SPECIAL NOTICE
99 -- The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Invites Small and Large Businesses to an Industry Forum on Hurricane Recovery Business Opportunities on 2 June 2006
- Notice Date
- 5/17/2006
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- Contracting Office
- US Army Engineer District, New Orleans, ATTN: CEMVN-CT, P.O. Box 60267, New Orleans, LA 70160-0267
- ZIP Code
- 70160-0267
- Solicitation Number
- USA-SNOTE-060517-004
- Archive Date
- 8/15/2006
- Description
- The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) invites architectural engineering firms and small and large construction companies to an industry forum in New Orleans, June 2, 2006, to highlight contracting opportunities through the Corps in an ambitious 4 -year effort to improve the Gulf Coast Hurricane Protection System (HPS) in Louisiana and Mississippi. The forum will be held at the New Orleans Marriott Hotel, 555 Canal St., in conjunction with the Society of American Military Engineers 2006 Joint Engineer Education and Training Conference & Expo. Task Force Hope will oversee some $6 billion in levee and floodwall improvements, and will require an unprecedented engineering design and construction effort. It is among the largest disaster recovery operations in the history of the Corps of Engineers. The forum will be opened at 8 a.m. by Brig. Gen. Robert Crear, commander of the Corps Mississippi Valley Division. His remarks will be followed by overviews of the Hurricane Protection System, the newly created Hurricane Protection Office, the Protection R estoration Office, and programs managed by the Corps Louisiana Recovery Field Office. Representatives of the Corps Small Business Office will discuss small business set-aside and subcontracting opportunities. At the close of the formal session, USACE senior program managers will be available to answer questions and provide details on specific programs and projects. The fiscal year 2006 acquisition strategy will be available to contractors, as well as a project overview of projected Fiscal Year 2007 to 2010 projects. For additional information, visit the Industry Forum website at http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/industryforum.htm or contact Randy Marchiafava, Deputy for Small Business at (504) 862-2627 or by e-mail at Randy.Marchiafava@mvn02.usace.army.mil. With general c ontracting questions, contact Dianne Allen, New Orleans Contracting Office at (504) 862-1120 or via e-mail at Dianne.Allen@MVN02.usace.army.mil.
- Web Link
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New Orleans District, Contracting Division
(http://www1.fbo.gov/spg/USA/COE/DACA29/USA%2DSNOTE%2D060517%2D004/Dianne.Allen@mvn02.usace.army.mil)
- Record
- SN01050054-W 20060519/060517221749 (fbodaily.com)
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