Z -- Replace Water, Sewer, Storm Sewer Infrastructure at USP Terre Haute

This is the second of two planned announcements for this requirement. The Federal Bureau of Prisons, Field Acquisition Office, located at Kansas City, Kansas intends to issue a solicitation with a requirement to upgrade the water, sewer, and storm sewer infrastructure at the United States Penitentiary, located at Terre Haute, Indiana. Contract activity will be in a tight working environment with restrictions on construction activities, contractor-movement, and working hours. The project contains elements of sanitary, domestic water, storm water, and drainage. There have been numerous alterations to the utilities over the years. The magnitude of construction is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS 2002) code applicable to this notice is 237110, with a size standard of $28.5 million. Contract duration is anticipated to be 365 calendar days from notice-to-proceed. Bid, performance and payment-bonds will be required. Posting of the solicitation on this web site, is projected to be on or about May 1, 2005, with a projected bid due-date of June 1, 2005. These dates are subject to change. This solicitation is advertised as full and open competition. Security investigations and subsequent clearances issued by the Federal Bureau of Prisons will be required for all staff who perform any contract activity on the grounds of USP Terre Haute. The solicitation, all amendments, and related future information will be distributed solely through this website (http://www.fedbizopps.gov/). Hard copies of the solicitation will not be available. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this website to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. All responsible sources are encouraged to submit a bid that will be considered for award. Any contractor interested in obtaining a contract-award with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, must be registered on-line at www.ccr.gov. Residency requirements are applicable to this solicitation. Bidding officials and contractor employees working under this contract on Federal grounds, will be required to sign a certification that for three of the five years immediately prior to responding to this solicitation, the bidder has: resided in the United States; worked for the U.S. overseas in a Federal or military capacity; or has been a dependent of a Federal or military employee serving overseas. Faith-Based and Community-Based Organizations have the right to submit bids equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible.