38--Maitenance Dredging Services, NAVSUBSE New London, Groton, CT

On or about 18 May 2009, The NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND, MID-ATLANTIC, ACQUISITION DEPARTMENT, 9742 MARYLAND AVENUE, NORFOLK VIRGINIA 23511-3095 will issue an Invitation For Bid for dredging services at NAVSUBASE New, London, Groton, CT. The solicitation will close on or about 22 June 2009 and Bids will be opened on or about 23 June 2009. 2:00 PM (EDT). Completion of work: -All work must be completed and ready for use no later than 555 calendar days after notice to proceed. -This solicitation project will be procured using FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION -See "Obtaining Solicitation Documents" below. -The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this project is 237990 with a size standard of $20M. The Contractor will be competitively chosen using a Sealed Bid Selection procedure in accordance with FAR PART 14 and 36. Project Description: -The contractor will dredge and remove approximately 111,000 cy of silt, down to the original design depth of 36 feet below mean low water (MLW) for pierside slips, -62 ft (MLW) at 15N dry-dock berth and to an optimal slope as required to protect sheet piping along the waterfront quay wall. -Dredge spoils will be deposited in a confined aquatic disposal (CAD) cell and capped. Approximately 111,000 CY of dredged material from the CAD cell will be removed and brought to the New London Disposal Site to make room for the waterfront dredge spoils. -About 10% of additional dredged material from the CAD cell will be kept in barges on-site until the end of the project and used to cap the CAD cell. -The dredge material from the waterfront maintenance dredge will be deposited in the CAD cell and capped with the stored material that has been kept on the barge. -All Service Disabled Veteran (SDV) owned small businesses, certified HUBZone small business, certified, 8(a) small business, and other certified small businesses are encouraged to respond. -The estimated construction cost of this project is between $ 1,000,000 and $ 5,000,000 dollars. Bidders (Offerors): -Please be advised of on-line registration requirement in Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database http://www.ccr.gov/ and directed solicitation provisions concerning electronic annual On-line Representations and Certifications (ORCA) at http://orca.bpn.gov. Representations and certifications are required to be updated annually as a minimum to keep information current, accurate and complete. The electronic annual representations and certifications are effective until one year from date of submission or update to ORCA. -A contract award will be made with reasonable promptness to the responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the invitation for bids, will be most advantageous to the Government, considering only price and the price-related factors included in the invitation. **This contract will have three (3) bid options. Options may be exercised 90 days after contract award. OFFERORS ARE ADVISED AN AWARD IS ANTICIPATED WITHOUT DISCUSSIONS OR ANY CONTACT CONCERNING THE BIDS RECEIVED. Offerors should not assume they would be contacted, or afforded the opportunity to qualify, discuss, or revise their bids Obtaining Solicitation Documents: The solicitation is available in electronic format only. All documents will be in Adobe Acrobat PDF file format. . Contractors are encouraged to register for the solicitation when downloading from the NAVY ELECTRONIC COMMERCE ONLINE (NECO). The address is: https://www.neco.navy.mil/ Registering is required to access solicitation documents. Only registered contractors will be notified, by email, when amendments to the solicitation are issued. Wage Rates: TBD Inquiries shall be emailed to: Carmella L. SpeerContract contact@example.gov: 715-444-0696Fax: +1 (555) 000-0000