Z--Maintenance Dredging, 46-Foot Project, Entrance Channel (Cut-1N), Kings Bay, Georgia and Fernandina Harbor, Florida, Nassau County, Florida

This work consists of Rental of Hopper Dredge with Attendant Plant and Operators for Maintenance Dredging of shoal material at Kings Bay Entrance Channel and Fernandina Harbor (Cut-1N). The contract will require bottom dump placement of dredged mate rial in the Ocean Disposal Area, Nearshore Disposal Area and North Settling Basin. The Contract will consist of Base and Option Bid Item as follows: The Base Bid consists of dredging the following areas to a required depth of 49 feet plus 2 feet allowabl e overdepth: (1) dredge material from Cut-1N Station 220+00 to Station 230+00 (Range 1000 to 1250) with placement in the designated nearshore placement area, D/A-N, located approximately 7 miles from the project site; and (2) dredge material from Cut-1N S tation 220+00 to Station 230+00 (Range 750 to 1000), Station 230+00 to Station 370+00, and Station 370+00 to Station 501+00 (Range 1100 to 1250) with placement in the designated Ocean Dredge Material Disposal Area (ODMDS), D/A-O, located approximately 12.5 miles from the project site. The Option Item consists of dredging the following area to a required depth of 49 feet plus 1 foot allowable overdepth: dredge material from Cut-1N Station 100+00 to Station 220+00 and North Settling Basin Station 119+00 to Station 123+00 with placement in the designated North Settling Basin (Station 125+00 to Station 145+00, Range 1350 to Range 1550) located approximately 1 mile from the project site. The contract will also require turbidity monitoring, endangered species observer/monitoring, and possible sea turtle trawling and relocation. THE CONTRACTOR IS ADVISED THAT WORK UNDER THIS CONTRACT WILL BE CONDUCTED PRIMARILY DURING THE WINTER SEASON (DEC EMBER THROUGH MARCH) AND THAT WAVE CONDITIONS OF THREE FEET OR HIGHER MAY BE EXPECTED A MAJORITY OF THE TIME. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL FURNISH PLANT AND EQUIPMENT THAT CAN SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISH THE WORK UNDER THE EXPECTED WAVE ENVIRONMENT. In accordance wi th the Safety Management Action Plan (SMAP) for Palm Beach Harbor, this work is restricted to HOPPER DREDGES and COAST GUARD CERTIFICATION OF VESSELS IS REQUIRED. Total performance period, inclusive of option, is 38 calendar days which includes 14 days mo bilization. Magnitude of construction is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. Solicitation will be issued on or about 19 Dec 2005 and open on or about 18 January 2006. THIS IS AN UNRESTRICTED ACQUISITION. There will be a price preference for certif ied HUBZone small business concerns that comply with the requirements in the solicitation as stipulated in FAR 19.1307. ALL RESPONSIBLE BIDDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE. Solicitation will be issued in electronic format only and will be posted on our website. All interested bidders must be registered electronically. If you are not registered, the Government is not responsible for providing you with notifications of any changes to this solicitation. The registration form is located at https://ebs1.s aj.usace.army.mil/ebs/AdvertisedSolicitations.asp. You must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration in order to be eligible to receive an award from this solicitation. Please call +1 (555) 000-0000 for more information. Also, you must be regis tered in the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) in order to be eligible to receive an award from any Government solicitation. For more information, visit the ORCA website at http://orca.bpn.gov/. The NAICS Code is 237990 and the size standard is $17 Million Dollars.