Z--Shore Protection Project, Nassau County, Florida, Fernandina Beach Nourishment

The project work consists of placing dredged material along 21,380 feet (4 miles) of beach, south of the St. Marys Entrance Channel south jetty under four (4) alternates. The project will place material between FDEP monuments R-13 and R-33. The wo rk shall be accomplished under one of four (4) alternate bids (Alternate A, B, C or D). The project length in all four (4) alternates is the same. The amount of material to be placed varies form 768,000 cubic yards to 1,725,000 cubic yards depending on t he alternate awarded. The Government intends to award a single contract from this solicitation for either Alternate A, Alternate B, Alternate C or Alternate D. The berm width varies along the project length depending on which alternate is awarded. The m aterial for the project beach will come from an offshore borrow area (South Channel Borrow Area) that is approximately 3 miles from the center of the project area. Work also includes environmental restrictions, turbidity monitoring and beach tilling. The solicitation will be structured into four (4) Alternate Bids as follows: Alternate A: Beach Fill of 768,000 cubic yards. A placement of sand on 21,380 feet (4miles) of beach  25 feet landward of the construction baseline (station line), R-13 to R-33, just south of the St. Marys entrance channel. Work also includes turbidity monitoring, vibration control monitoring and beach tilling. Alternate B: A: Beach Fill of 1,065,000 cubic yards. A placement of sand on 21,380 feet (4miles) of bea ch  25 feet landward of the construction baseline (station line), R-13 to R-33, just south of the St. Marys entrance channel. Work also includes turbidity monitoring, vibration control monitoring and beach tilling. Alternate C: Beach Fill of 1, 525,000 cubic yards. A placement of sand on 21,380 feet (4miles) of beach  25 feet landward of the construction baseline (station line), R-13 to R-33, just south of the St. Marys entrance channel. Work also includes turbidity monitoring, vibration cont rol monitoring and beach tilling Alternate D: Beach Fill of 1,725,000 cubic yards. A placement of sand on 21,380 feet (4miles) of beach  25 feet landward of the construction baseline (station line), R-13 to R-33, just south of the St. Marys entra nce channel. Work also includes turbidity monitoring, vibration control monitoring and beach tilling. For All Alternates: Work is restricted to Coast Guard Certified, hydraulic pipeline dredge with equal or greater than 24  NOTE: The Govern ment intends to award a single contract from this solicitation for either Alternate A, Alternate B, Alternate C, or Alternate D. 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 bid guarantee amount shall be based on the contractors total bid for the highest priced alternate. Bidders will be required to submit prices on all line items on the bid schedule; failure to do so will render the bid non-responsi ve. Magnitude of construction is between $10,000,000.00 and $25,000,000.00. This solicitation will be issued on or about 12 Feb 2008 and open on or about 26 March 2008. THIS IS AN UNRESTRICTED ACQUISITION. COAST GUARD CERTIFICATION OF VESSELS IS REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SEAGOING BARGE ACT. There will be a price preference for certified HUBZone small business concerns that comply with the requirements in the solicitation as stipulated in FAR 19.1307. Solicitation will be issued in electro nic 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 TO RECEIVE NOTIFICATION o n 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. In addition, in order to generate a Plan Holders List, all interested bidders must also REGISTER AS INTERESTED VENDOR which is also located on the Federal Business Opportunities website at http://www.fedbi zopps.gov/. You must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration in order to be eligible to receive an award from this solicitation. Please call +1 (555) 000-0000 for more information or visit the CCR website at http://www.ccr.gov. You must be regist ered in the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) in order to be eligible to receive an award from any Government solicitation. For more information, visit the ORCA website at http://orca.bpn.gov/. The NAICS Code is 237990 and the si ze standard is $18.5 Million Dollars.