Z--Award of the IDIQ Maintenance Dredging, Sacramento and San Joaquin Deep Water Ship Channels, California

Project: Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity, Maintenance Dredging, Sacramento and Stockton Deep Water Ship Channels, San Joaquin and Yolo Counties, California. Job Description: Work includes mobilization, dredging, operation and maintenance of upland disposal area(s), and water quality and fish monitoring along the Stockton and Sacramento Deep Water Ship Channels. This is an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quanti ty contract with a Base and two Option Years. The maximum dollar amount per year is $4,000,000.00. The estimated cost range for this work is $10,000,000.00 to $25,000,000.00. The applicable Federal Supply Code is Z299. The Standard Industrial Code for this work is 1629. The NAICS for this project is 237990. The size standard for this code is $18,500,000 .00. The Contract Specialist handling this solicitation is Rachel Rosas at 916/557-7716 (telephone), 916/557-5278 (facsimile), or by email at contact@example.gov. An alternate contact is Ron Schunk, Contracting Officer. Mr. Schunk can be reached by te lephone at 916/557-7480, 916/557-5278 (facsimile) or by email at contact@example.gov. Type of Award: This acquisition is proceeding as an Unrestricted Invitation-for-Bid. Large businesses competing for this project must comply with the FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan, regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on th e part of the work it intends to subcontract. The recommended goals for subcontracting are: 51.2% for Small Businesses; 8.8 for Small Disadvantaged Businesses; 7.3% for Women-Owned Small Businesses; 3.1% for HUBZone Businesses; and 1.5% for Service Disable d Veteran Owned Small Businesses. Solicitation Issue: Estimated solicitation issue date is on or about 18 May 2006. W91238-06-B-0004. Offers are anticipated to be due on or about 19 June 2006 (approximately 30 days from issuance of the solicitation). Solicitation Package: Plans and specifications will not be provided in hard paper copy or CD-ROM. format. The solicitation and all amendments for this acquisition will be posted on a secure Government website known as FedTeDS. Access the solicitation docum ents on the FedTeDS website will be via a hyperlink. The hyperlink will be inserted into the notices for this acquisition posted on both the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) website (https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/) and the FedBizOpps (FBO) website ( www.fbo.gov) once the solicitation has been issued. The hyper link will not appear as a website address, but as text but as text as follows: Available online via the FedTeDS (Federal Technical Data Solution) website. Viewing/downloading documents from FedT eDS will require prior registration in Central Contractor Registration (www.ccr.gov). If you are a first-time FedTeDS user, you will also be required to register in FedTeDS (www.fedteds.gov) before accessing the solicitation documents. To register, click o n the Register with FedTeDS hyperlink, then select the Begin Vendor/Contractor Registration Process option. The following information will be required: Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN); DUNS Number or CAG E Code; Telephone Number; and E-Mail Address. Once registered with FedTeDS, interested parties will then be able to utilize the posted hyperlink to log in and access the solicitation documents. Important Note: Solicitation documents can be accessed ONLY by using the hyperlink available on either FBO or ASFI; FedTeDS is not searchable by any other means. Please note that ALL firms who want to access the solicitation, both prospective primes and su bs, will be required to be registered with FedTeDS and therefore must be CCR-registered, have a MPIN, and either a DUNS number or CAGE code. For further information, please click on the links on the FedTeDS homepage to FAQs, the Vendor User Guide, and FedT eDS Help. For additional assistance with the FedTeDS website, please contact the O gden Electronic Business (EB) Operations Support Team (OST) at --866-618-5988 (toll free), +1 (555) 000-0000, or contact@example.gov (Subject: FedTeDS Assistance). For a list of interested vendors, go to FedBizOps (www.fbo.gov). Click on Find Business Opportunity and search for the solicitation you are interested in. Click on the solicitation itself and at the next screen click on REGISTER AS INTERESTED VENDOR. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONTRACTOR TO CHECK FEDTEDS FREQUENTLY FOR ANY AMENDMENTS OR CHANGES TO THE SOLICITATION! See Numbered Note #9