Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is issuing an Invitation for Bids for a dredging project located at Winnapaug Pond, in Westerly, RI.

Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District will be issuing an Invitation for Bids for a dredging project located at Winnapaug Pond, in Westerly, RI. This procurement is set aside for small... The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District will be issuing an Invitation for Bids for a dredging project located at Winnapaug Pond, in Westerly, RI. This procurement is set aside for small business concerns. The NAICS code for the work is 237990. Dredging operations are expected to take 3 to 4 months to complete and shall occur between October 1 and January 15, to minimize impact to natural resources in the area. The estimated construction cost is $1,000,000 to $5,000,000. Any responsible source meeting this standard may submit a bid to be considered by the New England District. Approximately 72,000 cubic yards (CY) of sand will be dredged from approximately 12 acres of flood tidal shoal to a depth of -2.5 feet MLW with an allowable overdepth of 6 inches, and an additional 2.8 acres within the breachway to a depth of -9 feet MLW with an allowable overdepth of 1 foot. All depths refer to the plane of Mean Low Water (MLW). All of the material to be dredged will be removed using hydraulic means and pumped via pipeline to the adjacent beach areas, which include Misquamicut State Beach, Wuskenau Beach and the Westerly Town Beach. It is expected that the dredging contractor will need to maintain a dredging production rate of at least 27,000 CY per month to be successful in performing the work of this contract. This is not an invitation for bids at this time. The solicitation requirements and contract documents, to include instructions for submission and the response date, will be available on or about 10 August, 2020. Neither telephonic, mailed nor faxed requests for hard copies of this solicitation will be accepted. The solicitation will only be available online; in order to download the solicitation, offeror’s must access the Federal Business Opportunities website at beta.SAM.gov. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the New England District. Additional questions may be emailed to the Contract Specialist, Guesley Leger, at Guesley.Leger@usace.army.mil.