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

Z -- MAINTENANCE DREDGING I, LEASE OF CUTTERHEAD DREDGE AND APPURTENANT EQUIPMENT, RIVER MILE 176.0 -- RIVER MILE 763.0, MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND RIVER MILE 0.0 -- RIVER MILE 231.0, ILLINOIS RIVER SOL DACW25-00-B-0009 DUE 072700 POC Procurement Technician, Murilene Knight, 309/794-5613 or Contract Specialist, Jan Krahl, 309/794-5314 The lease of one 16-inch to 24-inch fully crewed and equipped cutterhead dredge, booster pump, 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 will be provided on CD-ROM at no cost (limit one per firm); paper copies will not be available from the Government. This procurement will be 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The SIC Code is 1629 (size standard is $13.5 million). Questions regarding the technical aspects of the project can be directed to Mr. Robert McAfee by calling 309/794-5424 (Collect calls will not be accepted). Arrangements for inspecting the site may be made with Mr. Mike Cox, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Clock Tower Bldg., Rock Island, IL 61204. Telephone: 309/794-5558 (collect calls will not be accepted). NOTE: The apparent successful offeror must be registered in the Department of Defense Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. No contract award will be made until this requirement is met. Offerors not already registered in the CCR are highly encouraged to do so by telephone at 1/888/227-2423 or by computer via the following internet address: http://ccr.edi.disa.mil02 Posted 06/02/00 (W-SN460863). (0154)

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