Maintenance Dredging Wicomico River, Wicomico and Sommerset Counties, Maryland.

Response date corrected in FBO to reflect that in 30 June issuance document.

Response Date:  30 July 2009, 1300 hrs, EST

Completion not later than 120 calendar days.

The proposed procurement is 100% Small Business Set Aside; NAICS 237990 with a small business size standard of not to exceed $20 million average annual receipts over preceding three fiscal years, estimated cost of services is between $1,0000,000 and $5,000,000. Solicitation will be posted on or about 26 May 2009. Solicit and award one contract for construction consisting maintenance dredging two reaches of the channel to the authorized dimensions of 150 feet wide and 14 feet mean lower low water (MLLW), plus one foot of allowable over depth. Approximately 100,000 cubic yards of dredged material will transported by pipeline to two existing placement sites, Simms Wharf and Clara Road. The dredged material consists mainly of silty and sandy material. Completion no later 40 calendar days

All questions shall be submitted via email to carol.a.williams@usace.army.mil. Bids can be submitted via mail to U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Contracting Division, P. O. Box 1715, Attn: CENAB-CT, Baltimore, MD 21203.

Additional information in accordance with the statement of work is included in the request bid package pending FBO posting on or about 26 May 2009. The solicitation will be provided in an electronic format, free of charge, to all authenticated account holders of Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) System. Please note that all Corps of Engineers acquisitions are considered Sensitive, but unclassified documents and require users to have valid MPIN entered in the FBO systems to access package.

The media through which the Government chooses to issue this solicitation will be the Internet only. This solicitation will not be issued in paper. No phone or fax request for copy of solicitation will be accepted.

All offerors are encouraged to visit the Baltimore Districts public web site, CURRENT ACQUISITION OPPORTUNITIES (http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/ebs.htm) or the Federal Business Opportunities web page (http://www.fedbizopps.gov/ (USE THE BALTIMORE DISTRICT ACRONYM W912DR IN THE SEARCH FEATURE) to view other Baltimore District business opportunities.