Description
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) intends to issue an Invitation for Bids (IFB) for a New Holding House, Beecher Lake Unit Improvements & New Site Electrical located at Welaka National Fish Hatchery, Welaka, FL. Work included under this invitation consists of providing all required labor, equipment, expertise, and materials to accomplish the following as described on the drawings and in the specifications: the removal and replacement of approximately 1,500 LF of drainline, the demolition of the existing fish holding house and the construction of a new 2,850 SF holding house, and the removal and replacement of pond electrical systems hatchery-wide.This is not a small business set-aside in accordance with the latest quarterly adjustment under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program. The NAICS code is 237990. The size standard is $28.5 million. The estimated price range is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. The tentative IFB issue date is 02/03/03, with a 30 day closing. Requests for IFB shall be in writing, stating IFB number 401813B001, complete company name, point of contact, address, area code and phone number. A firm-fixed price contract will be issued, with a performance period of 210 days from the Notice to Proceed. Telephone requests will not be accepted. Requests may be faxed to (404) 679-4057. NOTE: The following important information is hereby incorporated into this synopsis: CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (CCR) (Mandatory For Doing Business With The Government) By October 1, 2003, a vendor must be registered in the CCR in order to receive contracts, purchase orders, and payments from most federal agencies, including the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. By having all agencies use the same listing system, vendors will no longer need to submit separate Standard Form 129, Solicitation Mailing List Applications, to each agency. CCR is a self-service database. Vendors register themselves and maintain their own information through the CCR web sit. In order to register or learn more about CCR, go to: http://www.ccr.gov. You will need to know your Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) number; however, if you do not have this number, you can contact Dun and Bradstreet at 800-333-0505. When you are at the home page for CCR, click on "Start New Registration," enter your D&B number and complete all mandatory information that is marked in red and any applicable optional information. Once you are registered you will able to view and quote on all procurement actions at either http://www.fedbizopps.gov or http://ideasec.nbc.gov ( the Department of Interior site). For questions at Interior's site, please call the help desk at (703)-390-6633.