A3.2.2_Sources Sought Synopsis2.docx

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS

For Houston Ship Channel--House Tract Placement Area Repairs, Harris County, Texas Construction Sources Sought No. W912HY21S0001

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS. This announcement seeks information from industry, which will be used for preliminary planning purposes. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this synopsis. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Galveston has been tasked to solicit for and award a project/procurement for Construction, Houston Ship Channel – House Tract Placement Area Repairs, Harris County, Texas. Proposed project will be a competitive, fixed price contract. The type of solicitation to be issued will depend upon the responses to this synopsis. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow up information requests.

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), and Woman-Owned Small Business. The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors.

FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT TO INCLUDE:

Project is for Repairs at House Tract Placement Area to address seepage issues at various location around the perimeter of the site. Potential work might include but not necessarily be limited to cutoff wall, sand drains, slope drains, or a combination of the methods to address seepage issues. Contractor's Sources sought response shall include information related to work as a Prime Contractor at Dredged Material Placement Area demonstrating experience with slurry cutoff walls to address seepage issues. Primary work for the House Tract Placement Area Seepage Repairs consists of installation of approximately 265,000 square feet of a soil-bentonite slurry trench cutoff walls and conducting 1500 linear feet of verification drilling.

1. Estimated magnitude for this effort is estimated over $10,000,000.00.

2. NAICS Code 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, Dredging

3. SB Size Standard, $30M for dredging. To be considered small for purposes of Government procurement, a firm must perform at least 40 percent of the volume dredged with its own equipment or equipment owned by another small dredging concern.

4. PSC Code – Z2KF

5. Bonding Requirements - The Contractor will be required to provide the Performance and Payment Bonds within 2 calendar days after award. The contractor shall begin work within 10 calendar days after acknowledgement of the Notice to Proceed.

6. Furnish pre-award documents within 1 working day after Bid Opening.

7. Completion Time for this project is estimated at 365 calendar days after acknowledgement 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 an amount to be determined for each calendar day of delay until the work is completed or accepted.

Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response under this sources sought synopsis.

Anticipated solicitation issuance date is on or about NOV 2020, and the estimated proposal due date will be on or about DEC 2020. The official Synopsis citing the solicitation number will be issued on BetaSam, www.beta.sam.gov and inviting firms to register electronically to receive a copy of the solicitation when it is issued. NOTE: BetaSam has taken the place of FBO.gov.

FIRMS RESPONSE SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

1. Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) & 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. State if your company is an SBA Certified 8(a) firm, HubZone Small Business, or Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business.

4. State whether your firm can provide a Bid Bond (20% of total bid amount), Performance and Payment Bond (100% of the contract amount).

5. Please indicate whether your firm will submit a bid for this project, if this project is set-aside for 8(a), Hubzone Small Business, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business.

6. Qualifications: Contractor should demonstrate construction experience as a prime contractor working on Dredged Material Placement Areas. Contractor should demonstrate experience installing cutoff walls, sand drains, slope drains, or a combination of the aforementioned methods to address seepage issues at dredged material placement areas of flood control projects. 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. The evaluation will consider overall experience. Provide documentation for your firm on past similar efforts as a prime contractor. Percentage of the work to be performed by the contractor is 65%. House Tract dredged material placement area is located in a residential area near Galena Park, adjacent to and East of IH 610, North of Clinton Drive, and South of Market Street.

7. Submission Requirements: Firms submitting responses shall provide information on the most recent, up to three projects that prove you can meet the qualification criteria listed above, with contract number, project location, and description of work requirements for each effort. Proof of Small Business Administration (SBA) registration 8(a) and Hubzone Small Business shall be provided with this response.

Firms responding to this sources sought announcement, who fail to provide ALL of the required information requested, may not be used to help the Government make the acquisition decision, which is the intent of this sources sought announcement.

Interested firms shall respond to this Sources Sought Synopsis no later than 10:00 a.m., Central Standard Time, on 16 OCT 20. All interested firms must be registered in SAM to be eligible for award of Government contracts. Email or mail your response to Christy Slater, Galveston, 2000 Fort Point Road, Galveston, TX 77550-1229, 409-766-6343, christy.l.slater@usace.army.mil

EMAIL IS THE PREFERRED METHOD WHEN RECEIVING RESPONSES TO THIS SYNOPSIS.