Proposals from all business concerns will be accepted for the Blue Ridge Parkway Project PRA-BLRI 2P14, Solicitation Number DTFH71-08-R-00014, located in Yancy and Buncombe Counties, North Carolina. The project consists of the resurfacing and rehabilitating the Parkway, pull-offs, and parking areas; milling and overlay; full depth pavement reclamation; and other miscellaneous work. The project is expected to fall within the price range of greater than $10,000,000. Contract Award/NTP is subject to receipt of permits.



Award will be made to an offeror whose technical submittal and price proposal contain the combination of the technical qualifications (past performance of same type of projects) and price that offers the best value to the Government. Offerors are reminded that while the Government may elect to consider data obtained from other sources, the burden of proof of acceptability rests with the offeror.

The solicitation should be issued on or about July 29, 2008. Proposal due date and location will be specified on the SF 1442, Block 13a of the Solicitation.



Use Internet addresses http://www.efl.fhwa.dot.gov/contracting/Documents.aspx or https://www.fbo.gov/ (at QUICK SEARCH, type "EFLHD" and all available projects will be listed) to check for availability of all documents. All documents can be directly downloaded from these websites. Documents will no longer be mailed. Register to receive Email Notification to automatically be notified when a document is added or updated for a specific project. If firms do not register as an interested vendor at the Federal Business Opportunities website, there will be no Plan Holders List.



Annual Representations and Certifications FAR 52.204-8 (Jan 2006). The Representations and Certifications must be filled-in online at http://orca.bpn.gov/. The required Annual Form Vets-100 must also be filled-in online at http://vets100.cudenver.edu/ per FAR 52.222-37.



Please send all questions concerning construction projects to eflhd.contracts@fhwa.dot.gov. Include the solicitation number, project name and number, requesting firm and address, a point of contact and telephone number. Requests for 'faxing' or overnight mailing will not be accepted.



ATTENTION Minority, Women-owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs)

The Department of Transportation (DOT) offers working capital financing assistance for transportation related contracts. The DOT's Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers lines of credit to finance accounts receivable. Maximum line of credit is $750,000 with interest at the prime rate. For further information, call (800) 532-1169.



IMPORTANT PAYMENT REQUIREMENT

In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart part 4.1102, prospective contractors shall be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database prior to award of a contract. Also FAR clause 52.232-33 requires CCR registration for payment. CCR registration is available online at the following Internet web address: www.ccr.gov.



IMPORTANT SUBCONTRACTING PLANS REQUIREMENT

Required from all "other than Small business" when requirement is expected to exceed $500,000 ($1,000,000 for construction) [FAR 19.702]. Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer Technical Representative, and Small Business Specialist are responsible for approving a reasonable and realistic plan [FAR 19.705-4] [TAM 1219.201(e)(6)]. Legislated subcontracting goals: 5% Small Disadvantaged Business, 5% Small Women-owned Business Concern, 3% Small Disadvantaged Veteran-owned Small Business. A copy of each subcontracting plan (or contractor statement that no subcontracts are to be awarded) must be provided to Office of Small Disadvantaged Business Utilization prior to close of negotiations (or notice to proceed with IFB) [TAM 1219.705-5 and -6].

The project consists of the resurfacing and rehabilitating the Parkway, pull-offs, and parking areas; milling and overlay; full depth pavement reclamation; and other miscellaneous work.