Memphis District, Corps of Engineers, 167 N. Main St. B202, Memphis, TN 38103-1894

W -- HIRE OF TWO TENDERS (WORK BOATS) FULLY OPERATED SOL DACW66-95-B-0024 DUE 051195 POC Contact Lisa Maxwell, Contract Specialist, 901/544-3613 The tenders will be used on the Mississippi River from St. Genevieve, Missouri (Upper Mississippi River Mile 123), to the Head of Passes (Lower Mississippi River Mile 0); the Ohio River from Cairo, Illinois (Ohio River Mile 981), to Ohio River Mile 920; the Tennessee River from Paducah, Kentucky (Tennessee River Mile 0), to above Kentucky Dam (Tennessee River Mile 25); the Cumberland River from Mile 0 to Mile 8; the Old River, the Atchafalaya and the Red Rivers (Louisiana), for general towing and tender service in connection with construction and maintenance of channel improvement works. The tenders will probably work with the revetment field unit engaged in bank grading operations. This will be an unrestricted procurement. To qualify as a small business concern, in addition to being independently owned and operated and not dominant in field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, the number of employees of a concern and its affiliates must not exceed 500. The supplies or services to be procured under this solicitation are classifed in Standard Industrial Classification Code 4499. (0079)

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