**RECOVERY** - PIGEON RIVER FISH PASSAGE PROJECT (CHIPPEWA NATIONAL FOREST)

RECOVERY – PIGEON RIVER FISH PASSAGE PROJECT (CHIPPEWA NATIONAL FOREST) RECOVERY - This project is funded in whole by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) PROJECT DESCRIPTION: THE PIGEON RIVER FISH PASSAGE PROJECT WORK INVOLVES CONSTRUCTING 250 FEET OF STEP POOL RAPIDS THROUGH THE EXISTING PIGEON RIVER IMPOUNDMENT AT THE EXISTING DAM CONTROL STRUCTURE (CONCRETE HEADWALL, AND BASE AND TWO 48” DIAMETER CULVERTS) AND ALONG THE EXISTING CHANNEL TO THE ROAD BRIDGE. MEDIUM TO LARGE ROCK WILL BE USED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE STEP POOL RAPIDS. THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES THE DECOMMISSIONING AND REMOVAL OF ALL CONCRETE, STEEL, AND TIMBER WATER CONTROL STRUCTURE MATERIAL AND TWO 4-FT DIAMETER CORRUGATED PIPES; EACH 55-FT LONG. THIS WORK INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO: CLEARING AND GRUBBING; CHANNEL CONSTRUCTION; PIT RUN ROCK; EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL; DEWATERING; SEEDING AND MULCHING; MATERIAL TRANSPORT AND DISPOSAL; AND SODIUM BENTONITE CLAY PROJECT LOCATION: The project is located in the Itasca County of the Chippewa National Forest in Minnesota PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE AND SITE VISIT INFORMATION: Contract time will be One Month from Notice to Proceed. PRE BID MEETING - Only if requested SEE RFP FOR DETAILS ESTIMATE COST RANGE: Between $100,000 and $250,000. SET-ASIDE: The NAICS Code is 238910. This acquisition is 100% set-aside for HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS ENTITY. SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS, SPECIFICATIONS, and DRAWINGS: The solicitation, AG-4419-S-10-0653 will be issued via FedBizOpps, as an RFP and will be available for downloading on or about 04/13/10 at the website address: http://www.fedbizopps.gov/ Contractor must be registered in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) and must have completed a profile in the Online Representations and Certifications Database (OCRA) prior to an award of a contract. Registration at CCR can be done at the following Website: http://www.ccr.gov/ Registration at OCRA can be done at the following Website: https://orca.bpn.gov/ Need a registration in CCR and have a MPIN Number before you can register in OCRA RECOVERY - This project is funded in whole by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)