Flood Control, Amite River and Tributaries, Louisiana, Comite River Basin, Comite River Diversion Project

NOTE: THIS IS A SYNOPSIS, NOT A SOLICITATION. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME; THEREFORE, NO QUESTIONS OF A TECHNICAL OR CONTRACTUAL NATURE WILL BE ACCEPTED OR ANSWERED UNTIL THE SOLICITATION IS ISSUED. INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS SYNOPSIS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

This solicitation is anticipated to issue as UNRESTRICTED. The NAICS code for this procurement is 237990. The Magnitude of construction is between $ 25,000,000 and $100,000,000.

DESCRIPTION AND MAGNITUDE OF WORK: The work consists of excavation of a diversion channel, reshaping of the existing Comite river, excavation and riprap for the north tributary, placement of riprap and bedding material, construction dewatering, reinforced concrete for the diversion structure, driving of steel h-piles, semi-compacted fill, drainage ditch excavation, reinforced concrete pipe headwall, installation of reinforced concrete pipe, site grading, construction of access roads, asphaltic pavement, fencing, turf establishment, traffic control and coordination, and other related incidental work. (The estimated time of completion is 670 calendar days for Base Work and an additional 200 days, if Optional Work is exercised, after receipt of notice to proceed. The solicitation will include 100 drawings and specifications).

This solicitation will be issued as an Invitation for Bid (IFB). The resulting contract shall be firm fixed price (FFP). This solicitation will be issued on or about 5 June 2025.

When posted, the solicitation will be available free of charge by electronic posting only and may be found on the System of Award Management System (SAM) website, https://sam.gov. Paper copies of the solicitation will not be issued. Therefore, telephone and Fax requests for this solicitation will not be honored. Project files are Portable Document Format (PDF} files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Contractors must register at the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov to download the solicitation for this project. If/when issued, Amendments will be posted to the abovereferenced website for electronic downloading. This will be the only method of distributing amendments before closing; therefore, the Bidders must check the website periodically for any amendments to the solicitation.

Bidders shall maintain an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at https://www.sam.gov to be eligible for a Government contract award. If a bidder is not actively and successfully registered in the SAM database at the time of award, the Government reserves the right to award to the next prospective bidder. Bidders are also encouraged to post notices of prospective subcontracting opportunities on the Small Business Administration's Subnet, at http://web.sba.gov/subnet.

The Contract Specialist for this solicitation is Quinton Hamm who may be reached via e-mail at Quinton.b.hamm@usace.army.mil.