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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This will be a 100% set-aside for Small Business procurement. The solicitation number is W912PM21Q0007, and the solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). The NAICS code is 238990 with a small business size standard of $19,000,000.00. This solicitation document incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-01 dated 14 November, 2023.

Description of Requirement: The Wilmington District has five vehicle bridges that require inspection with use of under-bridge inspection equipment. The five vehicle bridges are located at five separate reservoir and dam projects. Inspection of the five bridges will be done with three mobilizations. The bridges are located at the following projects:

1. B Everett Jordan Dam intake tower access bridge on the New Hope River basin in Chatham County, North Carolina. Specific details of the B Everett Jordan access bridge are in Attachment 1.

1. Falls Lake Dam intake tower access bridge on the Neuse River basin in Chatham County, North Carolina. Specific details of the Falls Lake Dam access bridge are in Attachment 2.

1. W Kerr Scott Lake Dam intake tower access bridge on the Yadkin River in Wilkes County, North Carolina. Specific details of the W Kerr Scott Dam access bridge are in Attachment 3.

1. Island Creek intake tower access bridge on the Roanoke River in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. Specific details of the Island Creek access bridge are in Attachment 4.

1. John H Kerr Dam spillway bridge, which crosses the Roanoke River in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. The bridge serves Virginia State Highway 4, which is a primary highway connecting U.S. Interstate 85 and U.S. Highway 58. Specific details of the John H Kerr spillway bridge are in Attachment 5.

In order for Wilmington District personnel to inspect the bridges, the Contractor shall provide truck mounted under-bridge inspection equipment, driver and operator for the bridges listed above.

The Contractor shall also provide traffic control for the inspection of John H Kerr Dam spillway bridge.

Evaluation and Award: The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Award shall be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable offer. See solicitation provision 52.212-2.

Each offeror must submit both a Price Quote and a Technical Proposal via EMAIL to benjaim.t.rickman@usace.army.mil and jenifer.m.garland@usace.army.mil. No hard paper copies will be accepted or evaluated. Both the Price Quote and the Technical Proposal must be received by the closing date and time set for receipt of quotes. In an effort to reduce paperwork and reduce cost, all quotes shall be submitted electronically. All submissions shall be in Adobe PDF format and shall be on 8 ½ x 11 size pages in no less than a 10 pitch or 10 font. Offerors may use compressions utility software such as WinZip or PKZip to reduce file size and facilitate transmission.

Title the file(s) in the following format:

W912PM24Q0007_ COMPANY NAME_PRICING

W912PM24Q0007_COMPANY NAME_TECHNICAL

Offerors shall submit the quotes electronically via EMAIL benjaim.t.rickman@usace.army.mil and jenifer.m.garland@usace.army.mil.

Quote due Date and Time:

Request For Quotes No: W912PM24Q0007

Due Date of Quotes: 22 December 2023

Time by which Quotes are due: 2:00 P.M. (Eastern Time)

Title of Project: UNDERBRIDGE INSPECTION EQUIPMENT & SERVICES

Quotes are due as specified on the solicitation document (as amended if applicable). The time & date of Quote receipt will be the delivery time & date recorded within the email submission as received by the individuals listed above. Do not assume that electronic communication is instantaneous. Offerors should time their upload effort with prudence by not waiting until the last few minutes—this will allow for unexpected delays in the transmittal process. If an electronic submission is uploaded minutes before the deadline but the upload or transmission doesn’t complete until after the deadline, the submission will be considered late. Offerors are encouraged to keep a copy of the email “sent” and “receipt” verification confirmation for their record.

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