The work consists of dredging approximately 500,000 cubic yards of maintenance dredging with a hopper dredge; placement in offshore Placement Area No. 1A; and sea turtle protection, including trawling. The estimated completion time is 45 calendar day s and a production dredge rate of 500,000 cubic yards of dredge material per month. Solicitation issue date is 22 January 2007. Bid Opening date is 30 January 2007 @ 2:00 PM in Room 175. The estimated cost range for this project is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code applicable to this project is 237990. The Small Business Size Standard is $18.5 million and will be advertised, Unrestricted. Plans and specifications will not be avai lable in paper format or on compact disc. For security reasons, all technical and engineering data related to this solicitation will be distributed using the Federal Technical Data Solutions (FedTeDS) system. FedTeDS is a web-based dissemination tool des igned to safeguard acquisition-related information for all Federal agencies. Interested bidders must register with FedTeDS before accessing the system. Registration instructions can be found on the FedTeDS website (https://www.fedteds.gov) by clicking on the Register with FedTeDS hyperlink. Contractors registered with the Federal Technical Data Solutions (FedTeDS) may view and/or download this solicitation and all amendments from the Internet after solicitation issuance at the following Internet addres s: http://www.fedteds.gov/fedteds/start.nsf/frm.vendorlogin?openform&SolicitationNumber=W912HY-07-B-0008 . It is the offerors responsibility to monitor the FedBizOpps web site and FedTeDS web site (using the above link) for amendments to the solicitatio n. All offerors are encouraged to visit the Armys Single Face to Industry Website at https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi to view other business opportunities. To be place on a Plan Holders List for this solicitation, visit the new ECBMS System at https://e bs.swf.usace.army.mil/ebs/AdvertisedSolicitations.cfm . Offerors must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), in order to receive a Government contract award. To register, the CCR Internet address is: http://www.ccr.gov . The Contra ct Specialist for this solicitation will be Lucille Smith, (409) 766-3845 or via e-mail at [email protected] . For technical information about this solicitation, please contract Mr. Richard Schrank, Construction Manager at (409) 766-3058 or M r. Ralph Rubalcaba, Area Engineer at (361) 884-3385, Ext. 218. Subcontracting goals for the Galveston District are: 51.2% - Small Business; 8.8% - Small Disadvantaged Business; 7.3% - Woman-Owned; 3.1% - HUBZone Small Business; 1.5% - Service-Disabled Vet eran-Owned Small Business.

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