Z--FY 2006 Maintenance Dredging, U.S. Navy Submarine Base, Kings Bay, Inner Channel, Camden County, Georgia

This work consists of Maintenance Dredging of shoal material at Kings Bay U.S. Navy Submarine Base Inner Channel. The contract will require placement of dredged material in the Mainside Disposal Area, Disposal Area 1 and Disposal Area 2, which are u pland dredged material management areas. The Contract will consist of Base and Option Bid Items as follows: The Base Bid consists of dredging the following areas: (1) dredge approximately 400,000 cubic yards of material from Station 39+250 to Station 48 +250; (2) dredge approximately 300,000 cubic yards of material from Station 30+250 to Station 39+250; and (3) dredge approximately 10,000 cubic yards of material from the Explosive Handling Wharfs with placement in the designated upland disposal areas. The Option A consists of dredging approximately 50,000 cubic yards of material from Station 25+000 to Station 30+250 with placement in the designated upland disposal area. The Option B consists of dredging the Dry Dock Sill and Concrete Caisson Mooring with placement in the designated upland disposal area. The contract will also require turbidity monitoring, endangered species observer/monitoring, and possible standby time for Naval Ship Operations. Magnitude of construction is between $1,000,000.00 and $5, 000,000.00. THIS PROCUREMENT IS A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. The solicitation will be issued on or about 31 January 2006 with bids due on or about 14 March 2006. Solicitation and amendments will be issued in electronic format only and will be posted on o ur website. All interested bidders must register electronically. If you are not registered, the Government is not responsible with providing you with notifications of any changes to this solicitation. The registration form is located at https://ebs1.saj .usace.army.mil/ebs/AdvertisedSolicitations.asp. Note: Contracting information for the Jacksonville District is now available on our web site at http://www.saj.usace.army.mil/ (Select Contracts/Business Opportunities). You must be registered in the Ce ntral Contractor Registration (CCR) in order to be eligible to receive an award from this solicitation. Call +1 (555) 000-0000 for more information or visit the CCR website at http://www.ccr.gov. All Bidders must also be registered in Online Representations and Certifications (ORCA) website at http://orca.bpn.gov. NAICS Code is 237990 and the Small Business size standard is $18.5 million. NOTE: To be considered small for purposes of Government procurement, a firm must perform at least 40 percent of the vol ume dredged with its own equipment or equipment owned by another small dredging concern. See government-wide numbered note 1.