Kinzua Navigational Buoy Installation and Maintenance Services
ID: W911WN26QA014Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
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Buyer

DEPT OF DEFENSEDEPT OF THE ARMYW072 ENDIST PITTSBURGHPITTSBURGH, PA, 15222-4198, USA

NAICS

All Other Support Services (561990)

PSC

INSTALLATION OF EQUIPMENT- RECREATIONAL AND ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT (N078)

Set Aside

Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5) (SBA)

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https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/d3dcb6c4b0fe47db99c9ce77a8e2dc91/view
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    The Department of Defense, specifically the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, is seeking qualified contractors to provide navigational buoy installation and maintenance services for the Kinzua / Allegheny Reservoir, located in Warren County and McKean County, Pennsylvania, and Cattaraugus County, New York. The procurement involves the installation, realignment, removal, cleaning, replacement, and seasonal storage of approximately seventy-seven (77) navigational buoys, which include can-type regulatory buoys with various warning and exclusion messages. These services are crucial for ensuring safe navigation in the reservoir area and will be solicited as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Parts 12 and 13. Interested parties should contact Lisa Bisnette at lisa.d.bisnette@usace.army.mil or call 412-395-7556 for further details.

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    Lisa Bisnette
    (412) 395-7556
    lisa.d.bisnette@usace.army.mil
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