10--Move of the MB2 Vessel

The date/time for receipt of quotes is extended by 4 calendar days from Tuesday, 15 August 2006 to Friday, 18 August 2006. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The US Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District intends to issue a Request for Quote (RFQ) to move the Mooring Barge (MB2) from Fort Mifflin, PA via the Delaware River, to a location designated by GPS in or around the Kilcohook Containment Facility. The contractor shall furnish all labor, material, services and equipment to perform the specified work in accordance with the terms and conditions of the scope of work. Necessary equipment includes a Crane Barge with a minimum of 110 foot boom with a lif ting capacity of 50 tons, tugs, work barge welding machine, pneumatic tools, and hand tools. Prior to commencement of work, the contractor must submit a current Crane and Barge Certification to the Government in accordance with Section 16.F of USACE Safety Manual EM 385-1-1 (3 November 2003 Edition). The Safety Manual can be reviewed or downloaded from the following website: Http://www.usace.army.mil/inet/usace-doc/eng-manuals/em385-1-1. Request for Quote (RFQ) Number W912BU-06-T-0067 shall be issued on or about Monday, 24 July 2006. Quotes will be due by 2:30 PM Eastern Time on Friday, 18 August 2006. All work shall begin by 28 August 2006 and be completed no later than 1 September 2006. The MB2 shall also be fully operational no later than 1 September 20 06. The MB2 return trip from Kilkohook Containment Facility back to Ft. Mifflin shall be accomplished during the period of the 20th through 22nd of November. The return trip shall take place no later than 22 November 2006. The acquisition will be procur ed as a commercial service in accordance with FAR Parts 12 and 13. Solicitations documents, plans, and specifications will only be available via the Federal Technical Data Solution (FedTeDs) system webpage at https://www.fedteds.gov. Interested parties m ust register as a Vender with FedTeDs before accessing the system. In order to register as a Vender in FedTeDs, offerers must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (http://www.ccr.gov). Interested offerors can access the data for this sol icitation through the hyperlink established in the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) system (http://www.fedbizopps.gov) announcement, which will redirect to the solicitation-specific data in FedTeDs. Registration for updates to plans and specifi cation should be made on the FedBizOpps webpage for this solicitation. The FedTeDs system does not allow for offerors to perform a search for solicitation data. All searches can be performed through the FedBizOpps system. Quotes can be mailed to Departm ent of the Army US Army Corps of Engineers District, Contracting Division, Philadelphia, PA 19107. Attn: Karyn Johnson. Fax copies may be sent to the Attn: Karyn Johnson at +1 (555) 000-0000. If any information changes during the advertisement period, contr actors are responsible to make changes to their user profile on the Internet. Failure to make changes in their user profile may cause a delay in receiving notice of the solicitation or any amendments. All contractors are required to be registered in the DOD Central Contract Register (CCR) before award as required by DFARS 204.7300. Information on getting registered may be obtained by phoning +1 (555) 000-0000 or by accessing the following Internet website: http://www.ccr.gov. Also, contractors who receive a federal contract of $25,000.00 or more are required by legislation to submit an annual VETS-100 Report on your employment of targeted veterans. Information on submitting your report may be obtained by calling +1 (555) 000-0000 or by accessing the following Inte rnet web site: http://vets100.cudenver.edu. This procurement is unrestricted. The NAICS Code is 483113, SIC 4449 with a size standard of 500 employees.