SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS
TITLE: Houston Ship Channel - Morgans Point to Boggy Bayou Dredging, Harris and Chamber Counties, Texas.
Notice Type: SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS
Source Sought Number: W912HY25X11R2
Response Date November 15, 2024
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District has a requirement for the above subject. THIS IS A NOTICE FOR SOURCES SOUGHT ONLY. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT SEEKS INFORMATION FROM INDUSTRY, WHICH WILL BE USED FOR PRELIMINARY PLANNING PURPOSES. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR INVITATION FOR BID. THERE IS NO BID PACKAGE, SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATION OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE WITH THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A PROCUREMENT COMMITMENT BY THE US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE. NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT. REPONSE IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY; NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT OR ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REQUESTS. RESPONDENTS WILL NOT BE NOTIFIED OF THE RESULTS OF THE EVALUATION.
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), Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) and Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition of responsible firms.
Project Information: Contractor should demonstrate construction experience as a prime contractor dredging deep draft navigation channels. Contractor should demonstrate experience producing at least 18,000 Cubic Yards (CYs) per day utilizing a pipeline or mechanical dredge on a deep draft navigation dredging job. Contractor should observe the typical wet conditions associated with Dredged Materia. Contractor should expect to use equipment with low ground pressure due to the soft/wet material in which the equipment will be operating. Contractor should be familiar with the traffic conditions on the Houston Ship Channel.
Dredging of the main stem Houston Ship Channel between Morgan's Point and Boggy Bayou, as well as the Barbour’s Cut Channel (Flare and Turning Basin) and Jacinto Port Channel Material will be taken to the Lost Lake Placement Area (PA) or the Alexander Island PA.
The Disclosure of the Magnitude of Construction Projects is Between $25,000,000.00 and $100,000.00.
All construction performance must comply with the USACE Safety and Health Requirements Manual, (EM 385-1-1), and must also comply with all Federal, State and local laws, ordinances, codes and/or regulations.
The North American Industry Classification System Code for this procurement is 237990 which has a small business size standard of $37.0 Million.
The Product Service Code is Z1KF.
Small Businesses are reminded under FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Sep 2021) (DEVIATION 2021-0ooo8). Firms will not pay more than 85% of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count toward the 85% subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded.
Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response to this announcement.
Contractor should demonstrate any construction experience as a prime contractor working on Dredged Material Placement Areas. Contractor should observe the typical wet conditions associated with Dredged Material Placement Areas. Contractor should expect to use equipment with low ground pressure due to the soft/wet material in which the equipment will be operating.
Bonding Requirements: Performance and Payment Bonds are required within 5 calendar days after award and the contractor shall begin work within 10 calendar days after the Notice to Proceed is issued.
If the contractor fails to complete the work within the time specified, the contractor shall pay liquidated damages to the Government in the estimated amount of $3,800.00 for each calendar day of delay until the work is completed or accepted.
FIRMS RESPONSE SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
1. Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) & Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) (This information can be obtained from your System for Award Management (SAM) Registration at www.sam.gov ).
2. Name of firm w/ address, phone, fax, e-mail address, and point of contact.
3. Indicate whether your firm will submit a bid for this project if set-aside for Small Business (SB), 8(a) Small Business Development Program, Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Economically Disadvantaged
Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) and Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB).
4. Firm’s Joint Ventures (existing), including Mentor Protégés and teaming arrangement information is acceptable.
Qualifications: Responses to this source sought announcement shall indicate specialized experience and technical competence in:
a. Demonstrate experience in completing work outlined under the paragraph above for “Project Information.”
- Firm’s capability to perform the magnitude and complexity outlined in the Scope of Work above or comparable work performed within the past 5 years):
- Brief description of each project, customer name, and dollar value of the project)– provide at least 3 examples.
- Firm’s Bonding Capacity (Bid Bond (20% of total bid amount), Performance and Payment Bond (100% of the contract amount) bonding level per contract and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars.
Firms responding to this announcement, who fail to provide ALL required information requested and outlined above, may be excluded from further consideration in the review and analysis for acquisition strategy determination.
Anticipated solicitation issuance date is on or about April 2025, and the estimated proposal/bid due date will be on or about May 2025. Estimated award on or about date is June 2025.The official synopsis citing the solicitation number will be issued on Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) https://piee.eb.mil/ inviting firms to register electronically to receive a copy of the solicitation when it is issued.
Interested Firm’s shall respond to this announcement No Later Than
November 15, 2024, at 10:00 AM (LOCAL TIME, Galveston, Texas). All interested firms must be registered in SAM.gov to be eligible for award of Government contracts. Email your response to Ms. Teakeishia Sewell at teakeishia.m.sewell@usace.army.mil and Curtis Cole, Jr. at curtis.cole@usace.army.mil.
