RECOVERY-- Maintenance Dredging Delaware River Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Trenton, New Jersey

Contract consists of maintenance dredging within the project channel at various locations: from Station 87+895 to Station 122+300 to a required depth of 41 feet MLLW plus 1 foot allowable over depth limited by a vertical plane through the required depth contour, with required dredging limits extended 25 feet outside both channel edges (box cut); between Station 122+778 to Station 124+677 and Station 141+800 to Station 144+675 to a required depth of 22 feet MLLW plus 1 foot allowable overdepth, with dredging limits extended 25 feet outside both channel edges (box cut); and Fairless Turning Basin (Station 0+000 to Station 0+800) to a depth of 37 feet MLLW plus 1 foot allowable overdepth, with no side slopes delineated and/or paid for along the basin's east/west berthing lane edges and the west channel edge of Newbold Range (box cut). Dredging will also be required to a distance of 25 feet outside the three remaining edges of the turning basin, with no side slopes delineated and/or paid for; Hopper or bucket dredging shall not be permitted under this contract; The Government-furnished disposal areas available for use under this contract are Area No. 26 (Money Island) and Area No. 28 (Biles Island).

Solicitation Number W912BU-09-B-0012 will be issued on or about 02 July 2009 with a bid opening date of 04 August 2009. Estimated cost range of the project is $1,000,000.00 to $5,000,000.00. The NAICS Code for this project is 237990 (SIC 1629) with a size standard of $33.5 million. Solicitation documents, plans and specifications will only be available via the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) homepage located at https://www.fbo.gov/. Plans and specifications should be downloaded via FBO Internet homepage and hard copies will not be available. No written or fax requests will be accepted. It is the contractor's responsibility to monitor FBO for any amendments. Also, contractors who receive a federal contract of $25,000.00 are required by legislation (FAR 22.1310(b)) to submit an annual VETS-100 Report on your employment of targeted veterans. Information on submitting your report may be obtained by calling 1-703-461-2460 or by accessing the following Internet website: http://vets.dol.gov/vets100/. All contractors must be registered in the DODs Central Contractor Registration database as required by DFARS 204.7300. Davis Bacon rates will be applicable to the construction and bonding is required. Please review all bonds and accompanying documents required to be submitted. Affirmative action to insure equal employment opportunity is applicable to the resulting contract. Liquidated damages will be specified. Award will be made as a whole to one bidder. This procurement is advertised as Unrestricted.