Dartmouth Mitigation Project Apponagansett Bay Dartmouth, Massachusetts

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - New England District is issuing a Pre-Solicitation Notice for Dartmouth Mitigation Project Apponagansett Bay Dartmouth, Massachusetts The period of performance of the resulting contract will be a period of 6 months from the date of award. I The estimated cost of this procurement is between $25,000 and $150,000. The purpose of this project is the restoration of a tidal marsh site in Apponagansett Bay, Dartmouth, Massachusetts. The work involves removal of earth fill from a section of an abandoned cart path built over a portion of the marsh and tidal channel, adjacent to Star of the Sea Drive in Dartmouth. The earth fill restricts tidal flow in the upper portions of the bay, and the removal of a section of the fill will open up a small channel to allow flow into and out of the upper bay. The cart path contains an historic granite-block culvert adjacent to the work area. The culvert is to remain intact and not impacted from the construction work. Access to the site is from Star of the Sea Drive, 0.7 miles south of the intersection with Russells Mills Road. Approximately 80 feet of the cart path in the vicinity of the filled tidal channel shall be removed, with the remainder of the cart path to remain intact. The existing fill to be removed has a crest elevation three to four feet above MLLW and is 20 feet wide at the crest, covering approximately 0.12 acres of the earth-fill area. The constructed tidal channel will be approximately 65 feet long and have an invert of -3.5ft MLLW. Stones on the surface of the excavation footprint will be placed along the edges of the excavated channel and near the entrance of the cart path to Star of the Sea Drive. Excavated material will be trucked three miles from the site by paved roads to Dartmouth Highway Department on 976 Russells Mills Road. The Contractor shall furnish all plant, labor, equipment and materials and carry out all operations as necessary to accomplish the work of this project as described in this document and on the contract drawings. This solicitation will be available on or about 22-APR-2016 with an anticipated quote due date of 6-MAY-2016. The solicitation will be available for downloading by accessing the Federal Business Opportunities website (http://www.fbo.gov). In order to view this solicitation, prospective contractors are required to self-register their firm with Federal Business Opportunities (Go to http://www.fbo.gov and "register now" under Vendor/Citizens). Amendments, if any, will be available at this Internet site. Registrants are responsible for the accuracy of the information on the registration list. This procurement is set-aside for HUBZone business vendors. The applicable NAICS code is 237990 with a Small Business Size Standard of $36,500,000. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which will be considered by the New England District.