Y--Maintenance Dredging of Portions of the Dismal Swamp Canal and Feeder Ditch in Chesapeake, Virginia

The Base Bid work consists of maintenance dredging of portions of the Dismal Swamp Canal and Feeder Ditch in Chesapeake, Virginia to a depth of 9 feet Corps of Engineers Low Water (CELW) Dismal Swamp Canal Datum (DSCD), plus 1 foot of allowable over depth. The contract includes an Optional Bid Item to dredge portions of Dismal Swamp Canal to a depth of 8 feet Corps of Engineers Low Water (CELW) Dismal Swamp Canal Datum (DSCD), plus 1 foot of allowable over depth. The dredged materials shall be placed in the designated government-furnished upland placement site only. The Base Bid work, including allowable overdepth dredging and estimated accretion to August 2010, involves dredging approximately 21,500 cubic yards of material. The Optional Bid Item, including allowable overdepth dredging and estimated accretion to August 2010, involves dredging approximately 42,900 cubic yards of material. THIS IS A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE PROCUREMENT. The receipt date for bids is 17 AUGUST 2010 by 2:00pm. NAICS CODE 237990 applies to this procurement. Submission requirements (plans/specs) will be available on/about 15 July 2010 via Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps, https://www.fbo.gov). Search on W91236% for solicitations issued by Norfolk District. No hard copies will be available. Prospective contractors must be registered Vendors with https://www.fbo.gov in order to download plans and specifications. Prospective contractors must be registered in the DOD Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database in order to obtain access to FedBizOpps. CCR Registration must also be active and current to be eligible for contract award. Information on registration and annual confirmation requirements may be obtained by calling +1 (555) 000-0000 or via the Internet at http://www.bpn.gov. Lack of registration in the CCR database will prevent access to FedBizOpps and will make an offeror ineligible for award. TELEPHONE OR EMAIL REQUESTS WILL NOT BE HONORED. Contractors please note: Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA) apply to this solicitation. With ORCA, you now have the ability to enter and maintain your representations and certification information, via the Internet at http://orca.bpn.gov. You no longer have to submit representations and certifications with your proposal. Instead this solicitation contains a single provision that will allow you to either certify that all of your representations and certifications in ORCA are current, complete and accurate as of the date of your signature, or list any changes.