Wetland Restoration: Clay County, Minnesota

The USDA/NRCS Minnesota is preparing to issue a solicitation for Wetland Restoration work on lands enrolled in USDA's Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) in Ulen Township, Clay County, Minnesota. Major items of work are as follows: Construct two embankments including approximately 18,000 cubic yards of compacted earthfill and fill an existing agricultural ditch including approximately 41,000 cubic yards of unclassified earthfill. Mobilization/ Demobilization, Pollution Control, Strip, salvage, place topsoil, Dewatering Weir Structure, Clearing and Grubbing, Concreate Rodent Barrier, Road Removal Grading, Drainage Management System, Temporary Seeding, Permanent Seeding, Mulching, and other items as outlined within the construction drawings and specifications that will be included in the solicitation. The duration of the contract will be 90 days after issuance of contract award and Notice to Proceed. Any contract resulting from this solicitation will be a firm-fixed priced contract. The North American Industry Classification for this acquisition is 237900 and the size standard is $36.5 million. The magnitude of proposed construction is between is $500,000 and $1,000,000. The solicitation package along with the specifications and drawings will be issued as an Invitation for Bid and will be available for downloading from the Federal Business Opportunities website www.fbo.gov on or around July 23, 2015. The date and time for the site visit will be published with the solicitation. The Davis-Bacon Act Wage Determination Number MN150106 dated June 12, 2015 applies. Notification of any changes to this solicitation (amendments) shall be made only on the internet. It is therefore the contractor's responsibility to check the above-listed web address daily for any posted changes to this solicitation. E-mail all questions to the Contracting Officer, Sean Jordan, at [email protected]. All contractors must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) database at www.sam.gov. The first step in registering is obtain a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, which is a unique nine-character identification number provided by the commercial company Dun & Bradstreet (D&B). To request a DUNS number call D&B toll-free at 1-866-705-5711. Obtaining a DUNS number through this process is free of charge. Failure to not have an active SAM registration may cause a rejection of your offer.