19--Marine Services to Modify the Dredge POTTER

The USACE Marine Design Center, through the Philadelphia District intends to initiate a Request for Proposal (RFP) procurement to obtain marine services to modify the Dredge POTTER in support of dredging efforts for the US Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District. The modifications include replacing the existing upper deckhouse and pilothouse areas. No options are incorporated in this requirement; Government Furnished Equipment will be included. Prospective contractors must have, or be capable of, entering into a Master Ship Agreement. The vessel is an inland river vessel. Limitations will be placed on the acceptable geographical location of the proposed facility based on safe transit considerations. The acquisition will be a negotiated, best-value procurement using the Contracting by Negotiation process prescribed in Part 15 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. The proposals will be reviewed for completeness in satisfying the requirements of the RFP and evaluated on the merit against the following evaluation factors listed in descending order of importance (a) Technical factors: (i) Construction Experience Retrofitting Similar Vessels, (ii) Management, (iii) Product, (iv) Past Performance and (b) Price factor: Price reasonableness. The technical factors as a whole are equal to price; however, price remains a significant factor in determining Best Value. Initial price proposals must be submitted along with initial technical proposal to the Contracting Officer in accordance with the requirements of Section L Proposal Requirements and Evaluation Criteria of the RFP and shall be compatible with Section C Description/Specification/Work Statement. The Government may award a contract based on initial proposals received without discussions; therefore, each proposal should contain the offerors best terms. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose proposal, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government. RFP No. W912BU-10-R-0002 will be available on or about 06 November 2010. Hard copies will not be available and written or fax requests will not be accepted. Contractors may download the solicitation (including any drawings) and any amendments via the FedBizOpps web site, www.fbo.gov, on (or after) the issue date. The official media of distribution for the RFP is the Web. All amendments to the RFP will be posted to the FedBizOpps web site. It is the offerors responsibility to monitor the FedBizOpps web site for any amendments. Interested firms must register at FedBizOpps in order to access the solicitation. Offerors are responsible for printing copies of the RFP and any amendments. Proposals will be due on, or about, 05 January 2010. The NAICS code is 336611 and the size standard is 1,000 employees. Warranty of supplies/services and liquidated damages will apply. This procurement is unrestricted. All contractors are required to be registered in the DOD Central Contract Registry before award as required by DFARS 204.7300. Information on getting registered may be obtained by phone at +1 (555) 000-0000 or by accessing the following internet website: http://www.ccr.gov. Also, firms who receive a federal contract in excess of $25,000.00 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 internet web site: http://vets.dol.gov/vets100. The POC for this action is, Adriana Dunaway, Contract Specialist, contact@example.gov This solicitation is subject to availability of funds.