Y--INDEFINITE DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) CONTRACT FOR MAINTENANCE DREDGING OF THE PASCAGOULA HARBOR, MS

POINT OF CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS SOLICITATION IS MR. LOUIE BRACKETT AT FAX: +1 (555) 000-0000. THIS PROJECT IS ADVERTISED ON AN UNRESTRICTED BASIS PURSUANT TO THE SMALL BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. In general, work will c onsist of maintenance dredging of Pascagoula Harbor with a cutterhead pipeline dredge with material placed in designated and approved open water sites. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 237990. Estimated c ost of the project is approximately 7.5 million dollars. Mr. Leo J. Hickman is Contracting Officer for this project. Note No. 1: EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY; the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, is implementing a new procedure for posting all NEW solicitations. The Mobile District Electronic Bid Solicitations (EBS) system will no longer be used to post solicitat ions. The new system, called Federal Technical Data System (FedTeDS), is a web-based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition-related information for all Federal agencies. All prospective contractors and their subcontractors and suppliers must be registered in FedTeDS before they will be allowed to download solicitation information. Solicitation documents, plans and specifications will only be available via the Federal Technical Data Solution FedTeDS Homepage https://www.fedteds.gov/. Registrati on for plans and specifications should be made via FedTeDS.gov Internet Homepage. The information listed below is required to register: a. Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN). b. DUNS Number or CAGE Code. c. Telephone Number. d. E-Mail address. If you are not registered, the United States government is not responsible for providing you with notifications of any changes to this solicitation. Bidders, subcontractors and Dodge/Plan Rooms are required to self-r egister their firm or office on the FedTeDS system in order to be able to download the electronic files. The solicitation will be available only as a direct download. This solicitation will not be issued on CD-ROM. Neither telephonic, mailed, nor fax re quests will be accepted. Registration should be completed one week prior to the issue date. It is therefore the Contractors responsibility to check this web page daily for the solicitation to be posted, and for any posted changes or amendments to this s olicitation. The plans and specifications and all notifications of changes to this solicitation shall only be made through this posting and modifications hereto. Plans and specifications will not be provided in a printed-paper format; however, the Govern ment reserves the right to revert to paper medium when it is determined to be in the Government's best interest. NOTE: This solicitation is in .pdf format and requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. Adobe Acrobat Reader may be downloaded free of charge at http://t sn.wes.army.mil/ComSoftware.asp . Note No. 2: All bid forms, bid bonds, and other normal documents required for the bid submittal, including amendments to the bid submittal, shall be in paper medium. Electronic medium for the bid submittal documents will not be allowed. Note No. 3: Critical path method (network analysis system) is not required. Note No. 4: For this job, a small business is defined as having average annual receipts of less than $18,500,000 for the past three years. Note No. 5: It is anticipated that this solicitation will not have bid options. However, optional bid items may be added if it is determined to be in the Governments best interest. Note No. 6: All advertisements of Mobile District projects will be through the FedBizOpps and/or the Federal Technical Data System (FedTeDS). DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS AND OTHER MOBILE DISTRICT PROJECTS (Ordering Solicitations, Points of Contact, Syno psis of Work, etc.) ARE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT: https://www.fedteds.gov/ Note No. 7: SEND SPECIFIC TECHNIC AL QUESTIONS RELATED TO THIS PROJECT TO MR. LOUIE BRACKETT AT FAX +1 (555) 000-0000. OTHER FORMS OF COMMUNICATING QUESTIONS TO THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HONORED. THE GOVERNMENT WILL TRY TO RESPOND TO ALL QUESTIONS. HOWEVER, RESPONSES MAY NOT BE FURNISHED T O ALL QUESTIONS AND PARTICULARLY THOSE RECEIVED LATE IN THE ADVERTISEMENT PERIOD (0-10 DAYS PRIOR TO BID OPENING.) SEND QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE DISTRIBUTION OF PLANS / SPECIFICATIONS TO THE PLANS ROOM, MRS. SONYA KING, AT PHONE +1 (555) 000-0000, FAX +1 (555) 000-0000.