The IFB warned bidders that bids would not be opened unless the real estate issues had been resolved, and that there was no guarantee that the outstanding issues would be resolved or that a contract would be awarded. The solicitation incorporated Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.214-19, Contract Award-Sealed Bidding-Construction, which provides for award to the lowest-priced responsible bidder. IFB at 1 IFB § 01 11 00, Summary of Work, at 1. On September 15, 2014, the Philadelphia District of the Corps issued the IFB seeking a contractor to construct the remaining stretch of beachfill in Margate, Longport, and the southern portion of Ventnor. Under a new project partnership agreement to complete the remaining beachfill, NJDEP is responsible for acquiring the necessary real estate interests, and the Corps is responsible for construction costs. The Atlantic City and most of the Ventnor City beachfill was completed in June 2004. The project consists of berm and dune beachfill to be constructed along the oceanfront of the four municipalities. See Absecon Island Coastal Storm Risk Management, available at army.mil/Missions/CivilWorks/AbseconIslandStormDamageReduction.aspx. The procurement is part of a decades‑long joint project between the Corps and the State of New Jersey, Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP), for hurricane and storm damage reduction on Absecon Island, an 8-mile long barrier island in Atlantic County, New Jersey, comprised of four coastal municipalities: Atlantic City, Ventnor City, Margate City, and the Borough of Longport. GLDD contends that the Corps lacked a compelling reason to cancel the IFB. W912BU-14-B-0002, issued by the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, for beachfill and sand dune construction on Absecon Island, New Jersey. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, LLC, (GLDD) of Oak Brook, Illinois, protests the cancellation of invitation for bids (IFB) No.
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