The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District Office requires a contract to perform maintenance dredging of the Brazos Island Harbor Jetty Channel for approx. 208,000 cubic yards by either pipeline or hopper dredge. Material will be beneficially used to nourish beaches on South Padre Island. The jetty inlet to the Brazos Island Harbor project is subject to hazardous sea conditions and high swell, making it a dangerous and volatile location for dredging operations. As a result, any dredge operating in the channel under this contract must be certified as an ocean-going vessel by the United States Coast Guard.
If the contractor fails to complete the work within the time specified, the contractor shall pay liquidated damages to the Government in the amount of $1,894.00 for each calendar day of delay. Completion time for Schedule No. 1 is 120 calendar days and no additional time for Option No. 1 if executed.
The Solicitation issued will be Firm Fixed Price. The magnitude of this project is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. The Solicitation is "UNRESTRICTED". The Solicitation will be issued on or about 21 July 2016. Response date is 23 August 2016 @ 2:00 PM.

ATTENTION TO OFFEROR(s)/CONTRACTOR(s): On July 14, 2014, Small Business Administration (SBA) increased the monetary-based industry size standards to account for inflation. You must update your 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 https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi or 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 Systems for Award Management (SAM), in order to receive a Government contract award. To register, the SAM Internet address is: https://www.sam.gov . The Contract Specialist for this solicitation will be Ms. Lucille Smith, (409) 766-3845 or via e-mail at [email protected] . For technical information about this solicitation, please contact Mr. Frederick McGee at (409) 766-3060 or Mr. Marcos Garcia at (956) 943-1460, between the hours of 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays.

Subcontracting goals for the Galveston District are: 50.0% - Small Business; 17.0% - Small Disadvantaged Business; 18.0% - Woman-Owned Small Business; 10.0% - HubZone Small Business; 8.5% - Veteran-Owned Small Business and 4.0% - Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business.

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