USACE-Pipeline Dredging-Deep Draft-Matagorda Ship Channel and the GIWW intersection, Texas, Matagorda Peninsula to Point Comfort

The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District Office requires a contract for maintenance dredging of the Matagorda Ship Channel and the GIWW intersection with the Matagorda Ship Channel, Texas, Matagorda Peninsula to Point Comfort, Pipeline Dredging, Deep-draft.

The Solicitation issued will be Firm Fixed Price. This solicitation is subject to the availability of funds. The magnitude of this project is between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00. Schedule No. 1 includes maintenance dredging of an estimated quantity of 2,500,000 CY. Completion Time for Schedule No. 1 for this project is estimated at 140 calendar days after acknowledgement of the Notice to Proceed (NTP). Option No. 1 includes maintenance dredging of an estimated quantity of 1,500,000 CY. Option No. 1 completion time is 80 days after acknowledgement of NTP. The Solicitation is an UNRESTRICTED PROCUREMENT. The Solicitation will be issued on or about APR 2016. Response date on or about MAY 2016.

ATTENTION TO OFFEROR(s): On July 14, 2014, Small Business Administration (SBA) increased the monetary-based industry size standards to account for inflation. You must update you Representations (Reps) and Certifications (Certs) for the impacted North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes identified with an exclamation point "!"next to the "Small Business" value in the System for Award Management (SAM). Please log into SAM, review, and resubmit your registration to apply the new size standard. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code applicable to this project is 237990. The Small Business Size Standard is $27.5 Million.

All offerors are encouraged to visit the Army's Single Face to Industry Website at Federal Business Opportunities at https://www.fbo.gov to view and download the plans, specification and or any amendments for this procurement. Plans and specifications will not be available in paper format or on compact disc. To register as an "Interested Vendor", visit https://www.fbo.gov . Offerors must be registered with the SAM, Systems for Award Management, in order to receive a Government contract award. To register, the SAM address is: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ . The Contract Specialist for this solicitation will be Traci D. Robicheaux, at email traci.d.robicheaux@usace.army.mil or phone 409-766-6306 between the hours of 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays. Email is preferred.

Subcontracting goals for the Galveston District are: 41.5% Small Business; 23.5% - Small Disadvantaged Business; 7.5% - Woman-Owned Small Business; 7.92% - HubZone Small Business; 5% - Veteran-Owned Small Business and 5.18% - Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business; 2% - Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions.