Y -- MAINTENANCE DREDGING OF ELIZABETH PIERHEAD CHANNEL OF NEWARK BAY ,HACKENSACK AND PASSAIC RIVERS FEDERAL NAVIGATION PROJECT, N.J.

Notice Date

March 28, 2001

Contracting Office

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

ZIP Code

10278-0090

Solicitation Number

DACW51-01-B-0011

Response Due

May 15, 2001

Point of Contact

Gerald Gilliard, Contract Specialist, 212-264-4874

Description

The US Army Corps of Engineers, New York intends to award a contract for Maintenance Dredging of Newark Port Elizabeth Pierhead Channel of Newark Bay, Hackensack and Passaic Rivers Federal Navigation Project, New Jersey. This is Unrestricted Procurement. The applicable NAICS Code is 234990 with a small business size standard of $17.0million. The SIC Code is 1629. The programmed amount for the work is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. Its implementation is subject to availability of funds. The US Army Corps of Engineers and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey under the Local Cooperation Agreement of May 1986 are jointly funding this work. The work consists of furnishing all plant, labor, materials and equipment, and performing all work in strict accordance with the specifications and drawings issued under this solicitation, which would allow the dredged material from Port Elizabeth Pierhead Channel to be dewatered and further processed and disposed at OENJC upland disposal site in Bayonne, N.J., this contract designated placement area. Approximately 41,000 cubic yards of material above the grade of 40 feet MLW with a vertically applied 1-foot overdepth are expected to be available at port Elizabeth Pierhead Channel at the time of dredging. The contractor will be solely responsible for coordination and compliance with the disposal requirements. The contract performance period is 19 days. The media selected for the issuance of solicitations and amendments shall solely be at the discretion of the Government; accordingly, the official medium for the issuance of this project is the Web. Paper copies of this solicitation, and amendments, if any, will NOT be available or issued. Interested parties may download and print the solicitation, at no charge, at http://nan.usace.army.mil. (Go to contracting opportunities). Project specification files are portable Document (PDF) files and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Abode Acrobat Reader. Minimum system requirements are 486-based personal computer, Microsoft Windows 3.1 or greater, 8 MB application RAM. It is the Bidder's responsibility to timely check the website to determine whether any solicitation provisions have been revised. No additional notice of amendments will be made. The Government does not represent that the website will be available 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. Utilization of the Internet is the preferred method, however, CDs containing the information provided through the web-based solicitation will be available upon written request stating the Solicitation Number, or Project Name, complete company name and street address (we will NOT deliver to P.O. boxes), telephone and facsimile number (including area codes). Make check or money order payable in the amount of $5.00 to "FAO, USAED, NY". Solicitation documents will be available on or about 19 April 2001. Bid opening date will be 30 calendar days following the date the project is available on the Web. A registration page is attached to the web site, and ALL prospective bidders are required to register to receive notice of any amendments and or addenda that may be issued. The official solicitation date is the date the solicitation is posted on the website. Bid opening will be held in room 1841 of 26 Federal Plaza, New York. A Small Business Subcontracting Plan is required for all large firms. The subcontracting plan must be in conformance with all aspects of FAR Subpart 19.7. This includes evaluation of an offeror's past performance with respect to its allotment of work to Small, Small Disadvantaged, Veteran's Owned, HUBZONE, and Women-Owned Small Business Concerns. A contract will not be awarded unless and until the Contracting Officer has determined (with advice from the SBA) that an offeror's subcontracting plan provides maximum practicable opportunities for Small, Small Disadvantaged, Veteran's Owned, HUBZONE , and Women-Owned Small Business Concerns to participate in contract performance. In determining the acceptability of a proposed subcontracting plan, the Contracting Officer will evaluate all relevant factors inclusive of the evaluation of the offeror's past performance in awarding subcontracts for the same or similar products or services to Small, Small Disadvantaged, Veteran's Owned, HUBZONE, and Women-Owned Small Business Concerns. The Corps of Engineers is responsible for effectively implementing the small business programs within its activities including achieving program goals and to ensure contracting and technical personnel maintain knowledge of Small, Small Disadvantaged, Veteran's Owned, HUBZONE, and Women-Owned Small Business program requirements. In line with the emphasis on this program, the Corps of Engineers, New York District is particularly desirous of increasing subcontracting opportunities for Small, Small Disadvantaged, Veteran's Owned, HUBZONE, and Women-Owned Small Business Concerns. An offeror, as a prime contractor, is required to participate in this program by soliciting subcontractor bids from such firms. This office urges an offeror to take action to locate competent Small, Small Disadvantaged, Veteran's Owned, HUBZONE, and Women-Owned Small Business Concerns for subcontracting opportunities in preparing a bid. Submission of an unfavorable plan may result in denial of award. An offeror can facilitate the identification of such firms through the Small Business Administration's (SBA) PRO-Net website address http://pro-net.sba.gov. PRO-Net is a virtual one-stop procurement shop, which is free of charge. In addition, an offeror can contact the local SBA 8(a) Business Development offices in New York and New Jersey at (212) 264-4313 and (973) 645-2530, respectively, for referrals to SBA's 8(a) certified Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns. Registration Requirements: DFARS 252.204-7004 "Required Central Contractor Registration" (CCR) applies to this procurement. Prospective contractors must be registered in the Department of Defense CCR database prior to award. Lack of registration in the CCR database will make an offeror ineligible for award. Information on CCR registration and annual confirmation requirements may be obtained by calling 1-888-227-2423 or via the Internet at: http:// ccr2000.com.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010330/YSOL013.HTM (W-087 SN50H627)