Y--Lynnhaven Inlet Federal Navigation Channel

THIS PROCUREMENT IS A SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE PROCUREMENT. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District has a requirement that consists of dredging portions of the Lynnhaven Inlet Federal Navigation Channel. Work consists of maintenance dredging to required depths of 8,9, and 10 feet MLLW with two foot of allowable overdepth. The dredging involves approximately 134,350 cubic yards of material including allowable overdepth dredging and estimated accretion to September 2013. Work shall be performed by a cutter-head dredge with all dredged material transported by pipeline and placed in designated placement areas at Ocean Park Beach and Maple Street Upland Placement Site. The solicitation number assigned to this acquisition is W91236-13-B-0010. The Government intends to award a firm fixed price contract using INVITATION FOR BID WITH PRE-AWARD SURVEY and procedures outlined in FAR 36 and FAR 14. Pre-award survey will determine contracts responsibility in accordance with FAR 9.104 and 9.106. Bidders will be evaluated on both pre-award survey and conformance to the solicitation and price. The Government reserves the right to reject any or all Bids; and to award the contract to other than the lowest total price and to award to the bidder submitting the lowest bid determined by the Government to be responsible. The contract duration is 450 calendar days. The magnitude of construction is estimated to be $1,000,000.00-$5,000,000.00. The solicitation will be posted on/about 28 June 2013. The receipt date for Bids is on/about July 29, 2013 by 11:00 p.m. NAICS CODE 237990 ($33.5M) applies to this procurement. Bid bonds will be required with bid submittals. Search on W91236% for solicitations issued by Norfolk District. No hard copies will be available. Prospective contractors must be registered Vendors with https://www.fbo.gov in order to download plans and specifications. Prospective contractors MUST be registered in the DOD System for Award Management (SAM) database in order to obtain access to FedBizOpps. It is incumbent upon vendors to monitor FEDBIZOPPS for the release of the solicitation, specification, drawings, and all subsequent amendments. SAM Registration must also be ACTIVE and current to be eligible for contract award. Information on registration and annual confirmation requirements may be obtained by calling +1 (555) 000-0000 or via the Internet at http://www.sam.gov. Lack of registration in the SAM database will prevent access to FedBizOpps and will make a Bidder ineligible for award. NOTE: Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA) apply to this solicitation. With ORCA, vendors have the ability to enter and maintain representations and certification information, via the Internet at http://orca.bpn.gov; therefore, vendors no longer have to submit representations and certifications with bid. Instead, this solicitation contains a single provision that will allow vendor to either certify that all representations and certifications in ORCA are current, complete, and accurate as of the date of signature, or list any changes. Inquires may be directed to Jodelle Ferguson by email at contact@example.gov. TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE HONORED.