BEACHFILL, Seven Mile Island, Cape May County, New Jersey

Description of Work: Contract work consists of a base bid to place approximately 500,000 cubic yards of beachfill, along the Atlantic Ocean coastline of Seven Mile Island, Cape May County, New Jersey, within the Municipalities of Stone Harbor and Avalon. The contract work may also consist of separate options to place additional amounts of beachfill per option, if awarded, in locations within and outside of the Base bid area. The project work for the Base Bid and Options, if awarded, also may include, in addition to beachfill: the construction of pedestrian, vehicle, and handicap dune crossovers; planting dune grass; providing sand fencing; and the relocation or removal of outfalls and various existing structures to accommodate the new beachfill and dunes. The borrow area for the beachfill material is located within and adjacent to Townsend Inlet and Hereford Inlet in the Atlantic Ocean. Solicitation Number W912BU-11-B-0003 will be issued on or about 31 January 2011 with bid opening date occurring at least 30 days after the actual Solicitation date. The period of performance is 90 calendar days for the Base and Options. The Options are: Avalon: OPTION 1 - Beachfill 25,000 CY, OPTION 2 - Beachfill 50,000 CY, OPTION 3 - Beachfill 50,000 CY; Stone Harbor: OPTION 4 - Beachfill 25,000 CY, OPTION 5 - Beachfill 50,000 CY, OPTION 6 - Beachfill 100,000 CY. Options include Estimated cost range of the project is $5,000,000.00 to $10,000,000.00 including options. The NAICS Code for this project is 237990 (SIC 1629) with a size standard of $20. million. Solicitation documents, plans, and specifications will only be available via the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) homepage located at https://www.fbo.gov/. Registration for plans and specifications should be made via FBO Internet homepage. Hard copies will not be available. Written or faxed requests will not be accepted. It is the contractor's responsibility to monitor FBO for any amendments. Contractors who receive a federal contract of $25,000.00 are required by legislation (FAR 22.1310(b)) 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 website: http://vets.dol.gov/vets100/. All contractors must be registered in the DODs Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database as required by DFARS 204.7300. Davis Bacon rates will be applicable for construction. Payment and performance bonds are required. Please review all bonds and accompanying documents required for submittal. Affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunity is applicable for the resulting contract. Liquidated damages will be specified. Award will be made as a whole to one bidder. This procurement is advertised as Unrestricted.