Z--Lease of one Cutterhead Hydraulic Pipeline Dredge, fully operated with attendant plant for dredging of the Mississippi River and harbors within the Memphis District.

The dredge will be used to maintain various harbors at any point on the Mississippi River between Cape Girardeau, Missouri (Mile 48 UMR), and Greenville, Mississippi (Mile 537 AHP), which includes Hickman, Kentucky; New Madrid, Missouri; Caruthersvil le, Missouri; Osceola, Arkansas; Memphis, Tennessee; and Helena, Arkansas. Currently we do not anticipate dredging the harbors at Hickman, Kentucky; New Madrid, Missouri; or Caruthersville, Missouri due to lack of funding. The dredge shall be not less th an 27-inch I.D. discharge and have a manufacturers horsepower rating for continuous operation of not less than 3,900 brake horsepower. Dredges larger than 27-inch will be considered, but the estimated output will be based on the quantity shown for a 27-i nch dredge. The estimated cost range of the work is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. This will be an unrestricted procurement with Price Evaluation for HubZone small business concerns. For the purpose of this procurement to qualify as a small business c oncern, in addition to being independently owned and operated and not dominate in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, the concern must have had average annual sales receipts for the preceding three fiscal years not exceed ing $18,500,000 dollars. Also, to be considered small for the purposes of Government procurement, a firm must perform at least 40 percent of the volume dredged with its own equipment or equipment owned by another small dredging concern. The supplies or ser vices being procured in this solicitation are classified under NAICS 237990. This solicitation will issue on or about 19 June 2007 and bid opening will be on or about 19 July 2007. When the solicitation package is available, you may download it from the A rmy Single Face to Industry (ASFI) Acquisition Business Web Site at https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/. Offerors must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), including the NAICS code they are bidding under, in order to receive a Gove rnment contract award. To register, the CCR Internet address is: http://www.ccr.gov. For additional information regarding this solicitation please contact Carol Seibert at +1 (555) 000-0000.