Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

This Pre-Solicitation Notice is being issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers - Chicago District to inform interested/potential contractors of the District's imminent issue of an Invitatio... This Pre-Solicitation Notice is being issued by the United States Army Corps of Engineers - Chicago District to inform interested/potential contractors of the District's imminent issue of an Invitation for Bid Package for its construction project entitled, "City of East Chicago Indianapolis Boulevard Water Main Replacement Phase 2 - Section 219, East Chicago, Lake County, Indiana (USACE Acquisition)." PROJECT INFORMATION: Under the contract, the contractor will be required to replace water main along Indianapolis Boulevard between just south of 148th Street and just north of 149th Street, or approximately 800 linear feet of water main. The existing water main is undersized and beyond its useful life, and will be replaced with 12-inch water main. East-west side streets will be tied into the new main line along Indianapolis Boulevard. CONTRACTING OFFICE: USACE Chicago District, 231 SOUTH LaSALLE STREET, SUITE 1500, Chicago, IL 60604 ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Competition for this acquisition is 100% set aside for Small Business concerns. The North American Industry System Classification Code is 237110, with a small business size standard in dollars of $36.5M. The magnitude of cost for construction is estimated between $250,000.00 and $500,000.00. The Solicitation (Invitation for Bids -"IFB") will be downloadable from the INTERNET ONLY. The project specification files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Once the package is released into advertisement at this website ("Federal Business Opportunities"), interested bidders may download the full package, includes: specification and drawings files. The Solicitation package is planned for advertisement on or about July 29, 2019, with bids due on or about August 29, 2019. IN THE CASE OF A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE DATES PUBLISHED IN THIS NOTICE AND THOSE CALLED OUT IN THE IFB DOCUMENT, THE DATES IN THE IFB DOCUMENT OVERRIDES THOSE PUBLISHED HEREIN THIS NOTICE; THIS IS RELATIVE TO THE IFB ISSUANCE DATE AND THE DUE DATE FOR BIDS. IMPORTANT POLICY: To comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements, Bidders are now REQUIRED to be registered at the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to placing a bid. A bid cannot be accepted if the contractor's registration isn't active at SAM. Registration can be completed free of charge at www.sam.gov. Request for solicitation packages made by telephone, fax or e-mail will not be honored. The Point of Contact for this acquisition is Ms. Ericka Hillard at (312) 846-5378, or via email: ericka.d.hillard@usace.army.mil. ** Please include Solicitation Number W912P619B0009 on all correspondence. **