SOURCES SOUGHT
Y -- Maintenance Dredging of Cape Henry Channel (VA), Baltimore Harbor and Channels
- Notice Date
- 3/4/2021 9:08:58 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 237990
— Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
- Contracting Office
- W2SD ENDIST BALTIMORE BALTIMORE MD 21201-2526 USA
- ZIP Code
- 21201-2526
- Solicitation Number
- W912DR21B0017
- Response Due
- 3/26/2021 8:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 04/10/2021
- Point of Contact
- Leigha Arnold, Phone: 4437492022, Tamara Bonomolo, Phone: 4109620788
- E-Mail Address
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Leigha.M.Arnold@usace.army.mil, tamara.c.bonomolo@usace.army.mil
(Leigha.M.Arnold@usace.army.mil, tamara.c.bonomolo@usace.army.mil)
- Description
- THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY.� THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL.� THERE WILL NOT BE A SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.� The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District (NAB) requests capability statements from qualified industry partners. USACE NAB has been tasked to solicit and award a firm-fixed-price construction contract for Maintenance Dredging of Cape Henry Channel (VA), Baltimore Harbor and Channels. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this request or any follow-up information requests; all costs associated with responding to this Notice will be solely at the responding party's expense. Responses to this sources sought announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions.� The NAICS code for this acquisition is 237990 - Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, with a size standard of $30,000,000.� The magnitude of construction is between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000. Small Businesses are reminded that they must perform at least 40% of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with their own employees for general construction-type procurements. By way of this Market Survey/Sources Sought Notice, W912DR21B0017, USACE NAB intends to determine the extent of capable firms that are engaged in providing the services described hereunder.� Therefore, this Notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP); it does not guarantee the future issuance of an RFP; nor does it commit the Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, USACE NAB will not accept unsolicited proposals. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.201(e), responses to this Notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding contract.� It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this Notice. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Government intends to solicit an Invitation for Bid (IFB) for the maintenance dredging of the Cape Henry Channel (VA) of the Baltimore Harbor & Channels Project. The work will take place in a heavy commercial waterway supporting the Port of Baltimore and it is anticipated the work would be performed in the winter ? spring of 2021/2022. The project consists of maintenance dredging portions of the Cape Henry Federal Navigation Channel to a required depth of 51 feet MLLW with one (1) foot of allowable overdepth, with contract options for an additional foot of allowable overdepth. The dredging involves removal of approximately 2,350,000 cubic yards of material, including allowable overdepth dredging and all optional overdepth material. The work shall be performed by a hopper dredge which will transport and place the material in the Government?furnished Dam Neck Ocean Disposal Site. The equipment required for this work commonly consists of one (1) or more 4,500 � 8,500 cubic yard hopper dredges, one (1) drag barge, and one (1) crew/survey vessel. The anticipated performance period for the above described dredging and placement should not exceed 160 calendar days from receipt of Notice?to?Proceed. Responders should address ALL of the following in their submittal: 1. Firm's name, address, point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, CAGE code and DUNS number. 2. Indicate if your company is currently registered with the Systems for Award Management (SAM) database. If not, indicate if it has been registered or does it plan to register. 3. In consideration of NAICS code 237790, with a small business size standard in dollars of $30,000,000, indicate which of the following small business categories your business is classified under: Unrestricted Business, Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, or 8(a) Business. 4. Indicate if your company is currently prohibited from doing business with the Federal Government. Yes/No. (If yes, explain). 5. Provide evidence for bonding capacity for a dredging project of the anticipated magnitude detailed above. 6. Provide at least three (3) examples of projects similar in size and scope directly performed by your company, dates of projects, project references (including owner with phone number and email address), floating plant, and final costs of completed projects. Contractors with unsatisfactory past performance may not be considered capable of successfully performing this type of work. 7. The submittal should contain and identify all expertise, types and number of equipment, and name and number of personnel. The contractor must also have worked previously with the Federal government on a similar job and provide examples of those jobs and references (name and phone number) to assure expertise. 8. Total submittal shall be no longer than ten (10) pages in one (1).pdf file. Comments will be shared with the Government and the project team, but otherwise well be held in strict confidence. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: THIS NOTICE IS NOT AN RFP. It is a market research tool being utilized to determine the availability of potential qualified contractors before determining the method of acquisition. In addition, this source sought is not to be considered as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for any information solicited or delivered. Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed requirement are invited to submit a response to this sources sought notice no later than 26 March 2021 by 11:00 AM Eastern Time (ET). All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Leigha Arnold, Contract Specialist � leigha.m.arnold@usace.army.mil referencing the source sought notice number W912DR21R0017. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. If you have any questions concerning this opportunity please contact: Leigha Arnold via email - leigha.m.arnold@usace.army.mil. Please note that vendors not registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award of contracts will not be eligible for an award. Vendors must all be registered in SAM under the applicable NAICS code 238910 as indicated in the advertised RFP to be considered for award. Vendors may register for SAM online at www.sam.gov or by calling 1.866.606.8220
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: VA, USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN05934014-F 20210306/210304230115 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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