Maintenance Dredging, Kennebec River, Maine

****This Solicitation is posted for a condensed period in accordance with FAR 6.302-2 Unusual and Compelling Urgency. The solicitation is posted and is open for ten (10) days. Please be advised, the Government will also require an accelerated mobilization schedule***

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District will be issuing an Invitation for Bids on behalf of the United States Navy (USN) for dredging of the Federal Navigation Project (FNP) in the lower Kennebec River below Bath, Maine. This will be an unrestricted invitation for bid (IFB) requiring a hydraulic hopper dredge to perform the work. The NAICS code for this procurement is 237990 with a size standard of $32.5M. The estimated construction cost is expected to range from $1,000,000 to $5,000,000.

The work involves urgently needed dredging of two portions of the authorized, 27-foot deep, 500-foot wide, FNP channel in the lower Kennebec River.  The objective of this project is to clear hazardous shoaling on or before the sail-away of the PCU CARL LEVIN (DDG 120), a US Navy Destroyer scheduled to depart Bath Iron Works heading to open-ocean for sea-trials on or about October 17, 2022. The CARL LEVIN has been deemed critical to national defense and its departure cannot be delayed. Dredging would restore the channel to its authorized dimensions and involves the removal of a total of about 47,500 cubic yards (cy) of clean sand from two areas.  Approximately 37,000 cy of sand will be removed from the Doubling Point area (i.e., just below Bath) and approximately 10,500 cy of sand will be removed from the Popham Beach area (at the river mouth).  As part of this requirement, maintenance dredging of the channel at Doubling Point will be performed first to alleviate critical shoals there to allow the CARL LEVIN safe passage.  Dredging in the vicinity of Doubling Point will be to a maximum elevation of -32’ below Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW). Material dredged from the Doubling Point area will be placed in the previously used in-river disposal area north of Bluff Head in about 95-100 feet of water.  Dredging at Popham Beach will be to a maximum elevation of -29’ below MLLW. Material dredged from the Popham Beach area will be placed in the previously used 500-yard diameter nearshore disposal area located about 0.4 nautical miles south of Jackknife Ledge and in about 40-50 feet of water.  To complete this requirement, it is anticipated that a hydraulic hopper dredge will need to be capable of a production rate (i.e., dredging and placement of dredged material) of about 100,000 cubic yards within a 30-day period.

To meet Navy’s above stated objectives, contractor’s bonds are required within 7 calendar days of award and contractor’s plans including Initial Project Schedule, Public Notice, Notice to Mariners, Aids to Navigation, Accident Prevention Plan, Contractor Quality Control Plan, and Environmental Protection Plan within 5-days of the Notice to Proceed. Dredging will need to commence within 10 calendar days from Notice to Proceed (NTP) and dredging completed (minimally at Doubling Point) on or before October 17, 2022.  The remainder of the work at Popham Beach can be completed subsequent to the transit of DDG 120.

The invitation for bids is posted; the solicitation requirements and contract documents which will include instructions for submission and the response date are available. Neither telephonic, mailed, nor faxed requests for hard copies of this solicitation will be accepted. The solicitation will only be available online; in order to view the solicitation offerors must access the System for Award Management website (www.sam.gov). In order to download the solicitation, offerors must access the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (https://piee.eb.mil/), Solicitation Module. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the USACE New England District. Additional questions may be emailed to the Contract Specialist at Elizabeth.k.glasgow@usace.army.mil.

****This Solicitation is posted for a condensed period in accordance with FAR 6.302-2 Unusual and Compelling Urgency. The solicitation is posted and is open for ten (10) days. Please be advised, the Government will also require an accelerated mobilization schedule*** BIDS ARE DUE ON 12 SEPTEMBER 2022***

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District has issued an Invitation for Bids on behalf of the United States Navy (USN) for dredging of the Federal Navigation Project (FNP) in the lower Kennebec River below Bath, Maine. This will be an unrestricted invitation for bid (IFB) requiring a hydraulic hopper dredge to perform the work. The NAICS code for this procurement is 237990 with a size standard of $32.5M. The estimated construction cost is expected to range from $1,000,000 to $5,000,000.

