THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. THERE WILL NOT BE A SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS AVAIALBLE AT THIS TIME.
The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is anticipating a future procurement for a Firm, Fixed Price Construction contract for the Craney Island Eastward Expansion (CIEE) Pre-Dredging Phase 1C project located in Hampton Roads, VA.
Description of Work:
The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is seeking eligible firms capable of performing new work dredging by mechanical or bucket plant at the southeastern cell of the Craney Island Dredge Material Management Area (CIDMMA). The southeastern cell is being deepened to a required depth of -42 feet mean lower low water (MLLW). No widening or other channel framework modifications are proposed at this time. Two feet of allowable overdepth dredging will be allowed as part of the contract dredging pay prism. A not to exceed depth of -44 feet MLLW will be observed for this project.
Material removed from the construction footprint will be received by ocean-going scows and placed at the Norfolk Ocean Disposal site (NODS). Dredging is estimated to generate approximately 3-million cubic yards of pay volume.
The Contractor shall be responsible for the following: dredging within the designated areas to the proposed and allowable pay depths, placing the removed material in ocean-going barges, transporting the ocean-going barges with the collected material to NODS, depositing the collected material at NODS, and communicating with the Port of Virginia maritime users to minimize impacts to vessel traffic, adjacent utilities, and dredging operations.
In accordance with DFARs 236.204(ii), the magnitude of construction for this project is between $25,000,000.00 and $100,000,000.00. NAICS Code 237990 Dredging and Surface Cleanup Activities applies. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this synopsis.
Sources are sought for all interested firms with a NAICS code of 237990 with a small business size standard of $37,000,000.
Construction Time:
CIEE Pre-dredging Phase 1C dredging shall commence within 21 calendar days of receipt of Notice-to-Proceed (NTP). The construction period of performance will be approximately 700 days from issuance of NTP.
There are no seasonal dredging restrictions for this project pertaining to endangered, threatened, or species of concern for mechanical dredging.
Definitive Responsibility Criteria:
This requirement will use Definitive Responsibility Criteria (DRC) which are specific and objective standards established to inform the Contracting Officer. In accordance with FAR 9.104-2. These criteria will be used to assess whether the apparent low bidder can demonstrate the expertise and specialized facilities needed for adequate contract performance. The inability of a contractor otherwise eligible for award to demonstrate minimal acceptable experience as a measured by the DRC may result in the Contracting Officer determining the contractor is not responsible.
The Definitive Responsibility Criteria will be developed to assess the following work items:
Experience in mechanical dredging with ocean-going scows and ocean disposal.
- Experience in performing jobs similar in nature complexity, and magnitude to this project.
- Experience in managing mechanical dredging projects that included ocean disposal.
Survey of the Dredging Industry:
The following confidential survey questionnaire is designed to apprise the Corps of prospective dredging contractors' project execution capabilities. Please provide your response to the following questions. All questions are for the Craney Island Eastward Expansion Pre-Dredging Phase 1C project located in Hampton Roads, Virginia.
- Please provide company's name, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address.
- Would you be interested in bidding on the solicitation when it is issued? If the answer is No, please explain why not?
- Have you worked on dredging jobs similar in nature, complexity and magnitude to this project within the past 5 years? Have you dredged material utilizing via mechanical or bucket plant and placed the material in an ocean disposal site. If so, please describe the project(s) and for whom the work was performed. Indicate the dollar value of the project(s). Identify a point of contact(s) and phone number, as a reference of relevant experience.
- Would you be bidding on this project as a sole contractor, prime contractor with subcontractor(s)or as a joint venture?
- Is there a dollar limit on the size of contract that you would bid? If so, what is that limit?
- What is the largest dredging contract, in dollars, on which you were the prime contractor?
- What is your bonding capacity per contract? What is your total bonding capacity?
- Are you familiar with the safety and health requirements of EM 385-1-1?
This Sources Sought should not be construed in any manner to be an obligation of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District to issue a contract, or result in any claim for reimbursement of costs for any effort you expand responding to this request. No solicitation is currently available.
The Government will utilize this information in determining an acquisition strategy. Please state all of the socio-economic categories in which your company belongs (8(a), Hub-zone, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Woman Owned). Please submit capability packages electronically via email to Katelyn.vance@usace.army.mil and Eartha.D.Garrett@usace.army.mil.
The responses to this Sources Sought must be submitted no later than 10:00 AM EST 06 July 2023 v ia email to Katelyn Vance at Katelyn.vance@usace.army.mil cc'd Eartha D. Garrett at Eartha.D.Garrett@usace.army.mil.
The official synopsis citing the solicitation number will be issued on SAM.gov.
Subject Solicitation will be advertised via Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) (https://piee.eb.mil). All prospective contractors are required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to contract award. Offerors and contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-866-606-8220 or via the Internet at https://www.sam.gov. Representations and Certifications Applications apply to this solicitation. Representations and Certifications may be completed online via the SAM.
