RECOVERY--Z--Maintenance Dredging, 33-Foot Project, Palm Beach Harbor, Palm Beach County, Florida

The Palm Beach Harbor maintenance dredging consists of dredging material from the entrance channel, settling basins, Cut-1, Cut-2, and the North and South Turning Basins. The project depth varies from 25 feet to 37 feet. The disposal area is located south of PL -4.5 and extends southerly approximately 2,750 feet. All material removed during this event shall be placed in the Nearshore disposal area in less than -17 foot MLW. The solicitation will include three separate dredging events, with each dredging event containing a separate mobilization and demobilization line item. The Base bid will be for dredging during the summer of 2009. Option A will be for dredging in the winter of 2010 and Option B will be for dredging in the summer of 2010. The method of dredging is with an ocean certified hopper dredge and will require the use of the Silent Inspector System for hopper dredge monitoring. The order of work will be as directed by the Contracting Officer, and dredging may occur anywhere within the project limits. Work also includes endangered species observer/monitoring, sea turtle trawling, and turbidity monitoring.

The Palm Beach Harbor maintenance dredging consists of dredging material from the entrance channel, settling basins, Cut-1, Cut-2, and the North and South Turning Basins. The project depth varies from 25 feet to 37 feet. The disposal area is located south of PL -4.5 and extends southerly approximately 2,750 feet. All material removed during this event shall be placed in the Nearshore disposal area in less than -17 foot MLW. The solicitation will include three separate dredging events, with each dredging event containing a separate mobilization and demobilization line item. The Base bid will be for dredging during the summer of 2009. Option A will be for dredging in the winter of 2010 and Option B will be for dredging in the summer of 2010. The method of dredging is with an ocean certified hopper dredge and will require the use of the Silent Inspector System for hopper dredge monitoring. The order of work will be as directed by the Contracting Officer, and dredging may occur anywhere within the project limits. Work also includes endangered species observer/monitoring, sea turtle trawling, and turbidity monitoring.

Magnitude of construction is between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00. THIS IS AN UNRESTRICTED ACQUISITION. ALL RESPONSIBLE BIDDERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE. There will be a price preference for certified HUBZone small business concerns that comply with the requirements in the solicitation as stipulated in FAR 19.1307. The solicitation will be issued on or about 21 May 2009 with bids due on or about 23 June 2009. Solicitation will be issued in electronic format only and will be posted on the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) website at https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/. In order to receive notification of any amendments to this solicitation, interested vendors must REGISTER AS AN INTERESTED VENDOR on the Federal Business Opportunities website at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. If you are not registered, the Government is not responsible with providing you with notification of any changes to this solicitation. You must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration in order to be eligible to receive an award from this solicitation. Call 1-888-227-2423 for more information or visit the CCR website at http://www.ccr.gov. You also must be registered in Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) in order to receive an award from this solicitation. The ORCA website is located at http://orca.bpn.gov. NAICS Code 237990, size standard $20 million.