Y--LAKE O'NEILL DREDGING AND RECHARGE PONDS REHABILITATION, MARINE CORPS BASE, CAMP PENDLETON, SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

The proposed contract consists of (1) increasing the surface water storage capacity of Lake O'Neill by performing maintenance dredging and (2)rehabilitation of existing recharge ponds 4, 5, 6 and 7, through excavation; installation of spillway culverts and the construction of a levee around ponds 6 and 7. The estimated price range of this project is $5,000,000 to $10,000,000 NOTE: This procurement is 100% set aside for HUBZone small business concerns. See FAR 52.219-3 Notice of Total HUBZone Set-Aside (Jan 1999) for the entire clause. General information regarding this clause and HUBZone Set-Asides-Definition. HUBZone small business concern, as used in this clause, means a small business concern that appears on the list of Qualified HUBZone Small Business Concerns maintained by the Small Business Administration. Offers are solicited only from HUBZone small business concerns. Offers received from concerns that are not HUBZone small business concerns shall not be considered. Any award resulting from this solicitation will be made to a HUBZone small business concern. A HUBZone small business concern agrees that in the performance of the contract, in the case of a contract for General construction, at least 15 percent of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel will be spent on the concern's employees or the employees of other HUBZone small business concerns; or Construction by special trade contractors, at least 25 percent of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel will be spent on the concern's employees or the employees of other HUBZone small business concerns. A HUBZone joint venture agrees that, in the performance of the contract, the applicable percentage specified above will be performed by the HUBZone small business participant or participants. ALL OFFERORS/BIDDERS ARE ADVISED THAT THIS PROJECT MAY BE DELAYED, CANCELLED OR REVISED AT ANY TIME DURING THE SOLICITATION, SELECTION, EVALUATION, NEGOTIATION AND/OR FINAL AWARD PROCESS. ORDERING SOLICITATION: The solicitation will be available on or about August 21, 2009. Plans and specifications will not be provided in paper copy. The solicitation and all amendments for this Invitation for Bids will be posted on www.fbo.gov Viewing/downloading documents from fbo.go will require prior registration in Central Contractor Registration (www.ccr.gov). Please note that ALL firms who want to access the solicitation, both prospective primes and subcontractors, must be CCR-registered, have a MPIN, and either a DUNS number or CAGE code. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONTRACTOR TO CHECK www.fbo.gov FREQUENTLY FOR ANY AMENDMENTS OR CHANGES TO THE SOLICITATION. THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OF INTERNET CONNECTIVITY OR FOR AN OFFERORS INABILITY TO ACCESS THE DOCUMENTS POSTED AT THE REFERENCED WEBSITE. NO CDs OR PAPER COPIES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE. If you would like to list your firm so that others can see you are an interested vendor, you must click the Add Me to Interested Vendors button in the listing for this solicitation on www.fbo.gov.