RECOVERY--W--RECOVERY -- Lease of Amphibious Equipment with Operators at Wilmington Harbor South Disposal Area located in New Castle County, DE.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, intends to award on a Sole Source basis with Wilco Marsh Buggies & Draglines, Inc. for the lease of amphibious equipment. The contractor shall provide two (2) 325 long reach, 60 ft amphibious truck-mounted excavator with a 1.12 cubic yard bucket (with operator) for fifty (50) work days each, one hundred (100) work days total. All work will be performed at Wilmington Harbor South Disposal Area located in New Castle County, DE. This notice of intent is NOT a Request for Competitive Proposals. No contract award will be made on the bases of this notice. This notice does not constitute a solicitation document and request for such documents will not be considered. However, all information received within three (3) calendar days after date of publication of this notice will be considered SOLELY for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement in the future. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will not pay for information received. The applicable NAICS Code for this requirement is 238910 and the Standard Industrial Code (SIC) is 7353, with a size standard of $13 million.