Y--INDEFINITE DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR RENTAL OF HOPPER DREDGE AND ATTENDANT PLANT FOR DREDGING OF MOBILE HARBOR CHANNEL, AL (#1 FY05) (OPTIONAL HARBORS IN MS & FL: PASCAGOULA, GULFPORT, PENSACOLA & PANAMA CITY)

PLEASE READ ENTIRE ANNOUNCEMENT FOR CORRECT POINTS OF CONTACT. THIS PROJECT IS ADVERTISED ON AN UNRESTRICTED BASIS PURSUANT TO THE SMALL BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM. This work consists of Rental of Hopper Dredge with Attendant Plant and Operators for Maintenance Dredging in navigation channels alon g the Gulf Coast of Mississippi, Alabama, and Northwest Florida. The primary work location is intended to be Mobile Harbor, however, work at Pascagoula Harbor, Gulfport Harbor, Pensacola Harbor and Panama City Harbor are also possible. The work will cons ist of removal and satisfactory disposal of material above 52 feet. Excavated material will be transported and deposited into the Gulf Open Water D/A. Hopper Dredge should have pump discharge of 24 to 33.5 inch diameter with all necessary materials, su pplies, labor and transportation. Note: The above general outline of the work does not in any way limit the responsibility of the Contractor to perform all work and furnish all plant, labor, equipment and materials required by the specifications and the drawings referred to therein. Esti mated cost range of the project is from $1,000,000 to $5,000,000. The NAICS Code for this project is 237990. Solicitation documents should be available on or about 10 March 2005. Mr. Leo J. Hickman is Contracting Officer for this project. Note No. 1: Any prospective bidder interested in bidding on this solicitation must register for plans and specifications in order to download a copy of the solicitation and be placed on the plan holders list. If you are not registered, the United State s 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-register their firm or office on the Internet in order to be able to download the e lectronic files. The solicitation will be available only as a direct download. This solicitation will not be issued on CD-ROM. IN ORDER TO DOWNLOAD A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION, GO TO VIEW/DOWNLOAD SOLICITATION FILES as indicated on the Internet at http: //www.sam.usace.army.mil/. Registration instructions are available at the CLICK HERE TO REGISTER prompt located right above this synopsis on the Internet at http://www.sam.usace.army.mil/. Neither telephonic, mailed, nor fax requests will be accepted. Those registering are responsible for the accuracy of the information on the mailing list. Registration must include the firms physical address, telephone, a valid fax number and a point of contact to facilitate faxed amendments. Registration should be co mpleted one week prior to the issue date. All notifications of changes to this solicitation will be made through the Internet only. It is therefore the Contractors responsibility to check this home page daily for the solicitation to be posted, and for any posted changes to this solicitation. Actual solicitation amendments will be issued either by fax, posting for download to the aforementioned web page, or CD-ROM. 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 $17,000,000 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 Mobile District Contracting Homepage. DETAILED INFORMATION ON THIS AND OTHER MOBILE DISTRICT PROJECTS (Ordering Solicitations, Points of Contact, Synopsi s of Work, Plan Holders, Bid Results, etc.) ARE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT: http://www.sam.usace.army.mil/ SEND SPECIFIC TECHNICAL QUESTIONS RELATED TO THIS PROJECT TO MR.ALLEN HARRISON, 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 TO 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, AT PHONE +1 (555) 000-0000/2536, FAX +1 (555) 000-0000.