RECOVERY--Y--Atch River & Bayous Chene, Boeuf & Black, Avoca Island Cutoff, Maintenance Dredging, C/L Sta. 96+00 to C/L Sta. 1042+00

RECOVERY--This will be an UNRESTRICTED procurement. 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 09 subcontracting goals are for specified percentages of the contractors total planned subcontracting amount to be placed with the following: Small Business 70.0%; Small Disadvantaged Business 6.2%; Woman Owned Small Business 7.0%; HUBZONE Small Business 9.8%; Veteran-Owned Small Business 3.0%; and Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business 0.9%. The work consists of satisfactory removal and disposal of all shoal material within the limits of work as described herein and as shown on the contract drawings. NAICS: 237990. Work is estimated to cost between $7,000,000.00 and $11,000,000.00. IFB will be issued on or about 1 July 2009, with bid opening date on or about 4 August 2009. Actual issue date will be shown when the solicitation is issued. The solicitation documents for this procurement will be posted on Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI). You can access these files from a link located on FedBizOpps (www.fbo.gov). You will need the Adobe Acrobat 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 FedBizOpps (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 Central Contractor Registration (CCR), in order to receive a Government contract award. To register, the CCR Internet address is: http://www.ccr.gov. The Contract Specialist for this solicitation is Lauren A. Gandolfi at 504-862-2340; or by e-mail at lauren.gandolfi@usace.army.mil.