Y--Gerritsen Creek Ecosystem Tidal Marsh & Coastal Upland Community Restoration in Brooklyn, New York

The United States Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, intends to issue an Invitation For Bid (IFB) Firm Fixed Price (FFP) solicitation for coastal wetland restoration construction at Gerritsen Creek. The Gerritsen Creek project site targeted for ecosystem restoration is an approximate 67-acre site that lies within the Jamaica Bay watershed in Marine Park, Brooklyn, New York. The project will restore approximately 48.2 acres of habitat, including 21.3 acres of inter-tidal salt marsh and 26.9 acres of coastal/maritime grassland by excavation, sediment placement, re-contouring and native species planting. Solicitation W912DS-09-B-0015 will be posted on or about 13 July 2009. This procurement is being solicited as UNRESTRICTED, full and open competition to all business concerns. The applicable NAICS CODE is 562910, Remediation Services. The small business size is $14,000,000.00. The SIC Code is 1629, Heavy Construction, not elsewhere classified. The estimated cost is $5 - $10 million. If a large business, the prime contractor shall provide its small business subcontracting plan conforming to the requirements of FAR 19.704 and DFARS 219.7. The small business goals are as follows: Small Business 70.0%, Small Disadvantaged Business 6.2%, HUBzone Small Business 9.8%, Women-Owned Small Business 7.0%, Veteran-Owned Small Business 3.0%, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business 0.9%. A subcontracting plan reflecting goals less than indicated shall provide, as part of the subcontracting plan submission, those extenuating circumstances of why the goal can not be met. In accordance with FAR Part 19.1307, Price evaluation preference for HUBZone small business concerns, price evaluation preference for HUBZone small business concerns shall be used in acquisitions conducted using full and open competition. You may contact the District, the deputy Small Business Advocate (SBA), or your local SBA for assistance. A contract will not be awarded until the Contracting Officer has determined that the subcontracting plan provides maximum practicable opportunities for Small, Veteran-Owned Small Business, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, Hubzone Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, and Women-Owned Small Business programs to participate in contract performance. 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. In accordance with DFARS 252.204-7007, all vendors who want access to the solicitation must be registered with Central Contractor Registration (CCR), located at www.ccr.gov, and Federal Business Opportunity (FedBizOps), located at http://www.fbo.gov, in order to safeguard acquisition-related information for all Federal Agencies. Interested parties may download and print the solicitation at no charge from the FedBizOpps website http://www.fbo.gov. Some contractor tools are as follows: 1. Register to receive Notification, and 2. Subscribe to the Mailing List for specific solicitations at Federal Business Opportunities (www.fbo.gov) or utilize the Vendor Notification Service in ASFI (https://www.acquisition.army.mil/asfi). All vendors may check www.fbo.gov frequently for information and updates. Point of Contact: Lauren Oliver, Contract Specialist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, NY District, 26 Federal Plaza, Room 1843, NY, NY 10278-0090. Telephone: (917) 790-8086. Email: Lauren.k.oliver@usace.army.mil. Technical Point of Contact: Jamal Sulayman. Email: Jamal.A.Sulayman@usace.army.mil.