DESCRIPTION: This project consists of the following: 1) reconstruction of existing trailhead loop road; 2) widening of existing road section at the fee station (includes construction of a new entrance/information/fee station); 3) construction of an ATV trail; 4) and the construction of a new road and parking spurs as shown on the drawings. Work will include but is not limited to the following: excavation, landscaping, provision and placement of aggregate, grading and reconditioning of roadway surfaces, installation of new culverts, clearing and grubbing, and seeding, fertilizing and mulching of construction-disturbed areas. Contractor will also be required to construct or furnish and install the following: bulletin/information board; concrete walkways, concrete curbs, parking spur bumpers, a picnic table, a grill, regulation road signs, and fencing (new fence material as well as removal and re-installation of existing fence). GOVERNMENT COST ESTIMATE: Between $25,000 and $100,000. LOCATION: Bethel Trailhead is located in Section 36 Range 10 West Township 4 South, within the administrative boundaries of the Desoto Ranger District, National Forests in Mississippi, Harrison County, Mississippi. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Contract time will be 90 calendar days from the effective date of the Notice to Proceed. SITE VISIT: The date, time and location of a formal site visit, if scheduled, will be in the solicitation that will post to this site. CONTRACTOR QUALIFICATIONS: Contractor must be registered in the Central Contractor Registry and must have completed a profile in the Online-Representations and Certifications database prior to award of a contract. Registration may be completed on the Internet at http://www.ccr.gov/. Vendors must also be registered in ORCA (Online Representations and Certifications) prior to contract award, and may accomplish this on the Internet at http://www.bpn.gov. You must be registered in CCR and have an MPIN number before you can begin ORCA registration. SET-ASIDE: None. This project will be issued subject to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, and will be available for FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. NAICS code is 237310. BONDING INFORMATION: Bid bond will be required (see solicitation for details); successful contractor will be required to furnish appropriate payment and performance bonds in accordance with FAR regulations prior to issuance of the Notice to Proceed. SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS: Solicitation AG-447U-S-06-0099LI and related documents will be issued via FedBizOpps as a Request for Proposals and will be available for downloading on or about July 21, 2006 at the website address: http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. All potential contractors and subcontractors should register on the FedBizOpps website as an Interested Vendor. The online Interested Vendors list will be the only such list maintained for this procurement.

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