Mouth of the Columbia River (MCR) South Jetty Rehabilitation   4

ATTENTION: **UPDATE** DRAFT solicitation plans and specifications for the MCR South Jetty Rehabilitation project are now provided for download under this Sources Sought announcement for review and comment by industry. These are only DRAFT documents for review. They are not final. This announcement is not a request for proposals. The DRAFT solicitation plans and specifications are subject to change before the actual advertise date and should not be used in preparing proposals. Please submit all comments and questions pertaining to the DRAFT plans and specifications into the ProjNet bidder inquiry system at the following website: https://www.projnet.org/projnet/ Instructions for using ProjNet along with the bidder inquiry key can be found on page 00 21 00-14 of the DRAFT solicitation. The ProjNet bidder inquiry key for this requirement is PA5D3H-DWS5R5. All questions and comments must be submitted by no later than 11 January 2019. __________________________________________________________________ 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) has been tasked to solicit a contract for the Mouth of the Columbia River (MCR) South Jetty Rehabilitation. The proposed project will be a competitive, firm-fixed price (FFP) contract. Responses to this Sources Sought announcement will be used by the Government to make an acquisition strategy decision.

The purpose of this Sources Sought is to gain knowledge of the interest, capabilities, and qualifications of industry, to include: Large Business, Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Businesses to include 8(a) certified small business firms, Historically Underutilized Business Zone small business (HUBZone), Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small business (SDVOSB). All are highly encouraged to respond.

3. Minimum Technically Acceptable Contractor Expertise Criteria:

The Contractor must demonstrate through references, project lists, or reports that they possess experience involving completing either jetty or breakwater projects or heavy marine construction projects exceeding $10 million in value where procurement, delivery and placement of 10 to 30 ton stones was required.

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): 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. Size standard: $36.5 million. Federal Service Code: Z2KZ, Repair or Alteration of Other conservation and development 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 Description. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, has a requirement to rehabilitate the South Jetty located at the Mouth of the Columbia River (MCR) located in Clatsop County, Oregon. The repairs consist of procurement and delivery of approximately 360,000 tons of 4 to 36 ton jetty armor stones and subsequent placement of those stones individually along the identified repair areas. Major haul road construction, including filling large voids, is anticipated to gain access to all jetty repair areas. The repair area extends from Clatsop Spit to approximately 3 miles offshore.

The period of performance for stone placement will be through 31 October 2024. Storm activity generally limits stone placement to between May and October and is constrained further at the outer ends of the jetty.

The estimated Magnitude of Construction for this project is between $100,000,000 and $250,000,000.

5. Submission Instructions. Responses to this Sources Sought notice must be submitted electronically (via email) SUBJECT: W9127N19R0007 Mouth of the Columbia River South Jetty Rehabilitation. Please send to David C. Boone, Contract Specialist, at David.C.Boone@usace.army.mil in either Microsoft Word or Adobe Portable Document Format by 4:00 pm Pacific Time Wednesday, August 8, 2018.

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 DUNS number, and the Construction Bonding Level per contract.

b. Firm's small business category and Business Size: Large Business, Small Business, Small Disadvantaged, 8(a) certified small business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone small business(HUBZone), Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), and 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 up to 5 projects, exceeding $10 million in value, similar in size, scope and complexity with a brief description of the project to include: location, size (tons) and quantity (tons) of stones placed, method of stone delivery, customer name, timeliness of performance, contract number, customer satisfaction and the dollar value. The Government may verify information in CPARS or PPIRS.

6. 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 in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.

All interested firms must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov and remain current for the duration of the contract to be eligible for award of a Government contract.