Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Texas Corpus Christi Bay to Port Isabel, in Nueces, Kleberg, Kennedy, Willacy, and Cameron counties, Texas, Pipeline Dredging

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District Office requires a contract to provide dredging to remove approximately 2,646,000 cubic yards of material for the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, at Corpus Christi Bay to Mudflats. There will also be 125' offset proposed widening at Port Isabel (Sta.18+100-Sta.15+000). The reach of Gulf Intracoastal Waterway to be dredged begins at approximately 5 miles east of the Kennedy Causeway in Corpus Christi, Texas and extends approximately 120 miles in a southerly direction to Port Isabel. No levee work will be required for this project. The performance period is 170 calendar days with a production rate of 400,000 cubic yards per month. Solicitation issue date will be on or about 20 July 2011. Response date is 23 August 2011 @ 2:00 PM central standard time. The estimated cost range for this project is between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code applicable to this project is 237990. The Small Business Size Standard is $20 million and will be advertised as an UNRESTRICTED procurement. 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 "Interested Vendor", visit https://www.fbo.gov. Offerors must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), in order to receive a Government contract award. To register, the CCR Internet address is: http://www.ccr.gov. The Contract Specialist for this solicitation will be Mr. Aldrich Nichols, (409) 766-3963 or via e-mail at aldrich.a.nichols@usace.army.mil. For technical information about this solicitation, please contact Ms. Alicia Rea at (409) 766-3995, or Mr. Eduardo Irigoyen at (409) 766-3130, between the hours of 8:00 AM to 4:00 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.