PROJECT TITLE: Maintenance Dredging of Federal Navigation Channels, LOCATION: Santa Barbara Harbor, Santa Barbara, California

DESCRIPTION: This is an UNRESTRICTED procurement; all responsible sources may submit an offer. The Estimated Cost Range is $5,000,000.00 - $10,000,000.00. This Procurement will be conducted under FSC CODE: Z216, SIC CODE: 1629, NAICS Code: 237990. The size standard for this code is $20,000,000. The project consists of biannual maintenance dredging of the federal navigation channels of Santa Barbara Harbor and placement of the material either on the beach or on the near-shore. The amount of dredge material available annually varies from 75,000 cubic meters to 300,000 cubic yards.This is a 3-year contact with 6 dredge cycles. When applicable, Contract Clause No. FAR 52.219-4, entitled, Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns will be applied to this procurement. ALL OFFERORS ARE ADVISED THAT THIS PROJECT MAY BE DELAYED, CANCELED OR REVISED AT ANY TIME DURING THE SOLICITATION, SELECTION, EVALUATION, NEGOTIATION AND/OR FINAL AWARD PROCESS. DOWNLOADING SOLICITATION: The solicitation will be available on or about 21 May 2010.Plans and specifications will not be provided in hard paper copy. The solicitation and all amendments will be posted on www.fbo.gov Viewing/downloading documents from fbo.go will require prior registration in Central Contractor Registration (www.ccr.gov).Please note that ALL firms who want to access the solicitation, both prospective primes and subcontractors, must be CCR-registered, have a MPIN, and either a DUNS number or CAGE code. Sub-contracting plans are required for all construction contracts awarded to a large business when the award amount exceeds $1,000,000.00. If the offeror is a large business, the firm will be required to submit a sub-contracting plan upon request. The plan shall be prepared in accordance with FAR 52.219-9. Failure to submit an acceptable sub-contracting plan may make the bidder ineligible for award of the contact. To be acceptable, the plan must adequately address the six required statutory elements and provide sufficient information to enable the Contracting Officer to answer affirmatively questions A through H of appendix DD, Part 2, AFARS 19.705. The Los Angeles District subcontracting goals are specific percentages of the contractors total planned subcontract amount. The goals are as follows: 70% with small business; 6.2% with small disadvantaged business; 7.0% with woman owned small business; .9% with service disabled veteran owned small business; 3.0% with veteran-owned small business and 9.8% with hub zone small business. All interested contractors are reminded that the successful contractor will be expected to place subcontracts to the maximum practicable extent with small and disadvantaged firms in accordance with the provisions of Public Law 95-507. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONTRACTOR TO CHECK WWW.FBO.GOV FREQUENTLY FOR ANY AMENDMENTS OR CHANGES TO THE SOLICITATION. THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OF INTERNET CONNECTIVITY OR FOR AN OFFERORS INABILITY TO ACCESS THE DOCUMENTS POSTED AT THE REFERENCED WEBSITE. NO CDs OR HARD COPIES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE. If you would like to list your firm so that others can see you are an interested vendor, you must click the Add Me to Interested Vendors button in the listing for this solicitation on www.fbo.gov.