SOLICITATION NOTICE
Y -- MAINTENANCE DREDGING IN FLUSHING BAY AND CREEK, FEDERAL NAVIGATION CHANNEL
- Notice Date
- 9/20/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- US Army Engineer District, New York - Civil Works, CENAN-CT, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278-0090
- ZIP Code
- 10278-0090
- Solicitation Number
- DACW51-02-B-0001
- Response Due
- 10/11/2002
- Point of Contact
- Edward Lew, 212-264-7740
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to US Army Engineer District, New York - Civil Works
(edward.t.lew@nan02.usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NA THIS IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THER STEP ONE DUE WAS ON MAY 6,2002. The US Army Corps of Engineers, New York intends to use the Two-Step Sealed Bidding method to award a contract for performance of maintenance dredging in the Flushing Bay and Creek, New Yo rk, Federal Navigation Project, with the disposal of the dredged material at a suitable upland placement site(s). Step One will consist of a Request for Technical Capability of the offeror. All offers will be evaluated in accordance with criteria listed i n the solicitation. Those offers found to be Technically Acceptable will be afforded the opportunity of submitting a response to the Invitation for Bids, which will be issued at a later date. This is an UNRESTRICTED Procurement. The applicable NAICS Code is 234990 with a small business size standard of $17.0 million. The Estimated Cost for this project is $3,000,000.00 to $6,000,000.00. The proposed maintenance dredging of the Flushing Bay and Creek will require the removal and placement of approximately 8 0,000 CY of material, and possibly up to 160,000 CY of material. All material is to be dredged from the 15 ft. deep (MLW) creek section of the Flushing and Creek with 1 foot overdepth. The successful offeror will furnish all plant, labor, materials and equ ipment, sampling/testing and performing all dredging, transportation, processing, preparation of any specified upland disposal sites, and placement of the dredged material at an approved/permitted upland disposal site. The duration of the project is appr oximately 50 calendar days. The media selected for the issuance of solicitations and amendments shall solely be at the discretion of the Government; accordingly, the media utilized for this project are the Internet and CD-ROM. Paper copies of this Solic itation, and amendments, if any, will not be available or issued. Interested parties m ay download and print the solicitation, at no charge at http://nan.usace.army.mil. (Contracting Opportunities). Project specification files and drawings are portable D ocument (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Abode Acrobat Reader. Minimum system requirements are 486 based personal computer, Microsoft Windows 3.1 or greater, 8 MB application RAM. A registration page is attached to the web site, a nd prospective bidders are required to register to receive notice of any amendments and or addenda that may be issued to the solicitation. Utilization of the Internet is the preferred method, however, CDs will be available upon written request stating the Solicitation Number, or Project Name, complete company name and street address (we will not deliver to P.O. boxes), telephone and facsimile number (including area codes). Make check or money order payable in the amount of $10.00 to FAO, USAED, NY. Solicita tion documents for Step One will be available on or about 14 January 2002. A Small Business Subcontracting Plan is required for all large firms. The subcontracting plan must be in conformance with all aspects of FAR Subpart19.7. This includes evaluation o f an offeror's past performance with respect to its allotment of work to Small, Small Disadvantaged, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, Veteran's Owned Small Business, Hubzone Small Business, Women-Owned Small Business, Small Business, Small Bu siness Hubzone, and Women-Owned Small Business Concerns. A contract will not be awarded unless and until the Contracting Officer has determined (with advise from the SBA) that an offeror's subcontracting plan provides maximum practicable opportunities for Small, Small Disadvantaged, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, Veteran's Owned, Small Business, Hubzone Small Business, and Women-Owned Small Business Concerns to participate in contract performance. In determining the acceptability of a propos ed subcontracting plan, the Contracting Officer will evaluate all relevant factors inclusive of the evaluation of the offeror's past performance in awarding sub contracts for the same or similar products or services to Small, Small Disadvantaged, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, Veteran's Owned Small Business, Hubzone Small Business and Women-Owned Small Business Concerns. The Corps of Engineers is r esponsible for effectively implementing the small business programs within its activities including achieving program goals and to ensure contracting and technical personnel maintain knowledge of Small, Small Disadvantaged, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned S mall Business, Veteran's Owned Small Business, Hubzone Small Business, and Women-Owned Small Business program requirements. In line with the emphasis on this program, the Corps of Engineers, New York District is particularly desirous of increasing subcontr acting opportunities for Small, Small Disadvantaged, Veteran's Owned Small, HBUZONE, and Women-Owned Small Business Concerns. An offeror, as a prime contractor, is required to participate in this program by soliciting subcontractor bids from such firms. Th is office urges an offeror to take action to locate competent Small, Small Disadvantaged, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, Veteran's Owned Small Business, Hubzone Small Business, and Women-Owned Small Business Concerns for subcontracting oppo rtunities in preparing a bid Submission of an unfavorable plan may result in denial of award. An offeror can facilitate the identification of such firms through the Small Business Administration's (SBA) PRO-NET website address http://pro-net.sba.gov. PRO- NET is a virtual one-stop procurement shop, which is free of charge. In addition, an offeror can contact the local SBA 8(a) Business Development offices in New York and New Jersey at (212) 264-4313 and (973) 645-2530, respectively, for referrals to SBA's 8 (a) certified Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns. Registration Requirements: DFARS 252.204-7004 Required Central Contractor Registration (CCR) applies to this procurement. Prospective contractors must be registered in the Department of Defense CCR dat a base prior to award. Lack of registration in the CCR database will make an offeror ineligible for award. Information on CCR registration and annual confirmation requirements may be obtained by calling 1-888-227-2423 or via the Internet at: http//ccr2000 .com.
- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Engineer District, New York - Civil Works CENAN-CT, 26 Federal Plaza, New York NY
- Zip Code: 10278-0090
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 10278-0090
- Record
- SN00172424-W 20020922/020920213627 (fbodaily.com)
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