Construction of Rawson Hill Dam Rehabilitation Project - Worcester County, Massachusetts

Amendment 0003 - The purpose of this Amendment is to provide answers to questions, issue a revised bid schdule, issue revised Specification 6, and issue revised drawings page 5 of 37.Amendment 0002 - The purpose of this Amendment is to replace Attachment 2-Drawings with the Revised Attachment 2-Drawings attached to this amendment and incorporate the three permit documents attached to this amendment into the solicitation. Amendment 0001 - The purpose of this Amendment is provide more details on the Site Visit location and to request all interested Contractors provide their intent to attend as specified in the attachment SF30  0001.Solicitation Number: 12FPC321R0016Notice Type: SolicitationSynopsis: The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Production and Conservation – Acquisition and Procurement Division issues this Request for Proposals (RFP) in accordance with FAR Part 15 on behalf of the USDA - Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) for the Construction of

Rawson Hill Dam Rehabilitation Project located in Worcester County, Massachusetts. The work involves construction of Rawson Hill Dam Rehabilitation Project located in Worcester County, MA. The major items of work include:  clearing and grubbing; structure removal; temporary seeding and mulching; compost filter sock; construction and maintenance of Access Roads; seeding and mulching; surveys; mobilization and demobilization; dewatering the Construction Site; diverting surface water; sheet piling; excavation, unclassified; compacting structure backfill; earthfill, approved, class A; earthfill, random, class C; fine drainfill; coarse drainfill; salvaging and spreadsheet topsoil; concrete, backfill; concrete, reinforced; roller-compacted concrete; roller-compacted concrete test section; principal spillway conduit, 30” diameter; perforated drain pipe, 8” diameter; non-perforated drain pipe, 8” diameter; loose rock riprap; contractor quality control; and precast concrete manholes.The solicitation will be a Total Small Business set-aside.  Interested contractors must be registered in and must complete the annual representations and certifications electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov in order to be eligible for award.A firm fixed price construction contract is anticipated under Negotiation procedures in FAR Part 15.A guarantee, in the amount of 20% of the proposed, is required to be submitted with each bid.   Sureties should use SF-24 Bid Bond form.Performance (SF-25) and Payment (SF-25A) Bonds, in the amount of 100% will be required within 10 calendar days of award of the contract.The anticipated period of performance for this project is 153 calendar days from the date the contractor receives the Notice to Proceed (NTP).In accordance with FAR 36.204, the estimated magnitude of the projects is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.  The NAICS code for this solicitation is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction.  The Small Business Size Standard for this NAICS is $39.5M.All questions must be submitted in writing by email to the Contract Specialist no later than 3:30 PM Central Time on Friday, September 3, 2021. For further information, contact Sharla K. Goforth, Contract Specialist, via email at sharla.goforth@usda.gov  or via telephone at 405-571-3383.