Z--FOLLY BEACH SHORE PROTECTION PROJECT

This project consists of the renourishment of Folly Beach which was damaged as a result of the recent hurricanes. The estimated quantity of beach fill required is 2,511,575 cubic yards. The length of beach to be renourished is estimated at 28,800 lin ear feet. The borrow area is located approximately 3.0 miles from the project site. Project must be completed by 1 June 2005 due to the turtle nesting season. Detailed project description and performance period will be provided in the solicitation. Magnitu de of construction is between $10,000,000.00 and $25,000,000. The solicitation will be issued on or about 14 January 2005 with bids due on or about 15 February 2005. There will be a price preference for certified HUBZone small business concerns that comply with the requirements in the solicitation as stipulated in FAR 19.1307. Solicitation will be issued in electronic format only and will be posted on our website. All interested bidders must register electronically. If you are not registered, the Government is not responsible with providing you with notifications of any changes to this solicitation. The registration form is located at http://ebs.sac.usace.army.mil/ebs/advertisedsolicitations.asp THIS IS AN UNRESTRICTED ACQUISITION. COAST GUARD CERTIFICATION OF VESSELS IS REQUIRED. ALL RESPONSIBLE BIDDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE. This project requires the use of Coast Guard certified plant and equipment. Since the Government is not aware of any small business firm that has access to certified plant and e quipment, we plan to issue an unrestricted solicitation for this work no earlier than 15 days from the date this announcement first appears in FedBizOpps. However, all 8(a) certified firms, HUBZone certified firms, and other small business firms with capab ility to perform this work are encouraged to make their interest known to the point of contact identified below as soon as possible. If at least two qualified 8(a) firms or at least two qualified HUBZone firms become known to us prior to the date the solic itation is issued, we may elect to set-aside this project in accordance with procedures of FAR subpart 19.8 or 19.13, as applicable. If less than two qualified 8(a) certified firms and less than two qualified HUBZone certified firms make their interest kno wn, but at least two small business firms make their interest known, we may elect to set-aside this project in accordance with procedures of FAR subpart 19.5. If no such firms make their interest known prior to the date the solicitation is issued, the soli citation shall be issued on an unrestricted basis and all firms regardless of size shall be eligible and encouraged to compete for this project. Note: You must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration in order to be eligible to receive an award from this solicitation. Call +1 (555) 000-0000 for more information or visit the CCR website at http://www.ccr2000.com. NAICS Code is 237990 and the Small Business size standard is $17 million. For additional information or assistance, please contact Henry W igfall, Jr. +1 (555) 000-0000 or via E-Mail contact@example.gov.