LPV Mitigation Bayou Sauvage/Turtle Bayou

This will be an UNRESTRICTED procurement. All qualified business concerns may submit offers. Offers from large business firms must comply with FAR 19.7 and FAR Clause 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for submission of a subcontracting plan. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers FY 16 subcontracting goals are for specified percentages of the contractor's total planned subcontracting amount to be placed with the following: Small Business 41.5%; Small Disadvantaged Business 23.5%; Woman Owned Small Business 7.5%; HUBZONE Small Business 7.92%; Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business 5.18%. The work consists of marsh restoration in existing shallow open water areas via borrow dredging in a designated borrow pit within Lake Pontchartrain. The work requires retention dike construction along the perimeter of the proposed marsh creation areas. This construction effort is a mitigation effort for Hurricane Storm Damage Risk Reduction System (HSDRRS) works in the Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity (LPV) project. Two (2) distinct and separate marsh creation footprints are required, resulting in extensive disposal material pipeline establishment. Multiple lifts of dredged material will be required in the Bayou Sauvage Flood Side (BSFS-5) site, as well as the construction of bulkheads within this site. NAICS: 237990. The estimated dollar value for this project is between $10,000,000 - $25,000,000. IFB will be issued on or about 01 April 2016. Actual issue date will be shown when the solicitation is issued. The solicitation documents for this procurement will be posted on Federal Business Opportunities (FBO). You can access these files from a link located on FedBizOpps (www.fbo.gov). You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader for .pdf files (www.adobe.com) in order to open most files posted by the New Orleans District. You are encouraged, for marketing purposes, to register as an Interested Vendor in FedBizOpps (www.fbo.gov). This can be done by clicking on the solicitation title and clicking on the button that says Register as an Interested Vendor and entering your business information. Bidders are also encouraged to post notices of prospective subcontracting opportunities on the Small Business Administration Subnet, at http://web.sba.gov/subnet. Bidders must be registered with the System 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 is Edith M. Brandon at +1 (555) 000-0000; or by e-mail at contact@example.gov.