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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MAY 27, 2007 FBO #2008
SOLICITATION NOTICE

19 -- One Replacement Shallow Draft Dredge for the Wilmington District

Notice Date

5/25/2007
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

336611 — Ship Building and Repairing
 

Contracting Office

US Army Engineer District, Philadelphia, 100 Penn Square East, Wanamaker Bldg (RM 643), Philadelphia, PA 19107-3390
 

ZIP Code

19107-3390
 

Solicitation Number

W912BU-07-R-0021
 

Response Due

7/30/2007
 

Archive Date

9/28/2007
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

The Philadelphia District intends to initiate a Request for Proposal (RFP) procurement to obtain one, welded steel, split-hull type, replacement shallow draft dredge for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Wilmington District. This project entails desi gn development, construction and testing. During its year-round operating season this vessel will dredge coastal inlets from Florida to New England, handling fine-to-medium sand (d50=200-600 microns). The dredge will be self-propelled, but will not have li ving accommodations for the crew. Due to its range of operation and the length of its operating season, it will be subjected to extremes of temperature, humidity and precipitation. Principal onboard machinery shall be powered by direct drive diesel engines . Included shall be two, inboard dredge pumps; two, transom-mounted, Z-drive propulsion units; and two, main diesel generator sets. Also included in the machinery shall be electric motor-driven bow thrusters. The principal dimensions of this vessel are: Le ngth Overall - 156 feet, 0 inches, Beam (molded) - 35 feet. There will also be an option for contractor delivery of the vessel to Wilmington, North Carolina, and an option for spare parts. The acquisition will be a negotiated, best-value procurement performed using the Contracting By Negotiation procurement process prescribed in Part 15 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Proposals will be reviewed for completeness in satisfying the requi rements of the RFP and evaluated on the merit against the following evaluation factors listed in descending order of importance: Technical factors - Construction experience with similar vessels, Past performance, Product; Management and Price factor - Pric e reasonableness. The technical factors, as a whole, are equal to price. Price proposals must be submitted along with initial technical proposal to the Contracting Officer in accordance with the requirements of Section L  'Proposal Requirements and Eval uation Criteria' of the RFP. The Government may award a contract on the basis of initial proposals received without discussions; therefore, each proposal should contain the offerors best terms. RFP number W912BU-07-R-0021 will be available on or about 13 June 2007. Hard copies will not be available and written or fax requests will not be accepted.??Contractors may download the solicitation (including any drawings) and any amendments via the hyper link to the FedTeDS web site, www.fedteds.gov, on (or after) the issue date.??The official media of distribution for the RFP is the Web.??All amendments to the RFP will be posted to the FedTeDS web site.??It is the offerors responsibility to monitor the F edTeDS web site for any amendments.??Interested firms must register at FedTeDS in order to access the solicitation.??Offerors are responsible for printing copies of the RFP and any amendments.?? Proposals will be due on, or about, July 30, 2007.? The NAICS code is 336611 and the size standard is 1000 employees.?Warranty of supplies/services, and liquidated damages will apply. All contractors are required to be registered in the DOD Central Contrac t Registry before award as required by DFARS 204.7300.? Information on getting registered may be obtained by phoning 1-888-227-2423 or by accessing the following internet website:? http://www.ccr.gov.??Also, firms who receive a federal contract in excess o f $25,000.00 are required by legislation to submit an annual VETS-100 Report on your employment of targeted veterans.??Information on submitting your report?may be obtained by calling 703-461-2460 or by accessing the following internet web site: http://vet s.dol.gov/vets100.? This procurement is unrestricted.
 

Place of Performance

Address: US Army Engineer District, Philadelphia 100 Penn Square East, Wanamaker Bldg (RM 643) Philadelphia PA

Zip Code: 19107-3390

Country: US
 

Record

SN01303635-W 20070527/070525221559 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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