Department of the Army, Memphis District, Corps of Engineers, 167 N Main St, Rm B202, Attn: CEMVM-CT, Memphis, TN 38103-1894

Z -- MISSISSIPPI RIVER CHANNEL DREDGING WITH A HYDRAULIC PIPELINE DUSTPAN DREDGE AND ATTENDANT PLANT SOL DACW66-00-R-0005 DUE 100200 POC Wendell N. Norman, Chief, Construction/A-E Contracts Branch -- 901/541-0775 WEB: Memphis District Corps of Engineers, http://www.mvm.usace.army.mil. The work consists of furnishing, delivering, and operating one fully operated hydraulic pipeline dustpan dredge for the removal and satisfactory disposal of shoal material. The primary dredging region will be any point on the Mississippi River between Cairo, Illinois (Mile 953.8 AHP) and New Orleans, LA (Mile 106 AHP). Dredging may be required at secondary locations between Cubit's Gap (Mile 4.0 AHP) and Southwest Bar Channel (Mile 20.2 BHP); between St. Louis, Missouri (Mile 184.1 UMR) and Mile 0.0 UMR; and tributaries of the Mississippi River. It is anticipated that two contracts will be awarded concurrently from this solicitation. Awards will be made on the basis of the offeror(s) who is deemed responsible in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 9, whose proposal conforms to the solicitation requirements, and is judged to represent the technically acceptable proposal with the lowest evaluated price. Lot One consists of 12 months commencing upon the date of contract award. Lot Two consists of a basic requirement of five years commencing on or about twelve (12) months after contract award, plus five option periods not to exceed 12 months for each option period. The total duration of Lot Two with base years and all option years shall not exceed 11 years. During the initial 12 months of the contract for Lot Two, no work will be required. The First Base Year of Lot Two is defined as the period beginning with Notice to Proceed and ending twelve (12) months thereafter. It is anticipated that Notice to Proceed on Lot Two will be issued on or about one year after award. An offeror may submit an offer on Lot One or Lot Two separately, or both lots combined. As a basis for award, Lot One and Lot Two will be evaluated separately. Lot One will be awarded as a whole to one offeror. Lot Two will be awarded as a whole to one offeror. For Lot Two, the Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic five year requirement. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the options. The value of the proposed work for Lot One is $5,000,000.00 to $10,000,000.00. The value of the proposed work for Lot Two is more than $10,000,000.00. This procurement will be an unrestricted solicitation. For the purpose of this procurement, to qualify as a small business concern, in addition to being independently owned and operated and not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, the concern must have had average annual receipts for the three preceeding years not exceeding $17 million or other criteria as prescribed by the Small Business Administration. The supplies or services to be procured under this solicitation are classified in Standard Industrial Classification Code 1629. To be considered small for purposes of Government procurement, a firm must perform at least forty (40) percent of the volume dredged with its own equipment or equipment owned by another small dredging concern. The official copy of this solicitation will be provided on compact disk at no charge. A compact disk may be ordered via facsimile at 901/544-3142. Posted 07/27/00 (W-SN479529). (0209)

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