RECOVERY - Maintenance Dredging James River Channel, Virginia

This will be an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract with a base period and 2 option years for a not-to-exceed total contract value of $9,000,000. The contract duration is 365 calendar days (Base Year) from receipt of Notice to Proceed with 365 calendar days consecutive for each option year, if exercised. The project consists of maintenance dredging and disposal of dredged material by hydraulic dredge and pipeline at various shoal locations on the James River Federal Navigation Channel. The work includes maintenance dredging to required depths of 18 to 26 feet with 1 foot of allowable overdepth at each respective dredging depth unless indicated otherwise in the Task Order. The Contractor shall place the dredged material in the designated Government-furnished upland or overboard placement areas as identified in the Task Order.  THIS PROCUREMENT IS UNRESTRICTED.  The duration is 365 calendar days from receipt of Notice to Proceed.  

 The receipt date for proposals is May 18, 2010 by 2:00 pm.  NAICS CODE 237990 applies to this procurement.  Submission requirements (plans/specs) will be available on/about April 16, 2010 via Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps, https://www.fbo.gov).  Search on W91236% for solicitations issued by Norfolk District.  No hard copies will be available.  Prospective contractors must be registered Vendors with https://www.fbo.gov in order to download plans and specifications.  Prospective contractors must be registered in the DOD Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database in order to obtain access to FedBizOpps. CCR Registration must also be active and current to be eligible for contract award.  Information on registration and annual confirmation requirements may be obtained by calling 1-888-227-2423 or via the Internet at http://www.bpn.gov.  Lack of registration in the CCR database will prevent access to FedBizOpps and will make an offeror ineligible for award.  TELEPHONE OR EMAIL REQUESTS WILL NOT BE HONORED.  Contractors please note:  Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA) apply to this solicitation.   With ORCA, you now have the ability to enter and maintain your representations and certification information, via the Internet at http://orca.bpn.gov.   You no longer have to submit representations and certifications with your proposal.   Instead this solicitation contains a single provision that will allow you to either certify that all of your representations and certifications in ORCA are current, complete and accurate as of the date of your signature, or list any changes.  The point of contact for this requirement is Marsha D. Flood, E-mail:  marsha.d.flood@usace.army.mil; Phone: 757-201-7746