RECOVERY--Z--Maintenance Dredging, Various Channel Sections, Baltimore Harbor and Channels, Chesapeake Bay, Maryland.

Contracting POC: Carol A. Williams (410) 962-2187 email: carol.a.williams@usace.army.mil

Response date corrected in FBO to reflect that in 30 June issuance document.

Contracting POC: Carol A. Williams (410) 962-2187 email: carol.a.williams@usace.army.mil

The proposed procurement is unrestricted NAICS 237990 with a small business size standard of not to exceed $20 million average annual receipts over preceding three fiscal years, estimated cost of services is between $10,0000,000 and $25,000,000. Solicitation will be posted on or about1 15June 2009. Solicit and award one contract for construction consisting dredge approximately 2,500,000 cubic yards of material from the various channel sections in Baltimore Harbor. The channels vary in depth from 35 to 50 feet, and in width from 500 to 700 feet. The material will dredged by clamshell and scow, hydraulic pipeline, or hopper dredge and be placed in either the Hart-Miller Island Placement Facility and/or the Sarbanes Ecosystems Restoration Project at Poplar Island Completion no later 180 calendar days

All questions shall be submitted via email to carol.a.williams@usace.army.mil. Bids can be submitted via mail to U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Contracting Division, P. O. Box 1715, Attn: CENAB-CT, Baltimore, MD 21203.

Additional information in accordance with the statement of work is included in the request bid package pending FBO posting on or about 15 June 2009. The solicitation will be provided in an electronic format, free of charge, to all authenticated account holders of Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) System. Please note that all Corps of Engineers acquisitions are considered Sensitive, but unclassified documents and require users to have valid MPIN entered in the FBO systems to access package.

The media through which the Government chooses to issue this solicitation will be the Internet only. This solicitation will not be issued in paper. No phone or fax request for copy of solicitation will be accepted.

All offerors are encouraged to visit the Baltimore Districts public web site, CURRENT ACQUISITION OPPORTUNITIES (http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/ebs.htm) or the Federal Business Opportunities web page (http://www.fedbizopps.gov/ (USE THE BALTIMORE DISTRICT ACRONYM W912DR IN THE SEARCH FEATURE) to view other Baltimore District business opportunities.