Calcasieu River and Pass, LA, Maintenance Dredging FY17, Mile 15. 0 to Mile 36. 0, Calcasieu and Cameron Parish, LA (ED 17-015)

This is an UNRESTRICTED procurement. NAICS Code: 237990. This solicitation, W912P817B0033, is anticipated to be issued as an Invitation for Bid (IFB). The resulting contract shall be firm fixed price (FFP). The solicitation will be issued on or about 28 July 2017. The anticipated bid opening date is set for 29 August 2017; 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 17 subcontracting goals are for specified percentages of the contractor's total planned subcontracting amount to be placed with the following: Small Business 41.50%; Small Disadvantaged Business 23.5%; Woman Owned Small Business 7.5%; HUBZONE Small Business 7.92%; and Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business 5.18%.

The work consists of removal of material from within the Calcasieu River Ship Channel miles 15.0 to 36.0 and satisfactory disposal of material within the designated upland disposal areas adjacent to the Calcasieu River and Pass, depicted on the plans, and all operations incidental thereto including dike construction. Potential additional Option reach(s) of dredging and associated disposal are included in this solicitation.The estimated value of this work is between $10,000,000.00 and $25,000,000.00.

The Government will not provide written paper copies of the solicitation. Telephone, written, facsimile, 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 FedBizOps (www.fbo.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 FedBizOps (www.fbo.gov). 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 http://www.sam.gov .

The point of contact for this procurement is Jenifer M. Bordelon at 504-862-2466 or jenifer.m.bordelon@usace.army.mil.