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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JUNE 04, 2010 FBO #3114
SPECIAL NOTICE

C -- Provide Design Review of Sandy Creek Watershed Sites 15 & 23 and South River Watershed Site 4 in Georgia

Notice Date

6/2/2010
 

Notice Type

Special Notice
 

NAICS

541330 — Engineering Services
 

Contracting Office

Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Centers Servicing Unit, Fort Worth Federal Center, Building 23, 501 Felix Street, Fort Worth, Texas, 76115, United States
 

ZIP Code

76115
 

Solicitation Number

AG-7482-S-10-0022-02
 

Point of Contact

Elisa Sanchez, Phone: 817-509-3503
 

E-Mail Address

elisa.sanchez@ftw.usda.gov
(elisa.sanchez@ftw.usda.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

RECOVERY - TAS::12 1142::TAS THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO THE CONTRACTOR UNDER CONTRACT NO. AG-3475-C-09-0022. RECOVERY - The USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is announcing a project under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). NRCS is seeking proposal for A&E Services under Contract No. AG-3475-C-09-0022. A Task Order will be issued to URS Corporation for independent design review of an ARRA Watershed Rehabilitation project in the state of Georgia: Sandy Creek Watershed Sites 15 & 23 and South River Watershed Site 4. The NAICS Code for this Task Order is 541330, and the size standard is $4.5 million. Design Review with detailed cost proposal from URS Corporation is due no later than close of business on June 4, 2010. Negotiation procedures will be conducted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 36.6. The Contractor shall furnish the personnel, equipment, labor, materials, transportation, and facilities required to perform the services described herein: I. Purpose The Contractor shall perform an independent review as required by the policy of the USDA—Natural Resources Conservation Service as stated in the National Engineering Manual (NEM) Part 501.05(a), Part 520.26 and Part 511.05(b). The NEM defines independent review as an examination and evaluation of procedures used and decisions made during the design of a dam by peers from outside NRCS or from an organizational unit other than the one responsible for the design. The NEM requires an independent review of designs for engineering job class VII and other projects, as determined, based on their complexity and potential hazard The Contractor’s capability must be equal to that needed to independently perform the design. Independent reviews are made to verify that design and construction procedures and decisions reflect safety considerations as well as economy. Dam safety considerations are directly related to the potential for loss of life, damage to valuable property, or disruption of transportation and utility facilities if the dam fails. The classification of dams is determined by the potential for such losses and damage (see NEM 520.2l). The Contractor shall determine whether the methods of analyses are appropriate and the assumptions are justified by the site conditions, as well as whether the results are reasonable. The Contractor shall verify that the design: •Addresses all potential dam safety deficiencies •Safely and effectively meets the stated objectives •Addresses unique site conditions •Is consistent with industry practice for similar structures •Generally complies with, or has appropriate variances to, the more stringent of NRCS or applicable state policy and criteria. (Note: A waiver of NRCS hydrologic design criteria has been granted to allow modification of this dam to Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division, Safe Dams Program hydrologic criteria.) Note that under separate contract, the Contractor reviewed the Report of Subsurface Exploration and Geotechnical Engineering Evaluation for this dam.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USDA/NRCS/NBMC/AG-7482-S-10-0022-02/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: URS Corporation, 8181 East Tufts Avenue, Denver, Colorado, 80237, United States

Zip Code: 80237
 

Record

SN02166500-W 20100604/100602235434-fcd223a2e2679d14213db4c63076e510 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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