B.01.03 Source Sought FY21 HSC Oyster midigation 20210505.pdf

Sources Sought No. W912HY21S0017

Project Title: FY21 USACE Galveston District, FY21 Houston Ship Channel Oyster Mitigation, Harris County, Texas.

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 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. RESPONSE 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. THE GOVERNMENT SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR OR SUFFER

ANY CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR ANY IMPROPER IDENTIFIED

INFORMATION.

The purpose of this sources sought announcement is to gain knowledge of interested, capable, and all qualified small businesses including but not limited to Small Business, 8(a) Small Business Development Program, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Hubzone, Economically Disadvantaged /Woman Owned small business and Women small business firms. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 237990; Size Standard $39.5 million.

To make appropriate acquisitions for the above project, the Government, will use responses to this source sought announcement and possible future projects as determined to be in the best interest of the Government. The order of magnitude for this effort is estimated between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000.00.

Project Information:

Schedule No. 1 Construction of three (3) oyster pads: 1) 2,060’ x 300’, 2) 2,531 x 300’, and 3) 1,888’ x 300’. Approximately 278,700 tons of cultch material will be required to construct the three pads. Water depths at placement site are less than – 10 MLLW.

Contractor should be experienced working within Galveston Bay, Houston Ship Channel and surrounding area.

Contractor should be experienced placing large quantity of select stone on bay bottom to construct pads.

Option work includes: Extension of one (1) of the oyster pads an additional 174’ x 300’. Approximately 7,200 tons of cultch material will be required for the pad extension construction. Water depth is less than -10 MLLW.

The estimated award date for this project is September 2021.

Completion time for Schedule No. 1 is 190 calendar days. Completion time for Option work if awarded is 7 calendar days. If the contractor fails to complete the work within the time specified, the contractor shall pay liquidated damages to the Government for each calendar day of delay until the work is completed or accepted. Liquidated Damage amount will be specific in the solicitation.

The contractor will be required to provide Performance and Payment Bonds within five (5) calendar days after award. Contractor will be required to furnish Pre-Award documents within five (5) calendar days after Bid Opening. The contractor shall begin Work within (10) calendar days after acknowledgement of the Notice to Proceed.

If you can meet all the requirements for this project, please respond to this source sought announcement by e-mail, to the attention of Jo Ann McCue, Jo.A.McCue@usace.army.mil. Responses must be received no later than 02:00 P.M. Central Standard Time, on May 19, 2021. The following information is requested:

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 a Small Business, SBA Certified 8(a) firm, HubZone Small Business, or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, Economically Disadvantaged /Woman Owned small business and Women 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 Small Business, 8(a), Hubzone Small Business, or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, Economically Disadvantaged /Woman Owned small business and Women small business.

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6. Qualifications: Responses to this source sought announcement shall indicate specialized experience and technical competence in:

(a) Contractor must be experienced in completing work outlined under the paragraph above for “Project Information”.

(b) Provide documentation for your firm on past similar efforts as a prime contractor.

(c) Provide a list of your present commitments and completion dates for these commitments. Identify construction equipment on present commitments and identify equipment and size of barge to be used on this requirement. The evaluation will consider overall experience.

7. Submission Requirements: Firms submitting responses shall provide information on the most recent up to five projects that prove you can meet the qualification criteria listed above, with contract number, project location, description of work requirements, construction equipment and size of barge utilized, average production on the job, contact and phone number for each effort. Firms should also indicate all applicable personnel and sub-contractors proposed to work on the contract. Proof of Small Business Administration (SBA) registration 8(a) and Hubzone Small Business shall be provided with this response.

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