CASTOR & DITCH 39 CLEARING AND SNAGGING

Title of Work: CASTOR & DITCH 39 CLEARING AND SNAGGINGProject Description: The work consists of furnishing all plant, labor, and materials for clearing and snagging according to the specifications and plans, and any incidental related work. The work will occur within the channel to clear trees and vegetation that have grown up within the bottom of the channel footprint or along the channel bench as to not disturb trees along top bank, except for equipment ingress/egress. Clearing and snagging will be performed as needed in areas where debris is diverting channel flow. The work shall be located at the confluence of ditch 39 and ditch 1, continue upstream on Castor River to the upstream limits of the project, approximately as indicated. The exact location will be indicated on the contract drawings.Work Location: The work shall be performed in Stoddard County, Missouri. The exact location will be indicated on the contract drawings.The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

code applicable to this project is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, with a small business size standard of $45 million.Acquisition Strategy: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Memphis District (MVM) proposes to advertise this project as a competitive 8(a) set aside. Award will be made to the responsible bidder with the lowest evaluated price.Magnitude of Work: Between $5 million and $10 millionInvitation for Bid: Will be issued on/about – 02 April 2024Bid Opening: Will be held on/about – 02 May 2024The resulting contract will be Firm-Fixed Price. The government reserves the right to award a contract from this solicitation. The Solicitation Number will be W912EQ24B0006. A copy of the solicitation may be downloaded from www.sam.gov. Offerors must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM), including the NAICS code they are bidding under, in order to receive a Government contract award. *****Immediate Changes in System for Award Management (SAM) Registration Process.***** The General Services Administration (GSA) has launched a new security measure (effective immediately) in System for Award Management (SAM) which requires every *NEW* contractor registrant to provide a written, notarized letter confirming the entity’s Administrator that is authorized to register in the SAM database, or to make changes to its registration. To register, the SAM internet address is: http://www.sam.gov. Potential offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any other pertinent information and for downloading their own copy of the solicitation package. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract, nor does it obligate the Government to pay for proposal preparation costs. For additional information regarding this solicitation, please contact Jessica Lurry at 901-579-4758.Vendors seeking to do business with the Memphis District must complete vendor registration on https://piee.eb.mil/, as you will be required to submit proposals through the PIEE Solicitation Module. Please note that it is imperative that the e- mail address used to register in sam.gov MUST be the same e-mail address used to register in PIEE. Identify the Solicitation Number W912EQ24B0006 and Project Title: CASTOR & DITCH 39 CLEARING AND SNAGGING in the subject line of the email. There are 10 general steps a vendor must follow in order to register and use PIEE application modules. A complete list can be viewed at the following site:https://piee.eb.mil/xhtml/unauth/web/homepage/vendorGettingStartedHelp.xhtml#