U.S. Naval Station Kings Bay, Maintenance Dredging, Entrance Channel, Cut-1N through Ranges-E, 49, 45, and 44-Foot Project, Camden County, GA and Nassau County, FL

THIS SOLICITATION IS BEING POSTED PENDING AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS: 52.232-18 -- Availability of Funds. (Apr 1984) Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer. A Pre-Proposal Conference will be held on Wednesday, November 02, 2016 from 10:00am - 11:00am, EST via teleconference. The call-in number is: +1 (555) 000-0000 and the ACCESS CODE is: 6546236. *Please utilize Security Code: 2873. It is requested that an email be sent to contact@example.gov to confirm attendance by your organization. NOTE: COAST GUARD CERTIFIED HOPPER DREDGE IS REQUIRED. DESCRIPTION OF WORK: This project consists of maintenance dredging portions of the Kings Bay Entrance Channel and Kings Bay Inner Channel with work consisting of either Alternative (Alt) A: Maintenance Dredging of Entrance Channel Project Cut-1N through Range-E and disposal at Fort Clinch (D/A-F),Fernandina Nearshore (D/A-N), Fernandina ODMDS (D/A-O), and North Beach (D/A-NB South, from R-27 to R-33) or Alternative (Alt) B: Maintenance Dredging of Entrance Channel Project Cut-1N through Range-E and disposal at Fort Clinch (D/A-F), Fernandina Nearshore (D/A-N), Fernandina ODMDS (D/A-O), and North Beach (D/A-NB North, from R-13 to R-20). The only difference between Alternative A and Alternative B is the placement of beach quality sand on the North Beach Disposal Area from R-27 to R-33.The combined project work will hereinafter be referred to as the Entrance Channel. The excavated material will be distributed among the North Beach Disposal Area (D/A-NB), the Fernandina Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site (ODMDS) (D/A-O), the Fernandina Nearshore Disposal Area (D/A-N), and the Fort Clinch Disposal Area (D/A-F). Incidental work includes turbidity monitoring, endangered species monitoring, vibration monitoring, beach fill quality control, and sea turtle non-capture trawling. The contractor shall begin performance within 45 calendar days and complete performance within 186 calendar days after the NTP for Alternate A or 180 calendar days after the NTP for Alternate B. The performance period is mandatory. PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS: The Invitation for Bid (IFB) will be issued on or about 06 October 2016 and bids will be due on or about 08 November 2016. NAICS Code 237990, size standard $27.5 million. Magnitude of construction is between $10,000,000.00 and $25,000,000.00. THIS IS AN UNRESTRICTED ACQUISITION. ALL RESPONSIBLE OFFERORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE. NOTE: COAST GUARD CERTIFIED HOPPER DREDGE IS REQUIRED. The IFB will be issued in electronic format only and will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website (Fed Biz Opps) at https://www.fbo.gov In order to receive notification of any issued amendments, interested parties must register as an interested vendor on the Federal Business Opportunities website at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. Please be advised, if you are not registered, the Government is not responsible for providing you with notification to any changes to this solicitation. You must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible to receive an award from this solicitation. For additional information, please call +1 (555) 000-0000 or visit the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov/.