Houston Ship Channel, Texas, Cedar Bayou Channel in Chambers County, Texas, Pipeline Dredging.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District Office requires a dredging contract for the Houston Ship Channel, Texas, Cedar Bayou Channel in Chambers County, Texas, Pipeline Dredging. Project Information: The work consists of Schedule No. 1 - Maintenance pipeline dredging of the Cedar Bayou Channel, shallow draft navigation project, will occur starting at Channel Station 0+00 and concluding at Channel Station 240+00. Approximately 99,826 cubic yards will be dredged from these stations. All material will be placed into open water Placement Area (PA) No. 2. PA No. 2 is located adjacent to the bay portion of the channel on the north side between channel Stations 50+00 and 100+00. Completion time for Schedule No. 1 is 60 calendar days/dredging rate of 5,000 cubic yards per day. If the contractor fails to complete the work within the time specified, the contractor shall pay liquidated damages to the Government in the amount of $3,391.00 for each calendar day of delay until the work is completed or accepted. The contractor will be required to provide Performance and Payment Bonds within (5) calendar days after award. The contractor shall begin work within (10) calendar days after acknowledgement of the notice to Proceed. The Solicitation issued will be Firm Fixed Price. The magnitude of this project is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. The solicitation is advertised as "100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE". The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code applicable to this project is 237990 - Dredging: To be considered small for purposes of Government procurement, a firm must perform at least 40 percent of the volume dredged with its own equipment or equipment owned by another small dredging concern. The Small Business Size Standard is $27.5 Million. The solicitation will be issued on or about 17 July 2018. Response date is 16 August 2018 @ 2:00 PM (All bids must be submitted electronically via AMRDEC Safe). The estimated award date for this project is September 2018. ATTENTION TO OFFEROR(s)/CONTRACTOR(s): EFFECTIVE MARCH 22, 2018, YOU MUST SUBMIT A NOTARIZED LETTER APPOINTING THE AUTHORIZED ENTITY ADMINISTRATOR BEFORE YOUR REGISTRATION WILL BE ACTIVATED. THIS REQUIREMENT NOW APPLIES TO BOTH NEW AND EXISTING ENTITIES. MAKE SURE YOUR SAM PROFILE INCLUDES "ALL AWARDS" AND NOT JUST "FEDERAL ASSISTANCE AWARDS" AS THIS OPTION IS ONLY FOR GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. PLEASE VISIT WWW.SAM.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION. All offerors are encouraged to visit the Federal Business Opportunities website at https://www.fbo.gov to view and download the plans, specification and or any amendments for this procurement. Plans and specifications will not be available in paper format or on compact disc. To register as an "Interested Vendor", visit https://www.fbo.gov . Offerors must be registered with the Systems for Award Management (SAM), in order to receive a Government contract award. To register, the SAM Internet address is: https://www.sam.gov . The Contract Specialist for this solicitation will be Ms. Lucille Smith, +1 (555) 000-0000; E-mail: contact@example.gov . For technical information about this solicitation, please contact Mr. Josh Adekanbi at +1 (555) 000-0000 or Mr. Alton Meyer at +1 (555) 000-0000, between the hours of 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays.