1. General. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT and is for informational/market research purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, QUOTATION OR BID, NOR A SYNOPSIS OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION UNDER FAR SUBPART 5.2.
2. Contract Information. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Northwestern Division, Portland District (CENWP) is going to solicit a contract for the Crest Raise at the Sediment Retention Structure (SRS) on the North Fork Toutle River in Cowlitz County, Washington. The proposed project will be a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract. Responses to this sources sought announcement will be used by the government to determine the acquisition strategy. Additional details regarding the project background and description of the work can be found in section 4 of this sources sought.
This sources sought is to gain knowledge of the interest, capabilities, and qualifications of the members of the industry. All interested parties are encouraged to respond.
3. Minimum Technically Acceptable Contractor Expertise Criteria:
The contractor is invited demonstrate through references, project lists, or reports, they possess experience as it relates to this project. A maximum of two projects will be accepted for review.
Note: The government may consider the relevant past experience and past performance of key individuals and predecessor companies in evaluating the company's past experience and past performance factors.
North American Industrial Classification Code (NAICS): NAICS Code 237990, “Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction”. The related size standard is $45M. Federal Service Code: Z2PZ Repair or Alteration of Other Non-Building Facilities.
Point of Contact for small business questions or assistance is the Portland District Deputy for Small Business, Carol McIntyre at 503-808-4602 or Carol.A.Mcintyre@usace.army.mil.
4. Project Background: The Sediment Retention Structure was constructed in the Late 80's to store the sediment coming off the avalanche area so that the sediment does not flow down to the low Cowlitz River. The main objective for the project is to keep the level of Protection on the levee systems from Castle Rock to Lexington. There has already been one crest raise in 2012 and this will be the second of three planned crest raises.
The project purpose is to construct an increased level of sediment retention structure providing additional storage and allowing existing river flows. The work includes mobilization/demobilization, river diversion, rock excavation, rock foundation preparation including placement of dental concrete, placement of roller-compacted concrete, outlet works sealing, and incidental related work. This effort is to include all associated works required and described within this Contract package.
The work will be located at the Sediment Retention Structure on the North Fork Toutle River in Cowlitz County, Washington, off of Highway 504. Contractor access to the work site will be from gravel access roads on the dam site, the gravel roadway on top of the embankment dam, the top of the concrete outlet works structure, and a paved roadway on the spillway approach pier west of the existing spillway crest.
This project is considering the proposed changes:
- Reduction of height
- Change to a Design-Build acquisition with a Design to budget structure.
- Solicit with a goal to achieve the greatest height possible within the budget
- Possible opportunity for an IDIQ for future crest raise requirements
It has not been decided if any or all these changes will be applied to the subject requirement. The government would like to know if any combination of these elements would deter industry from providing an offer for this requirement.
Responses will be considered proprietary and safeguarded accordingly.
The estimated magnitude of construction for this project is more than $10,000,000.00
4. Submission Instructions. Responses to this Sources Sought notice must be submitted electronically (via email)
SUBJECT: W9127N24R0005 Mount St. Helens SRS Crest Raise - Please send to Andrew Sprys, Contract Specialist, at Andrew.J.Sprys@usace.army.mil by 12:00 pm Pacific Daylight Time Friday, 20 September 2024. All responses must be received by the specified time and due date to be reviewed. All successfully submitted responses will receive an acknowledgement by return email.
A firm's response to this sources sought shall be limited to five (5) pages and shall include the following information:
a. Firm's name, address, point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, CAGE and EIN number, and the construction bonding level per contract.
b. Firm's business category and business size: Large Business, Small Business, Small Disadvantaged, 8(a) firm, Historically underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone), Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), and/or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small business (SDVOSB).
c. Provide relevant information on the firm's experience/capabilities as it pertains to the proposed work outlined in the project description.
d. Provide a maximum of two examples of projects similar in size, scope and complexity with a brief description of each project, customer name, timeliness of performance, contract number, customer satisfaction and the dollar value.
The government may verify information in CPARS or PPIRS.
5. Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice does not obligate the government to award a contract. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this Sources Sought or any follow up information. The government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or to provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses, a solicitation may be published at https://sam.gov/content/home However, responses to this notice are not adequate responses to a solicitation.
All interested firms must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://sam.gov/content/home and remain current for the duration of the contract to be eligible for award of a government contract.
Contracting Office Address:
Attn: CECT-NWP
PO Box 2946
Portland, Oregon 97208-2946
United States
Place of Performance:
Cowlitz County, WA
Primary Point of Contact.:
Andrew Sprys
Andrew.J.Sprys@usace.army.mil
Phone: 503-808-4616
