Z--Maintenance Dredging, New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway, Barnegat Inlet, New Jersey and Adjacent New Jersey Waterways

The contract consists of maintenance dredging as follows: (a) Dredging of the Cape May Canal will be required to a depth of 12 feet mean lower low water (MLLW) plus 1-foot allowable over depth within the contract work limits from Station -13.00 to Station +15.00. (b) Dredging of the area adjacent to Shad Island will be required to a depth of 6 feet (MLLW) plus 1-foot allowable over depth within the contract work limits between markers 152 and 160; (c) Dredging of Oyster Creek channel will be requ ired to a depth of 8 feet (MLLW) plus 1-foot allowable over depth within the contract work limits between buoys 33 & 40; (d) No side slopes or end slopes are specified for this contract; (e) Hopper or bucket dredging shall not be permitted under this contr act; (f) The Government-furnished Containment Sites available for use under this contract are Disposal Area D, US Fish and Wildlife Disposal Area on Shad Island; and Disposal Areas #26A & 26B. Solicitation Number W912BU-08-B-0008 will be issued on or abou t 4 March 2008 with bid opening date of 3 April 2008 at 11:00 a.m. The period of performance is 120 calendar days. Estimated cost range of the project is $500,000.00 to $1,000,000.00. The NAICS Code for this project is 237990 (SIC 1629) with a size stan dard of $18.5 million. Solicitation documents, plans and specifications will only be available via the Federal Technical Data Solution (FedTeDS) homepage located at https://www.fedteds.gov/. Registration for plans and specifications should be made via Fe dTeDS Internet homepage and hard copies will not be available. No written or fax requests will be accepted. All prospective contractors and their subcontractors and suppliers must be registered in FedTeDS before they will be allowed to download solicitat ion documents/information. FedTeDS registration requires the following information: CCR Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN), DUNS Number or CAGE Code, Telephone Number, E-mail Address. Registration instructions can be found on the FedTeDS web site: https://www.fedteds.gov/ by clicking on Register With FedTeDS hyperlink. It is the contractors responsibility to monitor FedTeDS for any amendments. Also, contractors who receive a federal contract of $25,000.00 are required by legislation (FAR 22 .1310(b)) to submit an annual VETS-100 Report on your employment of targeted veterans. Information on submitting your report may be obtained by calling +1 (555) 000-0000 or by accessing the following Internet website: http://vets100.cudenver.edu. All contr actors must be registered in the DODs Central Contractor Registration database as required by DFARS 204.7300. Davis Bacon rates will be applicable to the construction and bonding is required. Please review all bonds and accompanying documents required to be submitted. Affirmative action to insure equal employment opportunity is applicable to the resulting contract. Liquidated damages will be specified. Award will be made as a whole to one bidder. This procurement is advertised as Unrestricted.