RECOVERY - Yuma Area Projects - Hydraulic Dredge, Project #12. 000 TAS:: 14 0681::TAS

The Bureau of Reclamation, Yuma Area Office has a requirement for the design, construction, testing and delivery of a dredge and all associated machinery and support equipment for delivery to the Laguna Field Office near Yuma, Arizona. This project will be partially or wholly funded from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). Please be advised that the Awardee will be subject to Section 1512(c) of ARRA, which requires that each contractor report on its ARRA funds under the awarded contract. These reports will be made available to the public.

Project Description: The purpose of the proposed project is for a Contractor to furnish all of the labor, support equipment, materials, and incidentals necessary for the design, construction, testing and delivery of a dredge and all associated machinery and support equipment to the designated Yuma Area Office delivery location.

The dredge and associated equipment are required to operate year-round over a large temperature variation. Ambient air temperatures can range from the lower 30's during the winter months to highs of 120 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer months (June through September).

This requirement will be advertised using full and open competition. The NAICS code for this acquisition is 336611 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. There will be no public bid opening as competitive proposals will be evaluated and award made utilizing the Best Value tradeoff process under FAR Part 15 and in accordance with the evaluation criteria included in the RFP. The resulting contract will be a firm fixed price type.

The solicitation and any amendments to the solicitation will be available through Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) (www.fbo.gov) website. The extent of the work will be described in the solicitation when it is posted on or about February 15, 2010. Responses will be due on or about March 15, 2010. All dates in this announcement are estimated and are subject to change. No other information will be available before the solicitation is posted.

All interested parties are responsible for checking the FBO website to ensure that they have the most current information. Offerors are required to have a current registration on the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) to be eligible for contract award. Offerors may register on CCR at http://www.ccr.gov. Questions may be submitted to Meagan Fyffe at mfyffe@usbr.gov or by fax at 702-293-8499.