SOURCES SOUGHT
Y -- Back River Maintenance Dredging (Langley)
- Notice Date
- 6/15/2018
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 237990
— Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USACE District, Norfolk, 803 Front Street, Norfolk, Virginia, 23510-1096, United States
- ZIP Code
- 23510-1096
- Solicitation Number
- W91236-19-B-LANGLEY
- Archive Date
- 7/27/2018
- Point of Contact
- Jerry W. Clark-Juneau, , Danita Young,
- E-Mail Address
-
Jerry.W.Clark-Juneau@usace.army.mil, danita.a.young@usace.army.mil
(Jerry.W.Clark-Juneau@usace.army.mil, danita.a.young@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. THERE WILL NOT BE A SOLICITATION, NOR SPECIFICATIONS, NOR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to identify qualified and experienced large and small businesses that are interested in and capable of performing the work described herein. This notice is posted as a market research tool only. The Government will utilize this information in determining an acquisition strategy. If you are a small business, please state all of the socioeconomic categories in which your company belongs: 8(a); HUBZone; Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business; Woman Owned; and/or Small Business less than 500 employees. This Sources Sought Notice is for firms with a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 237990 - Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. Description of Work: The US Army Corps Norfolk District is seeking qualified and experienced firms capable of dredging the Langley/Back River Channel in Hampton Roads, Virginia. The majority of this fixed price contract includes maintenance dredging of the channel from the new Langley Air Force Base (AFB) Fuel Pier at the west end of the channel to the east end of the river at its entrance into the Chesapeake Bay. The channel is approximately 193,000 feet long with an average width of 100 feet. The contract also includes both maintenance and new dredging near the Langley Fuel Pier. This work shall be performed by a mechanical dredge with delivery by either barge or scow to a specified location within the Norfolk Ocean Disposal Site (NODS) in the Chesapeake Bay which is approximately 35 miles from the bay end of the channel. The movement of the barges in the Bay is considered as travel in an ocean environment. The Contractor shall dredge to a required depth of 12 feet MLLW plus 2 feet of over-depth dredging will be allowed. Approximately 165,000 cubic yards of maintenance and new dredging pay volume is available for removal and disposal. Work will be performed in two phases: 1) a preliminary phase to include Before Dredge (BD) surveys, mobilization, and FAA Clearance Permit processing: and 2) maintenance and new dredging with delivery to NODS. Construction Time: The anticipated solicitation issuance date will be on or about 14 September 2018. The estimated proposal due date will be on or about 14 October 2018. The construction period of performance is approximately 300 days which includes both Phase I (120 days) and Phase II (180 days). The official synopsis citing the solicitation number will be issued on Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) www.fbo.gov which will invite firms to register electronically to receive a copy of the solicitation when it is issued. Offeror, whose proposal conforms to the solicitation and is fair and reasonable. In addition, the awardee must be found responsible in accordance with FAR 9.1 In accordance with FAR 36/DFARs 236, the estimated construction price range for this project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. NAICS Code 237990 applies. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this synopsis. General: Services to perform this work will be procured through a Fixed Price - Sealed Bid Contract. In addition to the examining criteria detailed in FAR 9.104-1, the Contracting Officer will also examine whether the apparent low bidder can meet the requirements of two Definitive Responsibility Criteria regarding: 1) experience in shallow draft dredging with scow or barge delivery; and 2) experience in the use of barges or scows in an ocean environment. These criteria are specific and objective standards established by the Agency as a precondition to award which are designed to measure a prospective Contractor's ability to perform the contract. In order to be found responsible, the Contractor must demonstrate their past experience in both defined work criteria. Bidders can use one or more projects per work criteria to demonstrate experience. If a subcontractor will be used to complete the work, the subcontractor must demonstrate his experience in that work criteria. We are requesting that all interested and qualified businesses respond to this Sources Sought Notice with information which shall include, at a minimum: (1) Identification and verification of the company's large or small business status, (2) governmental CAGE Code and DUNS number, if applicable, 3) The level of performance and payment bonding capacity that the company could attain for the proposed project. (4) Descriptions of Experience - provide descriptions of your firm's past experience on projects similar in scope as outlined above to projects completed within the last five years which are similar to this project in size, scope, and dollar value. Provide documentation demonstrating construction experience for projects of similar type construction involving management of multiple subcontractors. The 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 level of interest in bidding on this solicitation when it is issued. 3. Firm's capacity to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity 4. Provide examples of your capability to successfully execute this form of construction by detailing comparable work performed with brief descriptions of a minimum of three similar previous projects performed within the last 5 years (customer name, timeliness of performance, type of work, and dollar value of the project) including specify percentage and type of work that was self-performed. 5. Firm's status as either a small or large business. If the firm has a Small Business identification, please specify which: Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), 8(a) Business Development Program, HUBZone Program, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), and/or Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB). 6. Firm's Existing Joint Ventures including Mentor/Protégé and teaming arrangement information. 7. Firm's governmental CAGE code and DUNS number, if applicable. 8. Firm's Bonding Capability (construction bonding level per contract and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars) 9. A statement of the portion of this contract's work that will be self-performed and how it will be accomplished. Please only include a narrative of the requested information in this Sources Sought Notice. Additional information will not be reviewed. Administrative Data: This Sources Sought Notice should not be construed in any manner to be an obligation of the U.S. Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District to issue a contract, or result in any claim for reimbursement of costs for any effort you expend responding to this request. No solicitation is currently available. Interested Firm's shall respond to this Sources Sought Notice no later than noon on 12 July 2018. All interested firms must be registered in government's SAM website to be eligible for awards of Government contracts. Mail or email your response to Jerry W. Clark-Juneau at Jerry.W.Clark-Juneau@usace.army.mil
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Langley/Back River Federal Navigation Project, Hampton Roads, VA, United States
- Record
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