HURRICANE AND STORM DAMAGE REDUCTION PROJECT, BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA, MID-REACH SEGMENT - MITIGATION FEATURE

DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The Brevard County Mid-Reach Mitigation project consists of the manufacturing, transportation and installation of articulated concrete mats with coquina-rock surface in the ocean offshore of Brevard County, Florida in water depths of 14 to 16 feet Mean Low Water (MLW) for the purpose of establishing a 4.8 acre artificial reef. The Contractor shall fabricate the reef mats of approximately 2.6 feet by 2.6 feet by 1 foot high reef blocks with coquina rock densely embedded into the top surface with each reef mat having sufficient exposed rock to create a high surface rugosity and coverage. The Contractor will interconnect eighteen (18) reef blocks using longitudinal and lateral cabling in a three reef block by six reef block pattern, to form an articulated reef mat measuring approximately 8 feet by 16 feet. The Contractor shall place forty-two (42) reef mats arranged in a six by seven running bound brick pattern with an additional column of three (3) reef mats placed on top of the landward edge of the 42 reef mats placed to form an offshore artificial reef ledge. The 45 placed mats are known herein as a reef set. A single reef set is approximately 0.14 acres. The project includes thirty-six (36) reef sets with three (3) to four (4) reef sets placed in proximity to one another in ten (10) offshore reef sites within the project placement area. The project includes all work incidental to the construction of the aforementioned features. Magnitude of construction is between $10,000,000.00 and $15,000,000.00. This procurement is 100% Set-Aside for Small Business concerns. All responsible offerors are encouraged to participate. The NAICS Code 237990, size standard $36.5 million. The request for proposal will be issued on or about 9 August 2016 and proposals will be due on or about 20 September 2016. The award of the contract will be made on the basis of Lowest Price Technical Acceptable (LPTA). The technical evaluation factors are listed within Section 00100A of the solicitation. The request for proposal will be issued in electronic format only and will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website (Fed Biz Opps) at https://www.fbo.gov. In order to receive notification of any amendments, firms must REGISTER TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION on the Fed Biz Opps. If you are not registered, the Government is not responsible for providing you with notification of any changes to this solicitation. Additionally, firms must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible to receive an award from this solicitation. For additional information, please call +1 (555) 000-0000 or visit the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov/.