Z--U.S. Naval Station, Mayport, Florida, Entrance Channel, Turning Basin, Destroyer Slip, Carrier Basin, and Pier C-2, Maintenance Dredging, 42-Foot Project

DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The project work includes dredging approximately 593,000 cubic yards of material from Entrance Channel, Turning Basin, Carrier Settling Basin, Pier C-2, Industrial Wharf, and Southern Bulkhead. Excavated material from this port ion of the project shall be placed in the Jacksonville Offshore Dredged Material Disposal Site (ODMDS). Work also includes dredging approximately 74,000 cubic yards of material from Destroyer Slip. Excavated material shall be placed in the Mayport Naval S tation Upland Disposal Area D/A-O. Additionally, approximately 11,000 cubic yards of material shall be dredged from the Small Craft Basin., and the excavated material shall be placed in the Mayport Naval Station Upland Disposal Area D/A-O. All work shall be to project depth with an allowable 2-foot overdepth. All work includes turbidity monitoring and endangered species monitoring. The following requirements apply to Hopper Dredges only: (1) work is restricted between the period of 15 December  31 March , (2) sea turtle trawling and relocation shall be required if sea turtles are taken, (3) Silent Inspector certification is required prior to NTP. Magnitude of construction is between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00. THIS PROCUREMENT IS AN UNRESTRICTED A CQUISITION. Load Line Certification is required for all scows and/or hopper dredges operating seaward of Cut-3 Station 180+00. All other dredge plants shall meet the requirements as specified by EM 385-1-1, paragraph 19.A.01 Floating Plant Inspection and Certification. ALL RESPONSIBLE OFFERORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE. 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. The solicitation wi ll be issued on or about 7 December 2007 with bids due on or about 8 January 2008. Solicitation will be issued in electronic 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 on the Federal Business Opportunities website at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. If you are not registered, the Government is not respons ible 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 Opportunitie s website at http://www.fedbizopps.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 registered 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/. Th e NAICS Code is 237990 and the size standard is $18.5 Million Dollars.