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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 01, 2005 FBO #1313
SOURCES SOUGHT

M -- Sources Sought for U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Operation & Maintenance of Navigation Locks and Dams Function

Notice Date

6/29/2005
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

Contracting Office

US Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore, 10 South Howard Street, Baltimore, MD 21203
 

ZIP Code

21203
 

Solicitation Number

W912DR06R0002
 

Response Due

7/13/2005
 

Archive Date

9/11/2005
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

This Sources Sought Notice is seeking firms who are: Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Certified 8(a) Business, Women Owned Small Business, Certified HUBZone, Veteran Owned Small Business, or Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business . A market survey is being conducted to determine the size and type of business eligible and capable of satisfying this Agencys potential requirements. These requirements will include the following: (1) Operation and Maintenance of Locks and Bridges. Ma nagement of actions including opening and closing the gates to permit transit of vessels and giving directions to vessel pilots transiting locks. This includes monitoring the river for approaching traffic, preparing for vessel entry and performing vessel entry. Additionally this includes maintenance and repair (including emergency repairs) of locks and surrounding areas, such as embankments and spillways and operation and maintenance of moveable bridge spans over navigable waterways necessary for the tran sit of vessels. It also includes enforcement of laws, rules, and regulations on site at locks on critical and non-critical waterway segments. Within USACE, work is performed and decisions approved at the project level; performance and decisions receive s upervisory review at the district level; and quality assurance reviews are performed at the division office level; (2) Operation and Maintenance of Dams. This function includes dam operations performed by persons currently having authority to make final d ecisions on the release of water from dams, such as the operation of spillway gates and other outlet works, for flood control or maintenance of a navigation pool. This function also includes routine maintenance of dams and associated structures such as sp illways, embankments, outlet works, levees, pumping stations, and other structures and/or management of contracts providing for routine as well as non-routine maintenance. Within USACE, work is performed and decisions approved at the project level; perfor mance and decisions receive supervisory review at the district level; and quality assurance reviews are performed at the division office level; (3) Maintenance of Open Waterways for Navigation. This function includes all activities, including contract man agement and oversight, associated with maintenance of open waterways operated for the purpose of navigation. Maintenance of open waterways includes dredging, drift and debris removal, clearing and snagging operations, removal of wrecks, repair of river tr aining works, and operation and maintenance of dredges, tow boats, and other floating plants. Within USACE, work is performed and decisions approved at the project level; performance and decisions receive supervisory review at the district level; and qual ity assurance reviews are performed at the division office level; (4) Operation and Maintenance of Recreation Areas. This function includes operation of recreational sites at water resource development projects, to include interpretation of government pol icy or enforcement of rules and regulations (i.e., CFR Title 36 citation authority). This includes operation of the recreation features of the project, and management of contracts that provide operation and maintenance support. Within USACE, work is perf ormed and decisions approved at the project level; performance and decisions receive supervisory review at the district level; and quality assurance reviews are performed at the division office level; and (5) Installation, Base or Facilities Management. T his function includes building management, installation and building services; minor construction, routine and emergency maintenance and repair of buildings to include minor construction; minor and major maintenance of mechanical and electrical assets; mai ntenance and repairs of grounds and surfaced areas; other facilities management activities. USACE has a much larger inventory of dams that are not associated w ith navigation and do not have lock operations. These dams are not included in this competition. If this procurement advances to the solicitation process; participating firms will be given the option of bidding on one, various or all-geographical regions being competitively sourced. A table listing the operation and maintenance activities and a table providing more specific information on lock and dam site locations can be found at the following link to the USACE Baltimore District website: http://www.nab.usace.army.mil/A76/06R0002.htm. Interested firms should submit a two-page narrative demonstrating their experiences in one or all identified operational & maintenance functions for the last three years. Also in the narrative provide all sm all business designation, (for example: HUBzone, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned, Veteran Owned, Small Disadvantaged, and/or women owned) with the firms point of contact, telephone number and provide self-certification for the category. This is not a Request for Proposal nor is it a request for placement on a solicitation mailing list. Responses are required within fourteen (14) days after publication of this notice. The Government will not pay for any material provided in response to this market survey nor return any data provided. The results of this survey will be considered effective for a period of one year from the date of notice. Responses should be emailed to Kenn.R.Shoemaker@mvr02.usace.army.mil or james.c.johnston@hq02.usace.army.mil
 

Place of Performance

Address: US Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore 10 South Howard Street, Baltimore MD

Zip Code: 21201

Country: US
 

Record

SN00839009-W 20050701/050629212438 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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