SOURCES SOUGHT
Z -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Pipeline Dredging, Houston Ship Channel, Texas, Carpenters Bayou to Greens Bayou, Harris County, TX
- Notice Date
- 1/18/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 237990
— Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
- Contracting Office
- USACE District, Galveston, 2000 Fort Point Road, PO Box 1229, Galveston, TX 77553-1229
- ZIP Code
- 77553-1229
- Solicitation Number
- W9126G-13-S-0008
- Response Due
- 2/6/2013
- Archive Date
- 3/19/2013
- Point of Contact
- Traci Robicheaux, 4097666306
- E-Mail Address
-
USACE District, Galveston
(traci.d.robicheaux@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS. This announcement seeks information from industry, which will be used for preliminary planning purposes. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this synopsis. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Galveston has been tasked to solicit for and award a project/procurement to include deep channel pipeline dredging of approximately 1,000,000 cubic yards of maintenance material from the Houston Ship Channel Carpenters to Greens Reach with possible options for dredging of Greens Bayou, Jacinto port Channel, and Port of Houston docks. Proposed project will be a competitive, fixed price contract. The type of solicitation to be issued will depend upon the responses to this synopsis. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow up information requests. The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Small Business, Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors. FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT TO INCLUDE: 1. Approximately 1 million cubic yards of maintenance material 2. Construction - Pipeline Dredging 3. Estimated construction range $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00. 4. NAICS Code 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 5. SB Size Standard, $33.5M 6. FSC Code - Z216 7. Bonding Requirements - The Contractor shall provide Performance and Payment Bonds within (10) calendar days after award. The contractor shall begin work within (10) calendar days after acknowledgement of the Notice to Proceed. 8. Completion Time for this project is estimated at (180) calendar days after acknowledgement of the Notice to Proceed. If the contractor fails to complete the work within the time specified, the contractor shall pay liquidated damages to the Government in the amount of $1395.00 for each calendar day of delay until the work is completed or accepted. 9. To be considered small for purposes of Government procurement, a firm must perform at least 25 percent of the volume dredged with its own equipment or equipment owned by another small business dredging concern. Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response under this sources sought synopsis. Anticipated solicitation issuance date is on or about 3 Jun 2013, and the estimated proposal due date will be on or about 3 Jul 2013. The official Synopsis citing the solicitation number will be issued on Federal Business Opportunities www.fbo.gov and inviting firms to register electronically to receive a copy of the solicitation when it is issued. Firm's response to this Synopsis shall be limited to 5 pages and shall include the following information: 1. Firm's name, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address. 2. Firm's interest in bidding on the solicitation when it is issued. 3. Firm's capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity, include firm's capability to execute pipeline dredging for deep channel, comparable work performed within the past 5 years: Brief description of the project, customer name, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value of the project) - provide at least 3 examples. 4. Firm's small business category and Business Size (Small Business, HUB Zone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, 8(a) 5. Firm's Joint Venture information if applicable - existing 6. Firm's Bonding Capability (construction bonding level per contract and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars) via letter from bonding company 7. For technical questions, please contact, Franchelle Craft at (409) 766-3187 or e-mail franchelle.e.craft@usace.army.mil. 8. Firms responding to this sources sought announcement, who fail to provide ALL of the required information requested, will not be used to assist the Government in the acquisition decision, which is the intent of this sources sought announcement. Interested Firm's shall respond to this Sources Sought Synopsis no later than 10:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT), 6 Feb 2013. All interested firms must be registered in CCR to be eligible for award of Government contracts. Mail, fax or email your response to Traci D. Robicheaux, Galveston, 2000 Fort Point Road, Galveston, TX 77550-1229, 409-766-6306, traci.d.robicheaux@usace.army.mil EMAIL IS THE PREFERRED METHOD WHEN RECEIVING RESPONSES TO THIS SYNOPSIS.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/COE/DACA64/W9126G-13-S-0008/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: USACE District, Galveston 2000 Fort Point Road, PO Box 1229 Galveston TX
- Zip Code: 77553-1229
- Zip Code: 77553-1229
- Record
- SN02969145-W 20130120/130118234806-5d75c73b05f1a0aeee1871e94c2e183f (fbodaily.com)
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