US Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, Attn: CENAN-CT, 26 Federal Plaza, Rm 1843, New York, N.Y. 10278-0090

Y -- EMERGENCY BREACH CLOSURE PROJECT-FIRE ISLAND INLET TO SOUTHAMPTON, SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY SOL DACW51-99-Q-0002 DUE 072799 POC Anthony P. DeStefano, Contract Specialist, Voice-212-264-6706, FAX-212-264-3013 Through this solicitation, the U.S. Army Corpos of Engineers is seeking sources for the following services for the purpose of establishing Basic Ordering Agreements (BOAs). The Corps anticipates the award of two to three BOAs with interested firms. Services: It is the Government's intention to utilize this agreement and issue orders to close breaches within the Fire Island Inlet to Southampton, Suffolk County, NY. The Government is not requiring Performance or Payment Bonds for the BOA. Performance and Payment Bonds will be required upon issuance of each task order. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, material, equipment and services (except those furnished by the Government) for the placement of sand for breach closure utilizing upland sand sources delivered by trucking, and for the installation and extraction of sheet piling in association with the sand placement operation for the area between Smith Point Park to Southampton. The hours of operation will be 24 hours per day. The contractor shall submit with his letter of interest the number of pieces of equipment that will be available for use on this agreement. The following is the minimum number of pieces of equipment that the Contractor shall have available for this contract: One crane, minimum 40 tons; One Bucketed Crane, 2 CY minimum; fifteen trucks, 17 to 23 CY capacity; two Front End Loaders, minimum capacity 3 CYs; four dozers, D7 to D9; Three Barges, and two marine tenders for bucketed cranes (minimum 2 CY). All sources are required to submit the information requested above and the following information: 1) the company's full name and address (no P.O. Boxes), 2) the company's telephone number, FAX Number and any other relevant phone numbers, including pager numbers, etc. 3) how the company plans on making personnel available within 24 hours, 4) a list of similar projects performed within the last 5 years along with references for each project (to include phone numbers), 5) bank references, 6) trade references from at least three sources, 7) financial statements audited by the company's CPAs for the last two years, 8) whether or not the company is a small business, 9) whether or not the company is a small disadvantaged or woman owned business. The period of performance of the agreement will be one year with the possible extension of one to two option years. The contract will have no minimum guarantee and the annual BOA limit could be $7.5 million with a maximum order limit of $3.5 million. All work shall be in accordance with drawings, specifications or instructions issued at the time of the order. The contractor shall be required to pay liquidated damages for failure to complete work within the time specified for each order and for failure to mobilize within one day after issuance of the Notice to Proceed for each order. Small business entities are encouraged to respond to this solicitation. If a sufficient number of small business firms respond, we reserve the right to set-aside the procurement for small businesses only. The SIC Code for the solicitation is 1629 with a size standard of $13.5 million. The deadline for the submission of the required information is July 27, 1999. The required information may be submitted by mail (postmarked by the applicalbe due date), by FAX at 212-264-3013 or in person. Companies that responded to the last synopsis for this solicitation need not respond again. Posted 07/07/99 (W-SN351125). (0188)

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