Y--PRE-SOLICITATION CONFERENCE for Dredging and Beachfill, Delaware River Main Channel Deepening, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware

Contract will consist of new work dredging within the Delaware River main navigation channel and placement of the dredged material on Broadkill Beach, Delaware, for nourishment of the existing beach and dune system; (a) Dredging work shall include dredging of the Miah Maull and Brandywine Ranges of the Delaware River main channel from Station 432+200 to Station 512+000; (b) Dredging shall be required to a depth of 45 feet MLLW plus 1-foot allowable over depth within the contract work limits; (c) The side slope dredging requirements for this project are 3H to 1V within the dredging contract work limits; (d) The beachfill work shall include the placement of approximately 1,900,000 cubic yards of dredged material covering a total of approximately 15,000 linear feet of beach; e) All material for the beachfill work shall be obtained from the Delaware River main channel; (f) Award of this contract is subject to the availability of funds. Solicitation Number W912BU-14-B-0007 will be issued on or about 28 March 2014 with bid opening date of 1 May 2014 at 11:00 a.m. All work and services under this project shall be completed no later than 29 April 2016. Estimated cost range of the project is between $25,000,000.00 and $100,000,000.00. The NAICS code for this project is 237990 (SIC 1629) with a size standard is $25.5 million. Solicitation documents, plans and specifications will only be available via the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) homepage located at https://www.fbo.gov/. Registration for plans and specifications should be made via FBO Internet homepage and hard copies will not be available. No written or fax requests will be accepted. It is the contractor's responsibility to monitor FBO for any amendments. Also, contractors who receive a federal contract of $100,000.00 are required by legislation (FAR 22.1310(b)) to submit an annual VETS-100 Report on your employment of targeted veterans. Information on submitting your report may be obtained by calling +1 (555) 000-0000 or by accessing the following Internet website: http://www.vets100.com. All contractors must be registered in the DODs System for Award Management (SAM) database as required by DFARS 204.7300. Davis Bacon rates will be applicable to the construction and bonding is required. Please review all bonds and accompanying documents required to be submitted. Affirmative action to insure equal employment opportunity is applicable to the resulting contract. Liquidated damages will be specified. Award will be made as a whole to one bidder. This procurement is advertised as Unrestricted.