Z -- REPLACE 200 FT OF BULKHEAD, KEY WEST, FL

SOURCES SOUGHT: Contractor to provide all labor, tools, equipment and materials necessary to replace 200 feet of bulkhead at U.S. Coast Guard Station Key West, Florida (Monroe County). Work includes but is not limited to a partial demolition of the existing steel sheet pile bulkhead and the construction of approximately 200 linear feet of new steel sheet pile bulkhead, new bulkhead anchoring system and concrete cap and new asphalt pavement surface. The applicable North American Industry Class System (NAICS) Code is 237990. The small business size standard is a three-year averaged annual gross receipts of $31 million. Estimated construction price range is $1,000,000.00 to $5,000,000.00. Bid, payment and performance bonds are required. Performance period is 120 calendar days. The solicitation package will be available at the following web site: http://www.fbo.gov. All amendments and pertinent information will be available at this website. To receive immediate notification of all changes posted electronically, vendors should click on "Register to Receive Notification". All vendors interested in teaming or subcontracting for this solicitation, should click on "Register as Interested Vendor". In order to view a "Bidder's List", interested parties should click on "View List of Interested Vendors". This action is being considered for 100 percent set-aside for HUBZone small business concerns. Interested HUBZone small business concerns should indicate their interest to the Contracting Officer, in writing, as early as possible but to be received not later than 15 calendar days of this notice or NLT June 15th, 2006. As a minimum, the following information is required: (a) a copy of the certificate issued by the SBA of your qualifications as a HUBZone concern, (b) a positive statement of your intention to submit an offer for this solicitation as a prime contractor, (c) evidence of experience in work similar in type and scope to include contract numbers, project titles, dollar amounts, and points of contacts and telephone numbers and (d) provide evidence of bonding capability to the maximum magnitude of the project, to include both single and aggregate totals. All information must be submitted in sufficient detail for a decision to be made on availability of interested HUBZone concerns. Failure to submit all information requested will result in a contractor not being considered as an interested HUBZone concern. If adequate interest is not received from HUBZone concerns by close of business June 15th, 2006. This solicitation will be issued as a - Small Business Set-Aside basis without further notice. As of January 1, 2005. Contractors must use ORCA to electronically submit annual Representations and Certifications (Reps & Certs). Contractors will no longer be required to submit hard copies of their Reps & Certs with each proposal. In order to upload your Reps & Certs to ORCA, you must have an active Central Contractor Registration (CCR) record and a Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN). ORCA is available through the Business Partner Network (BPN) at . *****