US Army Corps of Engineers, Dist New Orleans, PO Box 60267, New Orleans, LA 70160

J -- MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND REBUILDING OF EQUIPMENT SOL DACW29-00-B-0119 DUE 080200 POC Winifred Dyer, Contract Specialist, 504-862-1998, Charles Zammit, Contracting Officer, 504-862-1164 E-MAIL: DACW29-00-B-0119 -- Dredge Wheeler, Winifred.A.Dyer@usace.army.mil. The U.S. Army Engineer District, New Orleans has a requirement for the drydocking and repair to the Dredge WHEELER, an all-steel hopper dredge. SOL DACW29-00-B-0119 issued on or about 05 July 2000 and due on or about 2 Aug 2000. Hull dimensions are: Length-408 ft., breadth molded-78ft, minimum draft aft-21.5ft., registered gross tonnage-10,614.47 long tons, and ballast fuel and water-600 long tons. A Master Ship Repair Agreement must be in place or executed prior to contract award. Performance period is 35 calendar days with bidding limited to shipyards in the United States within 1600 nautical miles of the sea buoy at Southwest Pass, Mississippi River. A site visit may be scheduled by appointment with Steve Cucullu,(504)862-1663, and is tentatively set for 10 July 2000, at the Corps of Engineers Dock, New Orleans, La 70118. This requirement is being procured as a firm fixed price under FAR 12 and 14, Sealed Bidding and Commercial Item. The Standard Industrial Code for this procurement is 7699 with average annual gross earnings of $5 million or less. This is an unrestricted purchase. All interested parties may request a complete solicitation package by fax, 504-862-2889. Request for this SOL shall be writing, stating the SOL NO., complete company name, point of contact, address, area code and telephone number and facsimile number. No telephone requests will be accepted. Note: Contractor must be registered with Central Contractor Registration to be eligible for contract award or payment from any DOD activity. Information on registration may be obtained by calling 1-800-334-3414 or via the Internet at http://www.ccr2000.com. Registration requires applicants to have a DUNS number from Dun & Bradstreet. Registering may take up to three An(3) weeks to process. Recommend registering immediately in order to be eligible for timely award. Posted 06/06/00 (W-SN462064). (0158)

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