The USACE Marine Design Center of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) intends to solicit a Firm-Fixed-Price Commercial Item Sealed Bid for the procurement of one (1) steel inland river(s) barge that can hold/paired with a crawler crane [that will be procure separately] to be used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District in support of its maintenance mission on the inland navigation system. The barge will be built to and classified by American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) classification for Maltese Cross A1, Barge, Rivers and Intra-Coastal Waterways Service, with Reinforcement B. Contractor will be required to design, obtain ABS approval for the detailed design of the barge, fabricate, and deliver the barge to the Government.

[Updated 30 October 2020] Award will be made to a single offeror based on price and price-related factors pursuant to FAR 14.201-8. The NAICS code is 336611 – Ship Building and Repair. Small Business Size Standards 1,250 employees.

Bid Invitation Instructions: [Updated 30 October 2020] Contractors shall follow the instructions provided in the solicitation document, SF 1442. Provision FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors- Commercial Items along with all FAR 14 Sealed Bidding provisions.

Period of performance is 555 calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed of phase One (1) for the contract.

Phase I Planning and Scheduling

Phase II Engineering

Phase III Construct and Test

Phase IV

Delivery and Final Acceptance: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Service Base on the Mississippi River located at 431 N Shore Dr, Fountain City, WI 54629.

Bonds: Bid guarantee, payment, and performance bonds are required.

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[Updated 30 October 2020] Questions must be submitted by December 1, 2020 NLT 4:30 PM EST  to: [email protected] and CC, [email protected] with subject line as follow:  W912BU21B0001 MDC 3129 Crane Barge.  Questions will be answered through an amendment to notice.

*[Updated 30 October 2020] BID OPENING will be held on Thursday 10 December 2020 at 01:00 PM EST at the Wannamaker Building, on the 6th Floor. If you plan on attending, please give notice to contracting ahead of time so that the security office can be made aware of your visit. Please remember to bring a valid form of ID with you.

Entry can be made on the West Side of the Building on Juniper Street just south of Market. Visitors will proceed to the security desk on the mezzanine level. From there security will check for your name and notify contracting of your visit. Guests will then be allowed up to the 6th floor lobby where a contracting official will receive you. *

Contractors shall submit their bids to:

U. S. Army Corps of Engineers-Philadelphia District,

ATTN: CENAP-CT-S/ Maria M. Figueroa-Gomez,

Wanamaker Building,

100 Penn Square East, Room #643,

Philadelphia, PA 19107-3390

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Important Note(s):

1. Solicitation documents, plans and specifications will only be available via beta.sam.gov. Therefore, NO hard copies will be offered.  No verbal (telephonic), or fax requests will be accepted.
2. Solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-01/10-01-2020. Clauses and Provisions are available online at https://www.acquisition.gov.
3. IAW FAR 4.1102 (a) Offerors and quoters are required to be registered in SAM (www.SAM.gov) at the time an offer or quotation is submitted in order to comply with the annual representations and certifications…
4. All Services Disabled/Veterans Owned Business or Veterans Owned Small Business must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center of Veterans Enterprise Vet Biz Registry.
5. Pursuant to FAR 22.1303(b) The Act requires submission of the VETS-4212 Report in all cases where the contractor or subcontractor has received an award of $150,000 or more, except for awards to State and local governments, and foreign organizations where the workers are recruited outside of the United States.

Warning: The official media for distribution of this Solicitation Notice is Contract Opportunities website, beta.SAM.gov.  It is the responsibility of the interested vendor(s) to register and monitor the notice for any amendments.

Please ensure you remain aware of the latest CDC guidance on preventive measures to slow the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19).  Take all appropriate precautions – washing hands, social distancing, etc.   CDC link: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html