Y--IDIQ Contract for Rental of 27-Inch to 30-Inch Cutterhead Pipeline Dredge for Dredging in Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida

INDEFINITE DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) CONTRACT FOR RENTAL OF 27INCH TO 30 INCH CUTTERHEAD PIPELINE DREDGE FOR MAINTENANCE DREDGING OF COASTAL NAVIGATION PROJECTS IN ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI, AND FLORIDA The North American Industry Classificati on System (NACIS) Code for this project is 237990. The solicitation will be available for download on 5 Mar 2008. The estimated cost of this project is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. The contracting officer is Gene L. Cirtis. Note No. 1: EFFECTIV E 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 solicitations. 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 FedT eDS 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/. Registration for plans and spec ifications 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-register 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 requests will be accept ed. 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 solicitation. The pla ns 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 Government reserves the rig ht 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://tsn.wes.army.mil/ComSo ftware.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 allow ed. 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: T his job includes options that may or may not be awarded. 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 DI STRICT PROJECTS (Ordering Solicitations, Points of Contact, Synopsis of Work, etc.) ARE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET AT: https://www.fedteds.gov/ SEND SPECIFIC TECHNICAL QUESTIONS RELATED TO THIS PROJECT TO MR. TOM BECKHAM, AT FAX (251) 694 -4264. OTHER FORMS OF COMMUNICATING QUESTIONS TO THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HONORED. THE GOVERNMENT WILL TRY TO RESPOND TO ALL QUESTIONS. HOWEVER, RESPONSES M AY 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, FAX +1 (555) 000-0000.