The work involves urgently needed dredging of two portions of the authorized, 27-foot deep, 500-foot wide, FNP channel in the lower Kennebec River.  The objective of this project is to clear hazardous shoaling on or before the sail-away of the PCU CARL LEVIN (DDG 120), a US Navy Destroyer scheduled to depart Bath Iron Works heading to open-ocean for sea-trials on or about October 17, 2022. The CARL LEVIN has been deemed critical to national defense and its departure cannot be delayed. Dredging would restore the channel to its authorized dimensions and involves the removal of a total of about 47,500 cubic yards (cy) of clean sand from two areas.  Approximately 37,000 cy of sand will be removed from the Doubling Point area (i.e., just below Bath) and approximately 10,500 cy of sand will be removed from the Popham Beach area (at the river mouth).  As part of this requirement, maintenance dredging of the channel at Doubling Point will be performed first to alleviate critical shoals there to allow the CARL LEVIN safe passage.  Dredging in the vicinity of Doubling Point will be to a maximum elevation of -32’ below Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW). Material dredged from the Doubling Point area will be placed in the previously used in-river disposal area north of Bluff Head in about 95-100 feet of water.  Dredging at Popham Beach will be to a maximum elevation of -29’ below MLLW. Material dredged from the Popham Beach area will be placed in the previously used 500-yard diameter nearshore disposal area located about 0.4 nautical miles south of Jackknife Ledge and in about 40-50 feet of water.  To complete this requirement, it is anticipated that a hydraulic hopper dredge will need to be capable of a production rate (i.e., dredging and placement of dredged material) of about 100,000 cubic yards within a 30-day period.

To meet Navy’s above stated objectives, contractor’s bonds are required within 7 calendar days of award and contractor’s plans including Initial Project Schedule, Public Notice, Notice to Mariners, Aids to Navigation, Accident Prevention Plan, Contractor Quality Control Plan, and Environmental Protection Plan within 5-days of the Notice to Proceed. Dredging will need to commence within 10 calendar days from Notice to Proceed (NTP) and dredging completed (minimally at Doubling Point) on or before October 17, 2022.  The remainder of the work at Popham Beach can be completed subsequent to the transit of DDG 120.

The invitation for bids is posted; the solicitation requirements and contract documents which will include instructions for submission and the response date are available. Neither telephonic, mailed, nor faxed requests for hard copies of this solicitation will be accepted. The solicitation will only be available online; in order to view the solicitation offerors must access the System for Award Management website (www.sam.gov). In order to download the solicitation, offerors must access the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (https://piee.eb.mil/), Solicitation Module. All responsible sources may submit a bid which shall be considered by the USACE New England District. Additional questions may be emailed to the Contract Specialist at Elizabeth.k.glasgow@usace.army.mil.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District will be issuing an Invitation for Bids on behalf of the United States Navy (USN) for dredging of the Federal Navigation Project (FNP) in the lower Kennebec River below Bath, Maine. This will be an unrestricted invitation for bid (IFB) requiring a hydraulic hopper dredge to perform the work. The NAICS code for this procurement is 237990 with a size standard of $32.5M. The estimated construction cost is expected to range from $1,000,000.00 to $5,000,000.00.The USN has a requirement for dredging (i.e., about every 3 years) to support the navigational requirements of Navy ships transiting the channel to and from Bath Iron Works (BIW), a private shipbuilding firm located in Bath, ME. This includes an anticipated requirement for dredging to begin on or about December 1, 2022, and to be completed before March 30, 2023 (i.e., the preferred environmental window). However, due to a reduced snow-pack last winter, current drought conditions and seasonal low-flows, and concerns with the current level of shoaling, particularly in the Doubling Point Reach, this requirement may need to be accelerated and be completed prior to the transit of DDG 120, a Navy Destroyer tentatively scheduled to depart BIW on or about September 26, 2022, for sea-trials. Conditions in the river are scheduled to be checked in early August and a determination will be made at that time as to whether the requirement will need acceleration. If this requirement needs to be accelerated, contractor?s plans would need to be submitted within 7 calendar days of award, dredging will need to commence within 10 calendar days from Notice to Proceed (NTP) and dredging completed (minimally at Doubling Point) on or before September 25, 2022. The remainder of the work can be completed subsequent to the transit of DDG 120. The work involves dredging of two portions of the authorized, 27-foot deep, 500-foot wide FNP in the lower Kennebec River. Maintenance dredging involves removal of a total of about 45,500 cubic yards (cy) of clean sand from two areas. Approximately 35,000 cy of sand will be removed from the Doubling Point area (i.e., just below Bath) and approximately 20,000 cy of sand will be removed from the Popham Beach area (at the river mouth). As part of this requirement, maintenance dredging will be performed to remove the sand-waves in the vicinity of Doubling Point to a maximum elevation of -32? below Mean Lower Low Water. Material dredged from the Doubling Point area will be placed in the previously used in-river disposal area north of Bluff Head in about 95-100 feet of water. Material dredged from the Popham Beach area will be placed in the previously used 500-yard diameter nearshore disposal area located about 0.4 nautical miles south of Jackknife Ledge and in about 40-50 feet of water. In order to complete this requirement, it is anticipated that a hydraulic hopper dredge will need to be capable of a production rate (i.e., dredging and placement of dredged material) of about 100,000 cubic yards within a 30-day period. *Visit 'https://piee.eb.mil/sol/xhtml/unauth/search/oppMgmtLink.xhtml?solNo=W912WJ22B0019' to obtain more details.*

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