Description
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) intends to issue an Invitation for Bids (IFB) for dike renovation and rice trunk replacement at Ace Basin National Wildlife Refuge, Hollywood, SC. Work included under this invitation consists of the construction of approximately 3260 linear feet of dike according to the plans and specifications; and the furnishing and installation of all materials, labor, equipment and other items incidental and necessary to construct and install five rice trunks, five splash pads and the bulkhead associated with all five trunks as described on the drawings and in the specifications. 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 $250,000 and $500,000. Tentative IFB issue date is 05/29/03, with a 30-day closing. Requests for IFB shall be in writing, stating IFB number 401813B004, company's name, point of contact, address, area code and phone number. Performance period is 150 days from the Notice to Proceed. No telephone requests for the IFB will be accepted. Requests may be faxed to (404) 679-4057. 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.