Mississippi River Outlets, Vicinity of Venice, Louisiana, Baptiste Collette Bar Channel, #24-2 Maintenance Dredging, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

The work consists of the removal and satisfactory disposal of all material excavated from the Baptiste Collette Bar Channel, within the limits shown on the contract drawings. (The estimated time of completion is 150 calendar days after receipt of notice to proceed. The solicitation will include 11 drawings and specifications). The estimated value of this work is between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000.This is an UNRESTRICTED procurement under NAICS Code: 237990.

***A bid opening date will be established in a future amendment.***

The solicitation documents for this procurement will be posted on SAM (www.sam.gov). You will need the adobe acrobat reader for .pdf files (www.adobe.com) to open most files posted by the New Orleans District. You are encouraged, for marketing purposes, to register as an Interested Vendor in SAM (www.sam.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. Offerors are also encouraged to post notices of prospective subcontracting opportunities on the Small Business Administration’s Subnet, at http://web.sba.gov/subnet. Offerors must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM), to receive a government contract award. To register, the SAM Internet address is: http://www.sam.gov.  The Contract Specialist for this solicitation is Francesca deBoer at +1 (555) 000-0000 (email contact@example.gov). The Contracting Officer for this solicitation is Karen Hargrave (email contact@example.gov).

All potential and interested vendors must be actively registered in SAM under NAICS code 237990. The solicitation documents for this procurement will be posted on www.sam.gov. You will need the adobe acrobat reader for .pdf files (www.adobe.com) to open most files posted by the New Orleans District. You are encouraged, for marketing purposes, to register as an Interested Vendor in www.sam.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. For information about SAM registration and annual confirmation requirements, go to www.sam.gov or call +1 (555) 000-0000.

The solicitation and all information pertaining to this acquisition will be made available electronically through the System for Award Management (SAM) electronic posting system web link at https://www.sam.gov. The Government will not provide written paper copies of the solicitation. Telephone, written, facsimile, or e-mail requests for the solicitation package will not be honored. Potential contractors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any updates to the solicitation.
Qualifications and offers will not be accepted if submitted by mail or hand carried and will not be evaluated. Qualifications or offers sent through proprietary or third-party File Transfer Protocol (FTP) sites or DoD SAFE will not be accepted. The Offeror is responsible to confirm the Offer has been received. All offers received after the exact time specified for receipt shall be treated as late submissions and will not be considered except under facts and circumstances allowed by the Federal Acquisition.
THE GOVERNMENT WILL ACCEPT NO OTHER TRANSMISSION METHOD (E-MAIL, FACSIMILE, REGULAR MAIL, HAND CARRIED, ETC.).

The wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR subpart 22.10) performing work under these contracts must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Labor Standards, as determined relative to the employee's office location (not the location of work).

Any communications must identify the solicitation number, company name, address, phone number including area code, and point of contact with a valid email address. The Contract Specialist for this solicitation is Francesca deBoer at +1 (555) 000-0000, or by email at contact@example.gov.