NA Maintenance dredging, hydraulic dredging. The estimated magnitude of the proposed procurement is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000 (Base Year Only), from Notice To Proceed to not later than 30 November 2002, with Option Year from 01 December 2002 through 30 November 2003. Plans and specifications will be provided on CD-ROM at no cost (Limit 1 per Firm); paper copies will not be available from the Government. For plans and specifications, please contact Ms. Murilene Knight, Procurement Technician, at 309- 794-5613 or http://www.mvr.usace.army.mil. Competition for this procurement is restricted to all eligible 8(a)Firms that have a bona fide place of business within the geographical boundaries of SBA Region V (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, a nd Wisconsin). All other Firms are deemed ineligible to submit offers. The North American Industrial Classification (NAICS) Code for this procurement is 234990. The Small Business Size Standard is $17 Million. Technical inquiries may be directed to Mr. Robert McAfee at 309-794-5424 (Collect Calls Not Accepted). Arrangements for inspecting the site may be made with Mr. Mike Cox, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Clock Tower Building, P.O. Box 2004, Rock Island, Illinois 61204-2004, Telephone: 309-794-5558 ( Collect Calls Not Accepted). Note: The apparent successful offeror must be registered in the Department of Defense Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database. No Contract Award will be made until this requirement is met. Offerors not already register ed in the CCR are highly encouraged to do so by calling the CCR Assistance Center at 888-227-2423, or via the following World Wide Web internet address: http://www.ccr.gov.

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