Recovery--Z--project 107059, lease of one cutterhead hydraulic pipeline dredge fully operated with attendant plant for dredging of the mississippi river and existing harbors within the memphis district.

The dredge will be used to maintain various harbors at any point on the Mississippi River between Cape Girardeau, Missouri (Mile 48 UMR), and Greenville, Mississippi (Mile 537 AHP), which includes Hickman, Kentucky; New Madrid, Missouri; Caruthersville, Missouri; Osceola, Arkansas; Tiptonville, Tennessee; Memphis, Tennessee; and Helena, Arkansas. The dredge shall not be less than 27-inch I.D. discharge and have a manufacturer's horsepower rating for continuous operation of not less than 3,900 brake horsepower. Dredges no larger than 30-inch will be considered, the estimated output will be based on the quantity shown for a 29-inch dredge. The estimated cost range of the work is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. This will be an unrestricted procurement with Price Evaluation for Hubzone small business concerns. For the purpose of this procurement to qualify as a small business concern, in addition to being independentally owned and operated and not dominate in the field of operations in which it is bidding on Government contracts, the concern must have an average annual sales receipts for the preceding three fiscal years not exceeding $18,500,000 dollars. Also, to be considered small for the purposeds of government procurement, a firm must perform at least 40 percent of the volume dredged with its own equipment or equipment owned by another small dredging concern. The supplies or services being procured in this solicitation are classified under NAICS 2379990. This solicitation will be issued on or about 9 February 2010 and bid opening on or about 11 March 2010 at 2:30 pm CST. The solicitation package will be available for download from the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) Acquisition Business Web Site at https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/. Offerors must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), including the NAICS code they are bidding under in order to recieve a Government contract award. To register, the CCR Internet address is: http://www.ccr.gov. For additional information regarding this solicitation please contact Nicholas Aprea at (901) 544-3119 or email at nicholas.a.aprea@usace.army.mil.

The dredge will be used to maintain various harbors at any point on the Mississippi River between Cape Girardeau, Missouri (Mile 48 UMR), and Greenville, Mississippi (Mile 537 AHP), which includes Hickman, Kentucky; New Madrid, Missouri; Caruthersville, Missouri; Osceola, Arkansas; Tiptonville, Tennessee; Memphis, Tennessee; and Helena, Arkansas. The dredge shall not be less than 27-inch I.D. discharge and have a manufacturer's horsepower rating for continuous operation of not less than 3,900 brake horsepower. Dredges no larger than 30-inch will be considered, the estimated output will be based on the quantity shown for a 29-inch dredge.