Y--Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area Shoreline Protection

THIS PROCUREMENT IS A TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District has a requirement for the construction of approximately 3840 feet of shoreline protection at the Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area (CIDMMA), Portsmouth, VA. The purpose of the project is to replace the existing (randomly placed) concrete rubble with six engineered riprap breakwaters. Sand fill mined from CIDMMA will be placed landward of the breakwaters. The objective for this project is to protect up to 3840 linear feet of shoreline along the west shore of CIDMMA. The contractor shall provide the materials and equipment necessary to construct a breakwaters as shown and described in the plans and specifications. To the maximum extent possible, the existing concrete shall be used as a bedding layer for the armor stone. Geotextile filter material shall be used under all areas of bedding material. All construction borrow areas and haul routes must be coordinated with the COR. All disturbed areas shall be seeded with a site-specific, low-maintenance permanent seed mixture. Disposal of suitable excess excavated material shall be coordinated with the COR. The Installation shall provide adequate space for the delivery and storage of equipment and materials. The Government intends to award a firm fixed price contract using INVITATION FOR BID WITH PRE-AWARD SURVEY and procedures outlined in FAR Parts 36 and 14. Pre-award survey will determine contractor's 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 construction duration is 180 calendar days of receipt of Notice to Proceed. The magnitude of construction is estimated between $5,000,000.00-$10,000,000.00. The anticipated date of the solicitation is on or about 28 June 2013. NAICS CODE 562111 ($12.5M) applies to this procurement. Submission requirements (plans/specs) will be available on/about 28 June 2013 via Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps, https://www.fbo.gov). 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 CPT Bert Hankins by email to contact@example.gov. TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL NOT BE HONORED.