Z--New Stone Seawall, Townsend Inlet to Cape May Inlet, Avalon, New Jersey

This acquisition is a fixed price best value procurement for seawall construction along the Townsend Inlet frontage in Avalon, New Jersey. Work may include, but is not limited to: Removal of existing stone, excavation, placement of a foundation matt ress, placement of core stone, and placement of capstone ranging in weight between 5 and 8 tons. The required quantity of stone to complete the project is estimated to be approximately 105,000 tons. The completed seawall length will be approximately 2,950 feet. Completion time for the project is 540 calendar days. Major source selection evaluation criteria will include Technical and Price proposals with price being slightly less important than Technical. The technical evaluation criteria in descending wei ghted order will include: Specialized Experience, Past Performance, Key Personnel, and Project Management Plan. The detailed evaluation criteria will be included in the RFP package. Award of the contract will be made as a whole to the offeror whose propos al conforms to all requirements of the specifications and offers the greatest value to the Government. The Government reserves the right to reject any or all proposals prior to award; to negotiate with any or all proposers; or award the contract to other than the lowest price. Award of the contract will be made as a whole to the offeror whose proposal conforms to all requirements of the specifications and offers the greatest value to the Government. Proposed offerors are advised an award may be made witho ut discussions. The NAICS Code for this project is 237990 (SIC 1622) and the small business size standard is $28.5 million. Issue date for the request for proposals is on or about March 1, 2004 with proposals due by close of business on or about April 1, 2004. Interested contractors may view/download this solicitation and all amendments from the Internet at the following address: https://ebs.nap.usace.army.mil/AdvertisedSolicitations.asp on or after the issue date of the solicitation. Hard copies will not be provided. Interested firms must register for this solicitation through this web page. No written or faxed requests will be accepted. If any information changes during the advertisement period, contractors are responsible to make changes to their user p rofile on the Internet. Contractors are responsible for printing paper copies of the solicitations. All amendments to this solicitation will be posted to the Internet at the above address. Hard copies of amendments will not be furnished. It is the contract or’s responsibility to monitor the web page for any amendments to this solicitation. The budgeted amount for this procurement is $13,500,000, and there is no expectation of additional funds. All contractors must be registered in the Central Contracto r Registration database prior to award. Instructions will be included in the RFP package. Liquidated Damages will be specified. Davis Bacon rates will be applicable and bonding and insurance is required. This procurement is advertised as unrestricted. Affi rmative Action to ensure equal opportunity is applicable to the resulting contract.