The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District intends to issue an Invitation for Bids (IFB) to award a contract for the dredging of sand from a designated borrow area, Moriches and Shinnecock Inlets Borrow Area, located approximately 1-2 miles offshore of Westhampton and Shinnecock Inlet. Approximately 800,000 CY to 1,000,000 CY of material (beach fill) will be placed in Westhampton, with an option (subject to funding availability) for an additional beach fill of 200,000 CY to 400,000 CY to be placed West of Shinnecock. The Contractor cannot dredge or place beach fill material during the period of March 15th through September 1st due to environmental restrictions. Mobilization and Demobilization may also be constrained within this time. This procurement is being solicited as UNRESTRICTED, full and open competition to all business concerns. The applicable NAICS CODE is 237990, Dredging and Surface Cleanup Activities. The small business size is $18,500,000.00. The SIC Code is 1629, Heavy Construction, not elsewhere classified. The estimated construction cost is between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00. Small Business Goals: If a large business, the prime contractor shall provide its small business subcontracting plan conforming to the requirements of FAR 19.704 and DFARS 219.7. The small business goals are as follows: Small Business 70.0%, Small Disadvantaged Business 6.5%, HUBzone Small Business 9.8%, Women-Owned Small Business 7.5%, Veteran-Owned Small Business 4.0%, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business 2.0%. A subcontracting plan reflecting goals less than indicated shall provide, as part of the subcontracting plan submission, those extenuating circumstances of why the goal can not be met. You may contact the District, the deputy Small Business advocate, or your local SBA for assistance. A contract will not be awarded until the Contracting Officer has determined that the subcontracting plan provides maximum practicable opportunities for Small, Veteran-Owned Small Business, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, Hubzone Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, and Women-Owned Small Business program concerns to participate in contract performance. The selected contractor will be required to commence work within 5 calendar days after the date the Contractor receives the Notice to Proceed, prosecute the work diligently, and complete the work no later than 180 calendar days for the entire project, after the date the Contractor receives the Notice to Proceed. The time stated for completion shall include final cleanup of the premises. 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. Plans/Specs for the subject project would be available on/about July 10 2008 with bid opening on/about 11 August 2008. Bids are to be submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Contracting Division, Room 1843, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278. 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 and CD-ROM. TELEPHONE, EMAIL, OR FAX REQUESTS FOR THE SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED OR HONORED. Paper copies of this solicitation and amendment 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, http://www.fbo.gov. All vendors who want access to the solicitation will be required to register with Central Contractor Registration (CCR) (www.ccr.gov) and FedBizOpps (http://www.fbo.gov). The system called Federal Business Opportunity (www.fbo.gov) has been upgraded as a web-based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition-related information for all Federal Agencies. Business opportunities can be located on Federal Business Opportunity (www.fbo.gov) or the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) acquisition business website (https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi). To keep informed of changes: Check 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 Federal Business Opportunities (www.fbo.gov) or utilize the Vendor Notification Service in ASFI (https://www.acquisition.army.mil/asfi). A hyperlink posted in FedBizOpps will direct vendors to Federal Business Opportunities to download solicitations, Plans, Specifications, and amendments. Project specification files and drawings are portable document files (PDF) and can be viewed, navigated, printed using A5. Internet Explorer 6.0 is the recommended browser. However, Internet Explorer 4.x, Internet Explorer 5.5 or greater, Netscape 4.x (except 4.7) and Netscape 5.x are also compatible with the Federal Opportunities website. Utilization of the Internet is the preferred method; however, CDs will be available upon written request stating the solicitation number or project name, complete company name and street address (we will not deliver to P.O. Boxes), telephone and facsimile numbers (including area codes). Make checks or money orders payable in the amount of $15.00 to USACE, NY. DFARS 252.204-7004, Required Central Contractor Registration (CCR) applies to this procurement. Prospective contractors must be registered in the DoD CCR Database prior to award. Lack of registration in the CCR will make an offeror ineligible to download the solicitation for award. Information on CCR registration and Internet at http://www.ccr.gov. Shaukat Syed, Contract Specialist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, 26 Federal Plaza, Room 1843, New York, NY 10278-0090. Telephone:
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