Atchafalaya River and Bayous Chene, Boeuf and Black, Atchafalaya Bay/Bar and Crewboat Cut, Maintenance Dredging (Non-Continuous) #20-1, St. Mary Parish, Louisiana (ED-20-024)

NOTE:  THIS IS A SYNOPSIS, NOT A SOLICITATION.  PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME; THEREFORE NO QUESTIONS OF A TECHNICAL OR CONTRACTUAL NATURE WILL BE ACCEPTED OR ANSWERED UNTIL THE SOLICITATION IS ISSUED. INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS SYNOPSIS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE.

This is an UNRESTRICTED procurement. NAICS Code: 237990. This solicitation, W912P820B0052, is anticipated to be issued as an Invitation for Bid (IFB).  The resulting contract shall be a firm fixed price (FFP) Contract Award. The solicitation will be issued on or about 21 August 2020.  The anticipated bid opening date is set for 20 September 2020; however, actual date of bid opening will be determined upon the solicitation advertisement date.

All qualified business concerns may submit offers. Offers from large business firms must comply with FAR 19.7 and FAR Clause 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for submission of a subcontracting plan. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers FY 20 subcontracting goals are for specified percentages of the contractor's total planned subcontracting amount to be placed with the following: Small Business 44.92%; Small Disadvantaged Business 13.25%; Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business 8.00%; Woman Owned Small Business 7.87%; and HUBZONE Small Business 12.00%.

The work consists of the removal and disposal of shoal material excavated from the designated limits of work within the Atchafalaya River Bay/Bar Channel and Crewboat Cut shown on the contract drawings with disposal at designated adjacent government furnished disposal areas, and all incidentals thereto. In accordance with the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Part 236.204, the estimated value of this work is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000.

The Government will not provide written paper copies of the solicitation. Telephone or e-mail requests for the solicitation package will not be honored. Potential contractors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any amendments.

The solicitation documents for this procurement will be posted on (FBO) which is now Beta.Sam located at (beta.sam.gov). You will need Adobe Reader for .pdf files (www.adobe.com ) in order to open most files posted by the New Orleans District. You are encouraged, for marketing purposes, to register as an Interested Vendor in Beta.SAM. This can be done by clicking on the solicitation title and clicking on the button that says Register as an Interested Vendor and entering your business information. Offerors are also encouraged to post notices of prospective subcontracting opportunities on the Small Business Administration Subnet, at http://web.sba.gov/subnet . Offerors must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) to receive a Government contract award. You may register online at https://www.sam.gov .

The point of contact for this procurement is Shermeka L. Showers at 601-634-5245 or Robert.J.Jones@usace.army.mil.  The secondary point of contact is Margaret Maine at 504-862-2211or  margaret.c.maine@usace.army.mil.