DREDGING FOR MAIN PIER, USCG ACADEMY, NEW LONDON, CT

Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, transportation, disposal, supervision and incidental related work necessary for the dredging of approximately 15,800 cy of material, with an overdredge allowance of an additional 6,500 cy from the dredge basin (including side slopes) at the Coast Guard Academy and disposal offshore in accordance with permits and approvals. The anticipated performance period is 5 months from the issuance of the Notice to Proceed allowing for pre and post dredge surveys and shellfish sampling as required by permits. On site dredging shall occur between 1 October 2014 and 31 January 2015 to coincide with the regulatory window for dredging. The estimated cost range of this project is between $1,000,000 and $2,000,000. Bid, payment and performance bonds will be required. The applicable NAICS code is 237990, with a size standard of $20 Million. Solicitation packages will be available on or about 12 June 2014. The tentative date set for bid opening is 15 July 2014 at 2:00 p.m. This acquisition is issued pursuant to FAR Part 14. Per FAR Part 19.5 this requirement is 100% set-aside for Small Business concerns, and pursuant to FAR Part 26 this is also a local area preference set-aside, and the local area preference encompasses counties in NY, RI, CT, and MA as follows: RI - Kent, Bristol, Washington, and Newport counties; MA - Bristol, Barnstable, Nantucket, Dukes, Plymouth, and Suffolk Counties; NY - Suffolk County; and CT - Fairfield, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, and New London Counties. All bidders must reside in OR PRIMARILY DO BUSINESS in the set-aside area. Our office no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form. All relevant solicitation documents, including specifications and drawings may be accessed for download beginning on the date of issue at the following site: http://www.fbo.gov To receive immediate notification of all changes posted electronically, vendors should click on [Register to Receive Notification]. All vendors interested in teaming or subcontracting for this solicitation, should click on [Register as Interested Vendor]. In order to view a Bidders List, interested parties should click on [View List of Interested Vendors]. A bidders list is only available by registering electronically for this solicitation. Vendors MUST be registered in the System for Award Management database through www.SAM.gov in order to receive a federal government contract.