Z--Maintenance Dredging, Entrance Channel and Turning Basin, 6-Foot Project, Horseshoe Cove, Dixie County, Florida

This project work will consist of removing the shoals along the Entrance Channel and Turning Basin in Horseshoe Cove, Dixie County, Florida. The work shall be accomplished under one of three (3) alternate bids. The Government intends to award a single contract from this solicitation for either Alternate A, Alternate B, or Alternate C. The Government will evaluate all bids and award will be made contingent upon available funding which will be announced at the time of bid opening. The Alternates are as follows: ALTERNATE A. The work consists of removing the shoals along the Entrance Channel (from Station 102+00 to Station 181+35) and Turning Basin (from Station 181+35 to Station 190+73.6). The required dredging depth is 6 feet with an allowable 1 foot overdepth. The total quantity to be dredged is approximately 69,000 cubic yards of material. All dredged material shall be placed into the designated upland disposal area located on average 1.9 statute miles from the project site. ALTERNATE B. The work consists of removing the shoals along the Entrance Channel (from Station 102+00 to Station 181+35) to a required depth of 6 feet with an allowable 1 foot overdepth, and Turning Basin (from Station 181+35 to Station 190+73.6) to a required depth 5 feet with an allowable 1 foot overdepth. The total quantity to be dredged is approximately 57,000 cubic yards of material. All dredged material shall be placed into the designated upland disposal area located on average 1.9 statute miles from the project site. ALTERNATE c. The work consists of removing the shoals along the Entrance Channel (from Station 115+00 to Station 181+35) to a required depth of 5 feet with an allowable 1 foot overdepth, and Turning Basin (from Station 181+35 to Station 190+73.6) to a required depth of 5 feet with an allowable 1 foot overdepth. The total quantity to be dredged is approximately 43,000 cubic yards of material. All dredged material shall be placed into the designated upland disposal area located on average 1.9 statute miles from the project site. 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 7 July 2008 with bids due on or about 7 August 2008. 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 $18.5 million. NOTE: To be considered small for 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. See government-wide numbered note 1.