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PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Nashville District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for a firm fixed-price construction contract for Loyall Ponding, Phase 2. The work is located at Loyall, Kentucky. Phase 2 consists of constructing a bench along the residential shoreline (left bank) of the ponding area to help facilitate maintenance and debris clean-up as well as install an aeration system in the ponding area.

The bench will be constructed out of shotrock, leftover material from the previous project, Loyall Slide, and Dense Grade Aggregate (DGA). The bench is approximately 50-ft wide, and the top of the bench is at approximately 1145 ft elevation. The bench will tie into the downstream causeway built in Phase 1 and end on the north side of the Wilkerson Street bridge as a cul-de-sac which gives maintenance traffic the ability to turn around. There are four (4) utility lines that will be crossed and a crossing design has been agreed upon with the utility owners. A chain link fence will be installed on the downstream end to protect the Loyall residents from easy access to their properties once the bench is installed.

Finally, an aeration system will be installed to increase the dissolved oxygen levels in the pond and increase the flow of water. The aeration system will consist of a bubble curtain system and two aeration compressors will be needed in order to aerate the upstream and downstream portions of the pond. The specifications will be provided with the solicitation announcement.

DISCLOSURE OF THE MAGNITUDE OF THE PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION PROJECT: Between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

NAICS CODE AND SBA SIZE STANDARD: 237990, Other Heavy Civil Engineering Construction, Size Standard $39.5M.

TYPE OF SET-ASIDE: 100% Total Small Business Set-aside

SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE: The anticipated release date for this solicitation is on or around Friday March 17, 2023

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM): Offerors are required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database (www.sam.gov) at the time an offer is submitted in order to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Specific information pertaining to this procurement will be available in the solicitation. The solicitation documents will be posted on the https://SAM.Gov website, https://SAM.Gov . It is and will continue to be, the responsibility of all potential offerors to monitor the https://SAM.Gov website for any amendments, updates, responses to questions and answers, etc. as the Government will not be maintaining a mailing list.