Maintenance Dredging of the Norfolk Harbor Channel

THIS IS AN UNRESTRICTED PROCUREMENT: The Norfolk District, Corps of Engineers will be issuing a solicitation for competition, firm fixed price, Invitation for Bid (IFB) to complete Maintenance Dredging of the Norfolk Harbor Channel. The work at Norfolk Harbor consists of maintenance dredging Lamberts Bend to Sewells Point Reach, Entrance Reach, and the Channel to Newport News Reach to a required depth of 52 feet MLLW with one foot of allowable overdepth, and dredging sections of the Norfolk Harbor Fairway to a depth of 47 feet MLLW with one foot of allowable overdepth. The dredging involves approximately 1,100,000 cubic yards of material and work shall be performed by use of a pipeline dredge with all dredged material placed within the cells at the Craney Island Placement Site. Liquidated Damages shall be assessed in the amount of $885.00 for each day of delay. The magnitude of construction is between $5,000,000.00 AND $10,000,000.00. The NAICS code applicable to this requirement is 237990, with a small business size standard of $27.5 million. The effort will be solicited and awarded utilizing the Sealed Bid procedures under FAR Part 14. In order to be found responsible, the apparent low bidder must demonstrate their past experience in all defined work criteria. Construction Time: Begin performance within 20 calendar days and complete all work within 135 calendar days of receipt of Notice to Proceed (NTP). Should the total quantity of material to be paid for and actually removed under this contract exceed the quantity from the Bidding Schedule, additional time will be allowed at the rate of one day for each 12,000 cubic yards in excess of the estimated quantity. DREDGING AND DREDGE RELATED MARINE WORK The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of EM 385-1-1. If the Contractor is a currently accepted participant in the Dredging Contractors of America (DCA)/United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Dredging Safety Management Program (DSMP), as determined by the DCA/USACE Joint Committee, and holds a current valid Certificate of Compliance for both the Contractor Program and the Dredge(s) to be used to perform the work required under this contract, the Contractor may, in lieu of the submission of an Accident Prevention Plan (APP), a. make available for review, upon request, the contractor's current Safety Management System (SMS) documentation, b. submit to the Contracting Officer the current valid Company Certificate of Compliance for its SMS, c. submit the current dredge(s) Certificate of Compliance based on third party audit, and d. submit for review and acceptance, site-specific addenda to the SMS as specified in the solicitation. The Government reserves the right to reject any or all Bids; and to award the contract to other than the lowest total price and to award to the bidder submitting the lowest bid determined by the Government to be responsible. Bid bonds will be required with bid submittals. In addition, the awardee must be found responsible in accordance with FAR 9.1. The solicitation will be available in electronic format only. Paper copies of this solicitation will not be available. Other methods of requesting a package will not be honored. This solicitation will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website at https://www.fbo.gov. The proposal due date shall be at least 30 days after the IFB is posted on the FBO website. IT IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OFFEROR TO CONTINUALLY VIEW THE WEBSITE FOR CHANGES. Search on W91236% for solicitations issued by Norfolk District. No hard copies will be available. Prospective contractors must be registered Vendors with https://www.fbo.gov in order to download plans and specifications. Prospective contractors MUST be registered in the DOD System for Award Management (SAM) database in order to obtain access to FedBizOps. It is incumbent upon vendors to monitor FEDBIZOPPS for the release of the solicitation, specification, drawings, and all subsequent amendments. SAM Registration must also be ACTIVE and current to be eligible for contract award. Information on registration and annual confirmation requirements may be obtained by calling +1 (555) 000-0000 or via the Internet at https://www.sam.gov. Lack of registration in the SAM database will prevent access to FedBizOps and will make a Bidder ineligible for award. Inquires may be directed to Alexander L. Loi by email at contact@example.gov, CC'd Eartha D. Garrett, email contact@example.gov. TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE HONORED.