DISPERSAL BARRIER FACILITIES OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, ROMEOVILLE, WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS

*****PUBLISHED JANUARY 25, 2021*****

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING BID OPENING INFORMATION:

THE VIRTUAL BID OPENING WILL BEGIN AT 1:00p.m. CDT ON JANUARY 29, 2021 (Bids are due PRIOR to 1p.m. CDT on January 29, 2021)  -  THE WEBEX AND AUDIO INFORMATION FOR THE VIRTUAL BID OPENING FOLLOWS:

Interested individuals will navigate to the below WEBEX link. The bids will be read aloud and individuals will be able to view the Bid Opening information on the WEBEX screen as the bids are opened.  Should technological issues ensue from the visual viewing at the WEBEX, the audio access will take precedence and satisfy the conditions of bids being communicated publicly/read aloud (the AUDIO INFORMATION FOLLOWS THE BELOW  WEBEX INFORMATION).

 When it’s time to join the meeting on the aforementioned date and time, please use the following weblink, meeting number and password:

Join from the following meeting link:

https://usace1.webex.com/usace1/j.php?MTID=md9e8b19c26cb5cbce36a0fe0f0b6e558

MEETING NUMBER:  199 214 2898

MEETING PASSWORD: Qv7whuQZ$42

----FOR AUDIO – JOIN BY PHONE:  

CALL IN NUMBER: 1-844-800-2712 

ACCESS CODE:  199 214 2898 (followed by pound sign “#”)

ATTENDEE NUMBER: (There isn’t one – enter pound sign “#”)

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Effective January 22, 2021, the government has issued and published the FIRST & SECOND Amendments against this Solicitation.  Due to system glitches, the numbering sequence for these Amendments resulted as 0003, and 0004 respectively (a detailed explanation is located under Amendment 0004). Please refer to Attachments Section herein this notice.  Under a subsequent Notice, the government will be providing the Webex address and dial-in number for the viewing and listening to the Bid Opening. 

This is a combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice for Commercial Items issued pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Price Bids are being requested and a written solicitation is enclosed. The Solicitation Number is W912P621B0005.

Under this notice, the United States Army Corps of Engineers - Chicago District is issuing a Solicitation package for consideration of bids. The work involves the DISPERSAL BARRIER FACILITIES OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, Romeoville, (Will County) Illinois, 60446. The Contractor will be required to furnish staff of experience, support equipment, and material of quantity to provide one (1) per shift 24-7 Operator; annual bridge crane inspection, load testing and certification; annual inspection, maintenance and load bank testing on multiple diesel generators; and other miscellaneous maintenance and services for the USACE Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (CSSC) Aquatic Nuisance Species Dispersal Barrier (ANSDB or Dispersal Barrier) facility buildings. 

The applicable Size Standard is North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 561210, with a Small Business Size Standard in dollars of $41.5M.

COMPETITION FOR THIS ACQUISITION IS RESERVED EXCLUSIVELY FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS.

IMPORTANT POLICY: Bidders are REQUIRED to be registered in the System forAward Management (SAM) AT THE TIME ITS BID IS SUBMITTED to comply withthe annual representations and certifications requirements. Registration canbe completed free of Charge at www.sam.gov.

BID OPENING DATE AND TIME: All Bids shall be submitted prior to the Bid Opening Date and Time, which means Bids shall be provided prior to 1:00 p.m. (Central Time) on January 29, 2021. Detailed information regarding the SUBMISSION OF BIDS is located at Section L of the Solicitation document. 

IN THE CASE OF A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE DATES PUBLISHED IN THIS NOTICE AND THOSE CALLED OUT IN THE INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB) DOCUMENT, THE DATES IN THE IFB DOCUMENT OVERRIDES THOSE PUBLISHED HEREIN THIS NOTICE; THIS IS RELATIVE TO THE ISSUANCE DATE AND THE DUE DATE FOR BIDS.