SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS

TITLE: FY25 Channel to Port Mansfield Maintenance Dredging Entrance Channel to Turning Basin with Beneficial Use Placement

Notice Type: SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS

Source Sought Number: W912HY25X14EW

Response Date (10 days) February 21, 2025

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 (ED/Woman Owned (WO), Woman Owned (WO) and Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition of responsible firms.

Project Information: Maintenance dredging and advanced maintenance dredging of Channel to Port Mansfield (approximately 1.92 M CY) with BU placement. Schedule 1 will include maintenance dredging of approximately 1.35 million cubic yards (CY) of the Channel to Port Mansfield and will include varying advanced maintenance depths and construction of approximately 2,000 LF of rip-rap breakwater in varying depths from

approximately 1-4 ft. Material will be placed beneficial use material across the Padre Island National Seashore beach along with various placement areas in the vicinity.

The completion time of the work is 240 calendar days.

Option line items will be included.

This contract will be subject to several environmental windows, including sea grass, turtle nesting, and pipeline plover. All work must be completed accordance with these windows to avoid impacts to bird nesting and turtle nesting, and monitors may be required to avoid impacts to piping plover. Placement of material will include both beach placement and upland confined placement.

In accordance with FAR 36/DFARs 236, the estimated construction price range for this project is: Over $10,000,000.00

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 million for Dredging and Surface Cleanup Activities.

The Product Service Code is Z1KF.

Small Businesses are reminded under FAR 52.219-14, (Deviation 2019-O0003), Limitations on Subcontracting.  Firm 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 may demonstrate any construction experience as a prime contractor working on Dredged Material Placement Areas.

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 receipt of the Notice to Proceed.

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 $4,200.00 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) Sma