US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, NEW YORK DISTRICT 26 Federal Plaza, New York, New York, 10278-0090, Attn: CENAN-CT

Z -- EMERGENCY RESPONSE FOR POSSIBLE BREACH OF BARRIER ISLANDS ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST OF LONG ISLAND, FIRE ISLAND INLET TO MONTAUK POINT, NEW YORK. POC Michael L. A. McHugh 212-264-3946. As part of its emergency preparedness planning, the U.S. Army Engineer District, New York (''NYD'') is seeking potential sources. LOCATION: Atlantic Coast of Long Island, Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point, New York. SCOPE OF SERVICES REQUIRED: The NYD is preparing for the potential of a breach (a break through the barrier island) ocurring within the barrier island from Fire Island Inlet to Southampton, New York. In anticipation of a breach occurring, the NYD is seeking contractor sources which have the capability and the interest to perform the trucking of material from a NYD approved upland based borrow source, or stockpile at Democrat Point (located at the western end of the Robert Moses State Park and adjacent to the Fire Island Inlet) to the location of the breach. Due to the extensive length of shoreline to be covered and the need for fast response, the barrier island will be treated as two geographic areas: Fire Island Inlet to Smith Point Park and from Smith Point Park east to Southhampton. Recommended borrow locations are located within Suffolk County, New York. The general requirements are described as follow: (1) For the Fire Island Inlet to Smith Point Park area, interested firms must have the capability of trucking and mechanically placing 2,400 cy/day of sand over each 24-four period for up to 100,000 cy. Closure may be required from both sides of the breach. Sand is to come from an existing stockpile at Democrat Point in Robert Moses State Park, Fire Island, N.Y. (material in excess of 100,000 cy is currently available) for the source west of the breach. Sand for closure from the east of a breach will come from a Corps approved upland borrow source on the mainland delivered to the Smith Point Park area. Offroad type trucking is a required capability for transporting sand along the barrier beach. Sand to be utilized from an upland borrow source is to be NYD approved, based on inspection of grain size distribution curves, or similar material test results, and be a beach quality sand, free of debris and rocks, and with a minimum median grain size diameter of 0.30mm; (2) For the Smith Point Park to Southampton area, interested firms must have the capability of trucking and mechanically placing 4,000 cy/day of sand over each 24-hour period for up to 170,000 cy, and also have the capability to install steel sheet piling to protect placed sand fill. Sand to be utilized is to come from a NYD approved borrow source based on grain size distribution curves or similar material test results and be a beach quality sand, free of debris and rocks and with a minimum median grain size of 0.30 mm. Firms interested in servicing either or both of the geographic areas must be willing and able to initiate work within 24 hours of receipt of Notice to Proceed. ESTIMATED COST: maximum of $3,000,000 per geographic area. The cost of the breach closure will be based on the size of the emergency (e.g., size of the breach, growth rate of the breach). The NYD will be developing Plans and Specifications in anticipation of breach occurrence. NOTES: 1. This is not a solicitation and no solicitation is available. However, responses to this notice will be used in determining future courses of action in the event of an emergency. 2. Firms need only submit a letter of interest and capability to perform the work, including the quality, characteristics, and location of the sand the firm would utilize for breach closure, apart from the stockpile located at Democrat Point. (0226)

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