Freeport Harbor, Texas, Entrance Channel, in Freeport, TX, Brazoria County - Hopper Dredging - Deep Channel

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District has a future requirement for maintenance Dredging of approximately 1.8 million cubic yards of the Freeport Harbor Entrance Channel and Jetty Channel, STA-200+00 to STA 130+00, Freeport, TX, Brazoria County. This will be Hopper dredging, Deep Channel. Schedule 1 includes dredging approximately 1,000,000 CY of Freeport Entrance Channel Outer Bar and 1,000,000 CY Freeport Jetty Channel and Lower Turning basin. There are four (4) options that include dredging approximately 250,000 CY of the Freeport Inner Harbor and Brazosport Turning Basin and 10,000 CY of US Coast Guard Freeport. This requirement consist of maintenance dredging of maintenance material, satisfactory disposal thereof, and other operations incidental thereto. Period of Performance is approximately 100 calendar days for Schedule No. 1 with a production rate of approximately 25,000 cubic yards per day. Option No. 1 is for 30 calendar days. Option No. 2 is for 30 calendar days. Options No. 3 and 4 require no additional days. The total calendar days will be 160 days, if Option No. 1 and 2 are exercised. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 237990 (Size Standard: $27.5 million). Upon release of the Solicitation there will be a site visit to ensure the contractor is familiar with the site conditions consistent with the dredged material location areas. The Government contemplates awarding of a contract with firm-fixed unit prices resulting from the future solicitation. The contract will be Firm Fixed-Price. The Contractor shall begin the work 15 calendar days after the Notice To Proceed (NTP) is issued. The order of magnitude for this effort is estimated between $5,000,000.00 to $10,000,000.00 (including four options). The contractor will be required to provide Performance and Payment Bonds within five (5) calendar days after award. The contractor shall begin work within fifteen (15) calendar days after acknowledgement of the Notice To Proceed (NTP). If the contractor fails to complete the work within the time specified, the contractor shall pay liquidated damages to the Government, in the amount of $985.00 for each calendar day of delay, until the work is completed or accepted.
The Solicitation will be UNRESTRICTED. The Solicitation will be issued on or about 15 May 2015.
Z-- Freeport Harbor, Texas, Entrance Channel, in Freeport, TX, Brazoria County
Solicitation Number: W9126G-15-B-0011
Agency: Department of the Army
Office: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Location: USACE District, Galveston
Z-- Freeport Harbor, Texas, Entrance Channel, in Freeport, TX, Brazoria County
All offerors are encouraged to visit the Army's Single Face to Industry Website at https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi or Federal Business Opportunities at https://www.fbo.gov to view and download the plans, specification and or any amendments for this procurement. Plans and specifications will not be available in paper format or on compact disc. To register as
an quote mark Interested Vendor quote mark , visit https://www.fbo.gov . Offerors must be registered with the SAM database, in order to receive
a Government contract award. To register, the SAM Internet address is: http://www.acquisition.gov or by calling 866-606-8220 or 334-206-7828 for international calls. The Contract Specialist for this solicitation will be Mr. Bertram Scott, (409) 766-3940 or via email at Bertram.R.Scott@usace.army.mil. For technical information and questions Mr. Bertram Scott, (409) 766-3940 or via email at Bertram.R.Scott@usace.army.mil between the hours of 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays. Subcontracting goals for the Galveston District are: 50.0% - Small Business; 17.0% - Small Disadvantaged Business; 18.0% - Woman-Owned Small Business; 10.0% - HubZone Small Business; 8.5% - Veteran-Owned Small Business and 4.0% - Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business.