This is a pre-solicitation notice, and as such, any additional information as to the size and/or scope of the project will not be available until the issuance of the IFB. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), St. Paul District has a requirement for the Fargo Moorhead Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project, Southern Embankment Reach SE-5. The Fargo Moorhead Metropolitan Area Flood Risk Management Project, Southern Embankment Reach SE-5, is located in Clay and Wilkin counties, Minnesota, and consists of an overflow earth dam embankment with soil-cement mixture and a gravel road on top, topsoiled and seeded side slopes, and ditches on both sides. The dam embankment will tie into and extend east from the end of the existing Reach SE-4 embankment at the intersection of Hwy 75 and 180th Ave. S, to Township Road 171. The project includes excavating and replacing the existing Hwy 75 intersection with an impervious section and repaving the intersection. The reach also includes replacement existing culverts with cast-in-place twin box culverts at Wolverton Creek. The combined total length of the dam embankment is approximately 1.8 miles. The embankment material will come from a stockpile just west of Hwy 75 off of 180th Ave. S. It is estimated that this project will be solicited in late October or November 2024. The anticipated magnitude of this project will be between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project will be 237990; Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction with a size standard of $45.0 Million. The resulting contract shall be a Firm, Fixed-Price contract. The solicitation shall be a Total Small Business Set-aside.
The solicitation will be an Invitation for Bid (IFB). This synopsis is not a request for quotes, proposals, or bids. This is a notice that a solicitation for a competitive acquisition for the award of one firm-fixed price contract is intended to be issued via Contract Opportunities (https://sam.gov/content/opportunities) in the near future. The specifications will be detailed in the solicitation. This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract. This is a pre-solicitation notice, and as such, any additional information as to the size and/or scope of the project will not be available until the issuance of the IFB. No CD's or hard copies of this notice or the solicitation will be available. Offerors are responsible for checking the above listed Contract Opportunities website for any update(s) to the Notice. The Government is not responsible for any loss of Internet connectivity or for an offeror's inability to access the document posted at the referenced website. As required by 15 U.S.C. 644(w), the Corps of Engineers' policy and procedures, as well as past performance information, in regard to definitization of requests for equitable adjustments is found at https://www.usace.army.mil/Business-With-Us/Partnering. In order for contractors to conduct business with the Department of Defense, the contractor must provide registration information to the System for Award Management (SAM). All Offerors must be registered in SAM prior to receiving an award, have an active SAM account, and have the Representations and Certifications (FAR and DFARS) sections completed prior to award. Registration instructions may be obtained, and online registration may be accomplished, at https://sam.gov/content/entity-landing. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document.
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