Department of the Army, Baltimore District, Corps of Engineer, 10 South Howard Street, Room 7000, Baltimore, MD 21201-1715

Y -- POPLAR ISLAND HABITAT RESTORATION PHASE II, TALBOT COUNTY, MD SOL DACW31-00-R-0011 DUE 012700 POC Betty Schneider @ 410-962-3464 or Terri Dockery @ 410-962-2708 Y Poplar Island Habitat Restoration, Phase II, Talbot County, MD. This proposed procurement is Unrestricted. The SIC Code is 1629. Estimated cost of construction is between $25,000,000.00 and $100,000,000.00. Completion no later than 525 calendar days. Work consists Perimeter dike enclosing 500 acres. Dike consists mainly of sand core, armor stone, geotextile fabric, etc. Environmental Habitat Restoration. The project will be advertised as a Request for Proposal. Competitive proposals will be evaluated based on the evaluation criteria set forth in the solicitation package. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. Large business firms are required to submit a subcontracting plan. The subcontracting goals are 70% for small business, 15% for small disadvantaged business, 8% for women owned small business and 1% for Hubzone small businesses. The subcontracting plan needs to be submitted at time of receipt for proposals. In order to comply with the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, all contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) to be considered for award of a Federal contract. The initial registration date expired 31 May 1998. For information regarding future registration, contact (1) CCR Web site at http://www.acq.osd.mil/ec; (2) dial up modem at (614) 692-6788 (User ID: ccrpub; Password: pub2ccri); (3) through any DoD Certified Value Added Network. To review the database, the web site is: http://www.fedecnavigator.disa.mil. Additionally a paper form for registration may be obtained from the DoD Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1-800-334-3414. It is imperative that all small disadvantaged businesses contact their cognizant Small Business Administration Office to obtain Small Disadvantaged Business Certification. Without SBA SDB certification, a prime contractor nor a federal agency can receive SDB credit when utilizing non-certified SDB contractors/subcontractors. Plans and Specs will be released on CD-ROM and will include the technical specifications and drawings as well as the solicitation document. There is no charge for these documents. Requests for this document must be in writing, on company letterhead and can be faxed to the attention of Ms. Terri Dockery or CENAB-CT-O at (410) 962-2776 or (410) 962-0933. Questions concerning this project can be e-mailed to Ms. Terri Dockery at Theresa.S.Dockery@nab02.usace.army.mil Posted 12/01/99 (W-SN404847). (0335)

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