Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, intends to award a firm fixed price contract that consists of Maintenance Dredging of the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway and Adjacent New Jer... The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, intends to award a firm fixed price contract that consists of Maintenance Dredging of the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway and Adjacent New Jersey Waterways. The contract work will consist of dredging to clear shoals to maintain safe navigable depths, dike building/containment of dredged material and the placement of said material for beneficial use in marsh restoration alternatives where permitted and appropriate. Contractor must be capable of operating 2 dredges concurrently, a 10-12 inch and 12-14 inch hydraulic pipeline dredge. Disposal facilities will be provided by the Government, a combination of upland disposal facilities, marsh restoration and layer placement on wetlands. Due to environmental restrictions, dredging must occur within a window from 1 June through 31 December for any locations north of Absecon Inlet. Contractor is required to use the Resident Management System (RMS) and also demonstrate prior experience on dredging projects involving beneficial use placement techniques on environmentally sensitive coastal marshes and wetlands. The Bid opening for this solicitation W912BU22B0004 formerly W912BU21B0010 will be conducted 6 January 2022 at 11:00 a.m. Bonding will be required at the time of bid opening by separate Bid Bonds. Performance and Payment Bonds will be required prior to Notice to Proceed. The award will be made as a whole to one bidder in accordance with FAR Part 14 Procedures. The contract period of performance is 130 calendar days. Estimated cost range of the project is $1,000,000 to $5,000,000. The NAICS Code for this project is 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction and the small business size standard is $30.0 Million. Solicitation documents, plans and specifications are 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 contractor’s responsibility to monitor FBO for any amendments. The solicitation will contain FAR 52.222-38 Compliance with Veterans’ Reporting Requirements, therefore contractors who have received a Federal Contract of $100,000.00 or greater, except as waived, must have submitted the preceding fiscal year Federal Contractor Veterans’ Employment Report (VETS-100 and/or VETS-100A Report) to be eligible for an award. If you have any questions or concerns regarding VETS-100 or VETS-100A reports please contact VETS-100 customer support at 1-866-237-0275 or via email at VETS100-customersupport@dol.gov. The solicitation will contain FAR provision 52.204-7; therefore a bidder must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award. Davis Bacon rates will be applicable to the construction. Affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunity is applicable to the resulting contract. Questions regarding this notice should be directed to Frederick Conway at Frederick.conway@usace.army.mil