BARGE AND TOW SERVICES FOR SAFETY TESTING AT THE CHICAGO SANITARY AND SHIP CANAL (CSSC) FISH BARRIERS, WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS

************THERE IS A FORTHCOMING AMENDMENT THAT WILL BE POSTED TODAY TO EXTEND THE DUE DATE UNTIL FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 2023 AT 9:00AM CT. THE SCOPE AND PRICE BREAKOUT SCHEDULE HAVE BEEN REVISED AS WELL********* This is a combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice for commercial items issued pursuant to FAR Subpart 12. Under this notice, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District (USACE) is issuing a Request for Quotations (RFQ) for: BARGE AND TOW SERVICES FOR SAFETY TESTING AT THE CHICAGO SANITARY AND SHIP CANAL (CSSC) FISH BARRIERS, WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Competition for this acquisition is FULL AND OPEN, RESTRICTED TO BUSINESS SIZE. AN OFFEROR MUST HAVE AN ACTIVE REGISTRATION IN THE SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT WHEN PLACING AN OFFER/QUOTATION PACKAGE FOR THIS ACQUISITION. REGISTRATION CAN BE COMPLETED FREE OF CHARGE AT www.sam.gov. The applicable Size Standard is North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 483211 with a Small Business size standard of 1,050 EMPLOYEES. SUBMITTAL DUE DATE AND TIME: The Contractor submittal packages must be received by the USACE-Chicago District Office no later than 1:00 p.m. (Central Time) on August 23, 2023. Please reference the subject solicitation number on all correspondence. IMPORTANT NOTE: IN THE CASE OF A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE DATES PUBLISHED IN THIS NOTICE AND THOSE CALLED OUT IN THE ATTACHED RFQ DOCUMENT, THE DATES IN THE RFQ DOCUMENT OVERRIDES THOSE PUBLISHED HEREIN THIS NOTICE; THIS IS RELATIVE TO THE RFQ ISSUANCE DATE AND THE DUE DATE FOR SUBMITTAL PACKAGES. This solicitation is only available at this website. The associated project files are Portable Document Format (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. The point of contact for this acquisition is Ericka Hillard at ericka.d.hillard@usace.army.mil. **Please include Solicitation Number W912P623Q0016 on all correspondence**