Maintenance Dredging at Sebewaing River, Michigan

The US Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, plans to solicit for a construction contract to include, but not be limited to, mobilizing dredge and necessary earthwork equipment to Sebewaing River, MI to perform the following: Clear and grub the North Upland Site, excavate the material from within the Government Furnished Confined Disposal Facility (CDF), haul and place excavated material in the North Upland Placement Site and grade and compact, haul and place the remainder of the excavated material in the South Upland Placement Site, dredge from C.S. 167+00 to C.S. 00+00 to a depth of 5.0' below L.W.D., place the dredged materials within the Government Furnished Confined Disposal Facility. Optional work includes dredging from C.S. 167+00 to C.S. 135+00 to a depth of 6.0' below L.W.D. and place within the Government Furnished Confined Disposal Facility. Demobilize when work is completed. General Information: This project is set aside for small businesses. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code applicable to this requirement is 237990. The small business size standard for this requirement is $25.5 million. The estimated cost of the construction project is between $1 million and $5 million. The solicitation is expected to be available in April 2014. A contract award is expected in June 2014. To download the solicitation upon its release, visit Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) at www.fbo.gov. Requests for solicitation packages made by telephone, fax, or email will not be honored as contractors must download the documents through the FedBizOpps website. In order for interested contractors to conduct business with the Federal Government, contractors must register their firms at the System for Award Management (SAM). Contractors can access SAM for free at www.SAM.gov.