Z--Maintenance Dredging, Station 0+000 to Station 250+440, Inland Waterway, Delaware River to Chesapeake Bay, Delaware & Maryland

Maintenance dredging under this contract will be performed at various locations along the Inland Waterway Chesapeake and Delaware Canal and Upper Chesapeake Bay portion of this project. (a) The areas to be dredged under this contract will be broken into two separate/stand alone Notice to Proceed dates. (b) The first Notice to Proceed date will be issued for the dredging of the canal from Station 0+000 to 99+000: Dredging from Station 0+000 to Station 99+000 will be required to a depth of 35 feet with a one foot allowable over depth. (c) The second Notice to Proceed date will be issued for the dredging of the canal from Station 163+655 to 250+440: Dredging from Station 163+655 to Station 250+440 will be required to a depth of 37 feet plus one foot allowable over depth. (d) No side or end slopes will be specified and/or paid for along both channel edges (box cut). (e) Dredging will be performed to a point extending 25 feet outside the channel edges in the Upper Chesapeake Bay Approach Channel (Station 99+000 to Station 250+440) where shoaling occurs along the channel edge within the authorized channel limits. (f) The work from Station 0+000 to Station 163+655 may be performed by bucket, hopper or pipeline dredge. The material to be removed from Station 163+655 to Station 250+440 shall be performed by bucket dredge and bottom dump scows only, with material placement in overboard disposal area. (g) The Government-furnished Disposal Areas available for use under this contract are Chesapeake City and Overboard disposal area known as Site 92 in the Chesapeake Bay. Solicitation Number W912BU-08-B-0010 will be issued on or about 30 May 2008 with bid opening date of 1 July 2008 at 11:00 a.m. The period of performance is 120 calendar days. Estimated cost range of the project is $1,000,000.00 to $5,000,000.00. The NAICS Code for this project is 237990 (SIC 1629) with a size standard of $18.5 million. Solicitation documents, plans and specifications will only be available via the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) homepage located at https://www.fbo.gov/. Registration for plans and specifications should be made via FBO Internet homepage and hard copies will not be available. No written or fax requests will be accepted. It is the contractors responsibility to monitor FBO 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://vets.dol.gov/vets100/. All contractors 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.