Y--Atchafalaya Basin, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and Miscellaneous Projects Cutterhead Dredge Rental No. 4-2006

The work consists of furnishing one fully crewed and equipped hydraulic pipeline cutterhead dredge on a rental basis for the removal and satisfactory disposal of shoal material within any combination of the following Dredging Regions: Atchafalaya Riv er in the vicinity of Berwick Bay Harbor, Berwick Lock Forebay, Tidewater Point, Morgan City Docks East, 20 Grand Point, GIWW vicinity of Bayou Shaffer, GIWW vicinity of Mile 99, Wax Lake Outlet, Port Allen Lock Forebay, Three Rivers, Baton Rouge Harbor (D evils Swamp) and Old River Lock Forebay. Work may be required in other areas of the New Orleans District. This is an Unrestricted procurement. NAICS: 237990, FSC: Y219. Solicitation will be issued on or about 25 April 2006 and Bid Opening Date will be issued by Amendment. The magnitude for this solicitation is estimated to be between $1 - $5 million. For security reasons, all technical and engineering data related to this solicitation will be distributed using the Federal Technical Data Solutions ( FedTeDS) system. FedTeDS is a web-based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition-related information for all Federal agencies. Interested bidders must register with FedTeDS before accessing the system. Registration instructions can be found on the FedTeDS website (https://www.fedteds.gov) by clicking on the Register with FedTeDS hyperlink. Contractors registered with the Federal Technical Data Solutions (FedTeDS) may view and/or download this solicitation and all amendments from the Internet after solicitation issuance at the following Internet address: https://www.fedteds.gov/fedteds/start.nsf/frm.vendorlogin?openform&SolicitationNumber=W912P8-06-B-0045. You can also find the link to FedTeDS for this solicitation on the New Orleans Distri ct web site at www.mvn.usace.army.mil. Click on Contracts and then Procurement Opportunities. Click on the solicitation number and it will send you to FedTeDS. Type in your username and password. A page will come up and you Accept. The next page will sa y Solicitation Information, click on file name and begin downloading. Do not click on the paperclip, click on the blue informational line. It may take some time to download the files. Zip files containing .cal drawing files should be downloaded and extr acted together in a single directory. You will need the adobe acrobat reader for .pdf files (www.adobe.com) and the maxview reader (www.maxview.com) for .cal files in order to open most files posted by the New Orleans District. You are advised that FedTe DS currently does not have a Plan Holders List capability. However, you are encouraged, for marketing purposes, to register as an Interested Vendor in FedBizOps (www.fbo.gov). This can be done by clicking on the solicitation title and clicking on the but ton 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 Administrations Subnet, at http://web.sba.gov/subnet. Of ferors must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), in order to receive a Government contract award. To register, the CCR Internet address is: http://www.ccr.gov. The Contract Specialist for this solicitation is Lydia Quillens at 504- 862-1887; or by e-mail at contact@example.gov.