Mississippi River Outlets, Vicinity of Venice, Louisiana, Baptiste Collette Bar Channel, West Jetty Extension, Plaquemines Parish, LA

This is an UNRESTRICTED procurement. NAICS Code: 237990. This solicitation, W912P819B0059, is anticipated to be issued as an Invitation for Bid (IFB). The resulting contract shall be firm fixed price (FFP). The solicitation will be issued on or about 16 August 2019. The anticipated bid opening date is set for 17 September 2019; however, actual date of bid opening will be determined upon the solicitation advertisement date.

All qualified business concerns may submit offers. Offers from large business firms must comply with FAR 19.7 and FAR Clause 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for submission of a subcontracting plan. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers FY 18 subcontracting goals are for specified percentages of the contractor's total planned subcontracting amount to be placed with the following: Small Business 39.54%; Small Disadvantaged Business 19.54%; Woman Owned Small Business 6.15%; HUBZONE Small Business 1.25%; and Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business 3.52%.

The work consists of extending the Baptiste Collette Bar Channel west jetty 1,325-ft by placing geotextile fabric on the sea floor followed by a crushed stone base, and an armor stone cap. The work shall start by tying into the end of the existing jetty and proceed northward. Optional work is included in the project which extends the west jetty an additional 675-ft. The estimated value of this work is between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00.

The Government will not provide written paper copies of the solicitation. Telephone, written, facsimile, or e-mail requests for the solicitation package will not be honored. Potential contractors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of the solicitation package and any amendments.

The solicitation documents for this procurement will be posted on FedBizOps (www.fbo.gov ). You will need Adobe Reader for .pdf files (www.adobe.com ) in order to open most files posted by the New Orleans District. You are encouraged, for marketing purposes, to register as an Interested Vendor in FedBizOps (www.fbo.gov). This can be done by clicking on the solicitation title and clicking on the button that says Register as an Interested Vendor and entering your business information. Offerors are also encouraged to post notices of prospective subcontracting opportunities on the Small Business Administration Subnet, at http://web.sba.gov/subnet . Offerors must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) to receive a Government contract award. You may register online at http://www.sam.gov .

The point of contact for this procurement is Jenifer M. Bordelon at 504-862-2466 or jenifer.m.bordelon@usace.army.mil.

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