RECOVERY--Y--Plattsburgh Harbor Breakwater Repairs

RECOVERY THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. THIS OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE ONLY TO CONTRACTORS UNDER W912DS-09-B-0010. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District intends to issue an Invitation for Bids (IFB) to award a contract for the Plattsburgh Harbor Breakwater Repairs project. The work involves placement of approximately 12,690 tons of Armor stone (4.5 9 tons each) and 9,210 tons of underlayer/bedding stone to raise the breakwater to its original design elevation. The breakwater is located approximately one-half mile offshore necessitating that the repair/placement work be performed using floating plant. All work must be completed by November 2009 due to adverse weather conditions in Lake Champlain. This procurement is being solicited as a 100% SMALL BUSINESS set-aside. The applicable NAICS Code is 237990. The Small Business size is $33,500,000. The SIC Code is 1629, Heavy Construction, Not Elsewhere Classified. The range of the estimated construction cost is $2,000,000.00 to $2,500,000.00. The Federal Acquisition Regulation requires that Past Performance Information (PPI) be collected on Department of Defense (DoD) contracts. The Government has now implemented a web-enabled application that collects and manages contractor past performance data. Effective 1 April 2007, the system, Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), requires both the contractor and the Government to submit their portion of the CPARS report via the internet for Construction contracts in excess of $100,000.00. More definitive guidance and instructions will be incorporated in the solicitation and resultant contract. In the meantime, to become familiar with the system, the CPARS website has a computer-based training module and a practice session for your use at https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/ct/I/home.asp by following the links to the Training. Plans and Specifications for the subject project will be available on or about 27 MAY 2009 with bid opening on or about 29 JUNE 2009. Bids are to be submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Contracting Division, Room 1843, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278. The media selected for issuance of Synopsis/Solicitation and amendments shall solely be at the discretion of the Government; accordingly, the media utilized for this project shall be the Internet. TELEPHONE, E-MAIL, OR FAX REQUESTS FOR THE SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED OR HONORED. Paper copies of this solicitation and amendment, if any, will not be available or issued. Interested parties may download and print the solicitation at no charge from the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website, http://www.fbo.gov. All vendors who want access to the solicitation will be required to register with Central Contractor Registration (CCR) (www.ccr.gov) and FedBizOpps (http://www.fbo.gov). The system called Federal Business Opportunities (http://www.fbo.gov) has been upgraded as a web-based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition-related information for all federal agencies. Business opportunities can be located in Federal Business Opportunities (http://www.fbo.gov) or the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) acquisition business website (https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi). To keep informed of changes, check http://www.fbo.gov frequently. Some contractor tools are as follows: 1. Register to receive Notification, and 2. Subscribe to the Mailing List for specific solicitation at FedBizOpps (http://www.fbo.gov) or utilize the Vendor Notification Service in ASFI (https://www.acquisition.army.mil/asfi). A hyperlink posted in FedBizOpps will direct vendors to Federal Business Opportunities to download solicitations, plans, specifications, and amendments. Project specification files and drawings are portable document files (PDF) and can be viewed, navigated, printed using A5. Internet Explorer 6.0 is the recommended browser. However, Internet Explorer 4.x, Internet Explorer 5.5 or greater, Netscape 4.x (except 4.7) and Netscape 5.x are also compatible with the Federal Business Opportunities website. Utilization of the Internet is the preferred method; however, CDs will be available upon written request stating the solicitation number or project name, complete company name and street address (we will not deliver to a P.O. Box), and telephone and facsimile numbers (including area codes). Make checks or money orders payable in the amount of $15.00 to USACE, NY. Prospective contractors must be registered in the DoD CCR database prior to award. Lack of registration in the CCR will make an offeror ineligible to download the solicitation for award. Information on CCR registration is available at http://www.ccr.gov. For further information, contact: Ivan V. Damaso, Contract Specialist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, 26 Federal Plaza, Room 1843, New York, NY 10278-0090. Telephone: +1 (555) 000-0000. Fax: +1 (555) 000-0000. E-mail: contact@example.gov. Or contact: Shaukat M. Syed, +1 (555) 000-0000, contact@example.gov.