SAM #12FPC326Q0012

USDA NRCS Wetland Restoration Construction – Monroe County, Illinois

This opportunity involves the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Illinois seeking construction services for wetland restoration under the ACEP program in Monroe County, Illinois. - Government Buyer: - United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) - Farm Production and Conservation Business Center Acquisition Division (FPAC BUS CNTR-ACQ DIV) - Marion Area Office - USDA FPAC Business Center Western Section - Products and Services Requested: - Mobilization and demobilization of contractor forces and equipment - Clearing and grubbing of vegetation, trees, and debris - Excavation and rework of wetland berms (Cells 1-3), including cutoff trenches - Construction of earth embankments, earthfills, and backfills (quantities range from 5 to 4,465 cubic yards per item) - Installation of plastic (PVC, 10-11 inch diameter, Schedule 40 or SDR21) and corrugated metal pipes (helical aluminum, 18-inch diameter), with anti-seep collars, elbows, trash racks, animal guards, and inline stoplog water control structures - Seeding and mulching of cool and warm season grasses (Tall Fescue, Redtop, Switchgrass 'Cave-in-Rock', Cereal Rye or Wheat) over approximately 7 acres - Application of mulch (straw), fertilizer, inoculant, lime, and other soil amendments; anchoring mulch for erosion control - Delivery charges for pipe and appurtenances - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Compliance with NRCS material specifications for all construction and restoration activities - Erosion control and environmental protection measures are mandatory - Project is set aside for small businesses - All work must be completed within 40 calendar days after Notice to Proceed - Estimated contract value is between $100,000 and $250,000 - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or proprietary products are named; materials must meet NRCS specifications - Locations: - Primary place of performance: Monroe County, Illinois (ACEP Wetland site) - Key government offices: Marion Area Office (Marion, IL), USDA-NRCS Illinois State Office (Champaign, IL), FPAC BUS CNTR-ACQ DIV (Washington, DC)

Description

This work is for the United States Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) for the State of Illinois.

The work consists of the mobilization and demobilization of the contractor's forces and equipment necessary for performing the work required under the contract; clearing and grubbing and disposal of trees, snags, logs, brush, stumps, shrubs, and rubbish from the designated areas; excavation required by the drawings and specifications and disposal of the excavated materials; construction of earth embankments, other earthfills, and earth backfills required by the drawings and specifications; furnishing and installing plastic pipe (except corrugated polyethylene pipe) and the necessary fittings and appurtenances as shown on the drawings or as specified herein; furnishing and placing circular, arched, or elliptical corrugated metal pipe and the necessary fittings; preparing the area for treatment; furnishing and placing seed, sprigs, mulch, fertilizer, inoculant, lime, and other soil amendments; and anchoring mulch in designated areas as specified.

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