Dredging and Unclassified Excavation, Naval Reserve Basin, Delaware River, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Contract will consist of new work dredging and unclassified excavation of the Naval Reserve Basin in the Delaware River, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Salient information:
 

a) Dredging will be performed to a depth of 30 feet plus 1 foot allowable over depth;
b) Dredging will be performed as contour dredging;
c) Contractor shall use mechanical/bucket dredges for the contract (may use other equipment as appropriate);
d) The silts and mud type material can be pumped out via an offloader at Fort Mifflin Disposal Area, Cell C;
e) All other material/debris encountered (which includes but is not limited to timber piles, MEC, and steel) will be required to be offloaded at Fort Mifflin's North Pier and taken offsite;
f) The estimated dredging quantity is 200,000 cubic yards;
g) The Government-furnished disposal area available for use under this contract is Fort Mifflin Disposal Area, Cell C.
h) The awarded contract will contain Liquidated Damages at a rate to be specified in the Solicitation.

Solicitation No. W912BU-15-B-0013 will be issued on or about 31July 2015, as an Unrestricted Invitation for Bids. Bid opening date will be conducted 1 September 2015 at 11:00 a.m. Bonding will be required; at the time of bid opening, by separate Bid Bonds; and after award but before Notice to Proceed, Performance and Payment Bonds will be required. The award will be made as a whole to one bidder in accordance FAR Part 14 Procedures. The contract period of performance is 360 calendar days. Estimated cost range of this project is $10,000,000.00 to $25,000,000.00 and the NAICS code for this project is 237990 (SIC 1629) with a size standard of $36.5 million dollars.

Solicitation documents, plans and specifications will only be available via the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) homepage located at https://www.fbo.gov/. Registration for plans and specifications should be made via FBO Internet homepage and hard copies will not be available. No written or fax requests will be accepted. It is the contractor's responsibility to monitor FBO for any amendments. The solicitation will contain FAR 52.222-38 Compliance with Veterans' Reporting Requirements, therefore contractors who have received a Federal Contract of $100,000.00 or greater, except as waived, must have submitted the preceding fiscal year Federal Contractor Veterans' Employment Report (VETS-100 and/or VETS-100A Report) to be eligible for an award. If you have any questions or concerns regarding VETS-100 or VETS-100A reports please contact VETS-100 customer support at 1-866-237-0275 or via email at VETS100-customersupport@dol.gov. The solicitation will contain FAR provision 52.204-7; therefore a bidder must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award. Davis Bacon rates will be applicable to the construction. Affirmative action to insure equal employment opportunity is applicable to the resulting contract.

Questions regarding this notice should be directed to Sandra Fletcher, Contracting Specialist, at Sandra.G.Fletcher@usace.army.mil.