U.S. Army Engineer District, Rock Island, Corps of Engineers, Clock Tower Building, P.O. Box 2004, Rock Island, Illinois 61204-2004

Z -- LEASE OF CUTTERHEAD DREDGE, MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND ILLINOIS RIVER, ILLINOIS, IOWA, MINNESOTA, AND WISCONSIN SOL DACW25-98-B-0009 DUE 041498 POC Murilene Knight, Procurement Technician, 309/794-5613 or Jan Krahl, Contract Specialist, 309/794-5314 Z -- Lease of one 16-inch to 24-inch fully crewed and equipped cutterhead dredge and booster and attendant plant, complete with operating supplies to accomplish the maintenance dredging. The estimated magnitude of the proposed procurement is between $500,000 and $1,000,000. Plans and specifications are available at no extra charge. This procurement is set-aside for Emerging Small Businesses only. This solicitation will be issued by paper media. The SIC code for this procurement is 1629. (0049)

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