Z--Erosion Mitigation for Tower 426 on the Captain Jack Olinda 500-kV Transmission Line

Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment and material, necessary to provide Erosion Mitigation at Tower 426 on the Captain Jack Olinda 500- kV Transmission Line which includes, but is not limited to, furnishing and constructing retaining walls, providing permanent green turf reinforcement mats, and site grading. All work shall be in strict compliance with the specifications and drawings. A firm-fixed price contract award is contemplated and the period of performance is for all work to be completed 60 days after notice to proceed. This acquisition is a 100% small business set-aside. The project magnitude is estimated between $100,000.00 and $250,000.00. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 237990. Place of Performance is Shasta County, California. It is anticipated the solicitation package to include specifications and drawings will be available at no charge on or about August 23, 2005. All requests for this solicitation and/or questions concerning the requirement MUST be submitted in writing to the address below. No phone calls will be accepted. Requests for the Request for Proposal (RFP) should be mailed to the Western Area Power Administration, ATTN: N1102, 114 Parkshore Drive, Folsom, CA 95630 or faxed to (916)985-1933 attention Paul A. Hendree. Note: Any prospective contractor must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) in order to be eligible for award. Registration requires applicants to have a DUNS number from Dunn and Bradstreet. Registration may take up to three weeks to process. Recommend registering immediately in order to be eligible for timely award. In addition, effective Jan 2005 and in accordance with FAR 52.204-8, Annual Representations and Certifications, all prospective offerors are required to enter (or update) their Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at this website: http://orca.bpn.gov .