Z--Maintenance Dredging, 49-Foot Project, Entrance Channel (Cut-1N), Kings Bay, Georgia and Fernandina Harbor, Nassau County, Florida

The work will consist of maintenance dredging of Cut-1N of the Kings Bay Entrance Channel to a 49-foot required depth with a 1-foot allowable overdepth. The total quantity of material to be dredged will be approximately 387,500 cubic yards with placement in a designated ocean and Fort Clinch disposal areas. The designated dredging areas for beach placement at Fort Clinch disposal area, D/A-F, is between Station 100+00 to Station 220+00 with an estimated quantity of 62,000 Cubic Yards (CYs). Fort Clinch is located approximately 3 miles from the project site. The remaining 325,500 CYs dredged between Station 80+00 to 100+00 and Station 220+00 to 340+00 is to placed at the designated ocean disposal area, D/A-O, located approximately 12 miles from the project site. Only hopper dredges will be allowed to work on this contract. Work also includes turbidity monitoring, beach tilling, endangered species monitoring, and possible sea turtle trawling and relocation. Magnitude of construction is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. THIS IS AN UNRESTRICTED ACQUISITION. COAST GUARD CERTIFICATION OF VESSELS IS REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SEAGOING BARGE ACT. ALL RESPONSIBLE BIDDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE. There will be a price preference for certified HUBZone small business concerns that comply with the requirements in the solicitation as stipulated in FAR 19.1307. The solicitation will be issued on or about 16 December 2008 with bids due on or about 15 January 2009. Solicitation will be issued in electronic format only and will be posted on the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) website at https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/. In order to receive notification of any amendments to this solicitation, interested vendors must REGISTER AS AN INTERESTED VENDOR on the Federal Business Opportunities website at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. If you are not registered, the Government is not responsible with providing you with notification of any changes to this solicitation. You must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration 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. You also must be registered in Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) in order to receive an award from this solicitation. The ORCA website is located at http://orca.bpn.gov. NAICS Code 237990, size standard $20 million.