Y--Maintenance dredging of Sandy Hook Channel and Main Ship Channel, in the New York Harbor Federal Navigation Project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District intends to issue an Invitation for Bids (IFB) to perform maintenance dredging of Sandy Hook Channel and Main Ship Channel, in the New York Harbor Federal Navigation Project, with subsequent placement of the dredged material at the Historic Area Remediation Site (HARS). The proposed maintenance dredging would remove up to a maximum of 500,000 cubic yards of sediment (approx. 55,000 cubic yards as basic work and the remaining 445,000 cubic yards as options) to a depth of 35 feet (Sandy Hook Channel) and 30 feet (Main Ship Channel) below Mean Low Water (MLW) with 2 ft allowable overdepth. The proposed work in Sandy Hook Channel can be performed by either a large mechanical dredge, hopper dredge, or similar plant. In Main Ship Channel, the proposed work may be required to be performed with a large mechanical dredge having a closed environmental clamshell bucket, but can also be performed with a hopper dredge if allowed by the state water quality certificate. Additional multiple barges and tug boats may be needed to perform the work during dredging, transport and placement of the dredged material. Plans and Specifications for the subject project will be available on/about 22 September 2011 with bid opening on/about 21 October 2011. This procurement is being solicited under 100% Full and Open Competition. The applicable NAICS Code is 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. The small business size is $20,000,000.00. The SIC Code is 1629 heavy construction not elsewhere classified. The estimated cost is $1,000,000 and $10,000,000 (basic and options). The Federal Acquisition Regulation requires that Past Performance Information (PPI) be collected on Department of Defense (DoD) contracts. The Government has now implemented a web-enabled application that collects and manages contractor past performance data. Effective 1 April 2007, the system, Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), requires both the contractor and the Government to submit their portion of the CPARS report via the internet for construction contracts in excess of $100,000.00. More definitive guidance and instructions will be incorporated in the solicitation and resultant contract. In the meantime, to become familiar with the system, the CPARS website has a computer-based training module and a practice session for your use at https://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/ct/I/home.asp by following the links to the training. Bids will be submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Contracting Division, Room 1843, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278. All questions must be submitted in writing via email to the POC. The media selected for issuance of Synopsis/Solicitation and amendments shall solely be at the discretion of the Government; accordingly, the media utilized for this project shall be the internet. Telephone, email or fax requests for the solicitation will not be accepted or honored. Paper copies of this solicitation and amendments, if any, will not be available or issued. Interested parties may download and print the solicitation at no charge from the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website, https://www.fbo.gov. All venders who want access to the solicitation must be registered with Central Contractor Registration (CCR), located at www.ccr.gov, and FedBizOpps,. The system called FedBizOpps has been upgraded as a web-based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition-related information for all federal agencies. Business opportunities can be located in FedBizOpps or the Army single face to Industry (ASFI) acquisition business website https://acquistion.army.mil/asfi. To keep informed of changes, check https://www.fbo.gov frequently. Some contractor tools are as follows; 1. Register to receive notification, and 2. Subscribe to the mailing list for specific solicitation at FedBizOpps https://www.fbo.gov or utilize the vender notification service in ASFI. A hyperlink posted in FedBizOpps will direct vendors to FedBizOpps to download solicitations, plans, specification and amendments. Project specification files and drawings are portable document files (PDF) and can be viewed, navigated, printed using A5. Internet Explorer 5.5 or greater, Netscape 4.x (except 4.7) and Netscape 5.x are also compatible with the FedBizOpps website. Prospective contractors must be registered in the DoD CCR database prior to award. Lack of registration in CCR will make and offeror ineligible to download the solicitation for award. Information on CCR registration is available at http://www.ccr.gov . For further information, contact: Jason L Parker, Contract Specialist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, 26 Federal Plaza, Room 1843, New York, NY 10278-0090. Telephone: +1 (555) 000-0000. Fax: +1 (555) 000-0000. E-mail: contact@example.gov