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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, intends to award a firm fixed contract to perform Maintenance Dredging of the Delaware River from Philadelphia, PA to Trenton, NJ

Contract work consists ofmaintenance dredging of approximately 500,000 cubic yards of sediment within the Delaware River, Philadelphia to Trenton main navigation channel between Frankford Range (Station 18+000) and Newbold Range (Station 124+700). Work includes mechanical dredging with placement of the dredged material into the Palmyra Cove Disposal Area in Burlington County, New Jersey or the Money Island Disposal Area in Falls Township, PA. Dredging will be required to a depth of 41' MLLW (Datum) plus 1' allowable overdepth.

The NAICS Code for this project is 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction and the small business size standard is $37.0 Million. Estimated cost range of the project is $10 - $25 Million dollars. This project will be advertised as full and open competition.

The awarded contract will contain Liquidated Damages at a rate to be specified in the Solicitation.

Solicitation No. W912BU23B0003 will be issued on or about 20 April 2023. Bid opening will be conducted 23 May 2023 at 11:00a.m. Bonding will be required; at the time of bid opening, by separate Bid Bonds; and after award but before Notice to Proceed, Performance and Payment Bonds will be required. The award will be made as a whole to one bidder in accordance with FAR Part 14 Procedures.

The contract period of performance is 270 days after receipt of Award/Notice To Proceed.

Solicitation documents, plans and specifications will only be available via the SAM.gov homepage located at https://www.SAM.gov/. Registration for plans and specifications should be made via SAM Internet homepage and hard copies will not be available. No written or fax requests will be accepted. It is the contractor’s responsibility to monitor SAM for any amendments. The solicitation will contain FAR 52.222-38 Compliance with Veterans’ Reporting Requirements, therefore contractors who have received a Federal Contract of $100,000.00 or greater, except as waived, must have submitted the preceding fiscal year Federal Contractor Veterans’ Employment Report (VETS-100 and/or VETS-100A Report) to be eligible for an award. If you have any questions or concerns regarding VETS-100 or VETS100A reports please contact VETS-100 customer support at 1-866-237-0275 or via email at VETS100-customersupport@dol.gov. The solicitation will contain FAR provision 52.204-7; therefore a bidder must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award. Davis Bacon rates will be applicable to the construction. Affirmative action to insure equal employment opportunity is applicable to the resulting contract.

Questions regarding this notice should be directed to Frederick Conway at frederick.conway@usace.army.mil