FY19 Charleston Upper Harbor Maintenance Dredging

PURPOSE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT: This announcement constitutes a pre-solicitation announcement of a proposed contract action pursuant to FAR 5.204. This is not an invitation for bids. No response is requested at this time. An Invitation for Bids (IFB) will follow this announcement with full details, including a response deadline, the complete price proposal schedule, and the construction plans & specifications.

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PLANNED IFB: The IFB is expected to occur anytime between 15 and 30 days after the posting of this pre-solicitation. The contract type will be firm-fixed-price.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The work consists of maintenance dredging approximately 1,555,000 cubic yards of unclassified material from Charleston Upper Harbor, and TC Dock, Charleston and Berkeley Counties, South Carolina shall be deposited in the Clouter Creek Placement Area, Middle Cell, and North Cell. The work includes complying with the requirements of the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammals Protection Act.

MAGNITUDE OF WORK: Between $5,000,000 AND $10,000,000.

TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE: This acquisition will be a 100% Total Small Business Set Aside pursuant to FAR 6.203 & FAR 19.502-2. The NAICS Code selected for this acquisition is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, Dredging and Surface Cleanup Activities, which has a size standard of $27.5 million average annual revenue.

The contractor must be registered in SAM.gov prior to award of the solicitation. The solicitation and any subsequent amendments will only be available in electronic format, downloadable from the internet. No CD-ROMS or hardcopy documents will be distributed. Bidders must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) and at the Federal Business Opportunity Homepage (www.fbo.gov) in order to view or download the solicitation documents. It is the responsibility of bidders to monitor the website for notices and amendments.