contact@example.gov . An alternate contact is the Civil Construction Team Lead, Ron Schunk, who can be reached at +1 (555) 000-0000 or via email at contact@example.gov . Information about the time and location of the sit e visit will be found in Section 00100 of the specifications. TYPE OF AWARD: This acquisition is proceeding as a Competitive Section 8(a) Invitation for Bids (IFB) with any resultant award being a Firm-Fixed-Price construction contract. Only those contractors whos approved Business Plan is on file with the SBA Fre sno, Sacramento or San Francisco District Offices may participate. ALL OTHER FIRMS ARE DEEMED INELIGIBLE TO SUBMIT OFFERS. JOB DESCRIPTION: This project will repair two (2) erosion sites of the levee along the Upper Sacramento River (River Mile 99.3-Sutter County and 123.5-Colusa County). Work will consist of riprap rock placed bank protection (to include some in-place levee fill), rebuilding the toe bench to include anchoring in-stream woody material, seeding of all disturbed areas with native grasses, and planting of trees and shrubs on the bench and waterside slope. COIR Fabric may also be required. The Scope of Work (SOW) will also inclu de a 3-year post-construction establishment and maintenance requirement for the trees and shrubs. Most work performance will be accomplished on the land-side of the levee. The stone gradation that will be required is as follows (Stone Weight Pounds:Cumul ative % Finer by Weight): 400:100; 250:70-100; 100:50-80; 30:32-58; 5:15-34; 1:2-20; less than -inch max dimension:0-10. The total preliminary estimated quantity of riprap that will be required is 53,000 tons. All BIDS will be due on/about 20 June 2006/1:00 pm PST, at which time bid opening will occur. The acquisition method is sealed bidding. OFFERORS ARE ADVISED THAT THIS PROJECT MAY BE DELAYED, CANCELED OR REVISED AT ANY TIME DURING THE SOLICITATION, SELECT ION, EVALUATION, AND/OR FINAL AWARD PROCESS. ORDERING SOLICITATION: The solicitation will be available on or about 25 May 2006. DUE TO THE MANDATE TO COMPLETE WORK PERFORMANCE BY 1 NOVEMBER 2006, THE BID DUE DATE MAY BE LESS THAN 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE THE SOLICITATION IS MADE AVAILABLE; THE EXACT B ID DUE DATE WILL BE IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE SOLICITATION. Plans and specifications will not be provided in hard paper copy. The solicitation and all amendments for this acquisition will be posted on a secure Government website known as FedTeDS. Access to the solicitation documents on the FedTeDS website will be via a hyperlink. The hyperlink will be inserted into the notices for this acquisition posted on both the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) website (https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/) and the Fed BizOpps (FBO) website (www.fbo.gov) once the solicitation is issued. The hyper link will be imbedded in text and will not appear as a website address; in FedBizOpps, you will first click on the blue link titled, Technical Data Package (TDP) 01; once yo u click this link, the next web-page will contain another blue link titled, Available online via the FedTeDS (Federal Technical Data Solution) website (this link will take you directly to the FedTeDS log-in). Viewing/downloading documents from FedTeDS w ill require prior registration in Central Contractor Registration (www.ccr.gov). If you are a first-time FedTeDS user, you will also be required to register in FedTeDS (www.fedteds.gov) before accessing the solicitation documents. To register, click on the Register with FedTeDS hyperlink, then select the Begin Vendor/Contractor Registration Process option. The following information will be re quired: Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN); DUNS Number or CAGE Code; Telephone Number; and E-Mail Address. Once registered with FedTeDS, interested parties will then be able to utilize the posted hyperli nk to log in and access the solicitation documents. Important Note: Solicitation documents can be accessed ONLY by using the hyperlink available on either FBO or ASFI; FedTeDS is not searchable by any other means. Please note that ALL firms who want to access the solicitation  both prospective primes and subs  will be required to be registered with FedTeDS and therefore must be CCR-registered, have a MPIN, and either a DUNS number or CAGE code. For further information, please click on the links on the FedTeDS homepage to FAQs, the Vendor User Guide, and FedTeDS Help. For additional assistance with the FedTeDS website, please contact the Ogden Electronic Business (EB) Operations Support Team (OST) at --866-618-5988 (toll free), +1 (555) 000-0000, or cscassi contact@example.gov (Subject: FedTeDS Assistance). The only PLAN-HOLDERS/BIDDERS LIST now available is via FedBizOpps. When viewing the Synopsis/Pre-solicitation Notice, you will click on the REGISTER AS INTERESTED VENDOR on the right side at the bott om of the announcement to enter your information. This function does not, however, allow you to identify yourself as a Prime or Sub. It is recommended that you identify your category in parentheses at either the beginning or end of your company name. Fo r example: (Prime/Sub) XYZ Construction, or XYZ Construction (Prim/Sub). IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONTRACTOR TO CHECK FEDTEDS FREQUENTLY FOR ANY AMENDMENTS OR CHANGES TO THE SOLICITATION.