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Y -- SEDGE ISLAND BREACH REPAIR, SEDGE ISLANDS, BARNEGAT INLET, OCEAN COUNTY, NEW JERSEY SOL DACW61-99-B-0008 DUE 032499 POC Jennifer McGivern, Contract Specialist, (215) 656-6773 Project consists of providing all labor, equipment and material necessary to construct an approximately 2,500 foot long dune in front of a breach which opened between the North Channel of Barnegat Inlet and Little Bay, threatening significant wildlife habitat. Construction of the dune includes subgrade preparation, installation of geotextile skirt, deployment of sand filled geotextile tubes (geotubes), backfilling around the geotubes, and filling and grading to the design profile. Sand used to fill the geotubes and for backfilling will come from material generated by dredging the navigation channel. The solicitation documents will be furnished on CD-ROM on or about February 22, 1999. One CD ROM will be provided at no charge upon receipt of written request. All requests must include a physical address, telephone number, fax number, point of contact and business size. Additional copies will be provided at a charge of $5.00 a CD, made payable to "FAO, USAED, Norfolk". Bidders are responsible for printingpaper copies of the solicitation. Bids will be opened on or about March 24, 1999 at 11:00 am. This procurement is 100% set-aside for small business. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 1629 with a size standard of $17.0 million. Liquidated damages will be specified. Affirmative action to insure equal employment opportunity is applicable to the resulting contract. All contractors must be registered in the DoD's Central Contract Register before award as required by DFARS 204.7300*****. Posted 02/03/99 (W-SN294090). (0034)

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