B.01.Source Sought-Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Maintenance Dredging.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, PHILADELPHIA DISTRICT

100 SOUTH INDEPENDENCE MALL WEST

PHILADELPHIA PA 19106-3400

Contracts Branch (ca)

SAM.gov

Action Code: Sources Sought.

W912BU23XX0001-Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Maintenance Dredging.

Class Code: Z

Subject: Market Research- Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Maintenance Dredging, Delaware City, DE.

Set-Aside Code: N/A

Response Date: 20 April 2023 4:00 pm. EST.

Place of Performance: Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Maintenance Dredging.

Description of Work: This is a Sources Sought Notice and is for information purposes only.

THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTATIONS, OR BIDS.

The Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, is interested in awarding (1) Firm Fixed Price Contract for the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Maintenance Dredging.

Description of Work: The project will consist of maintenance dredging at various locations along the Inland Waterway Chesapeake and Delaware Canal and Upper Chesapeake Bay portion of this project. Base work shall include dredging of the canal from Station 00+000 to Station 250+440. From Station 99+000 to Station 250+440 dredging will be required to a distance of 25 feet outside the channel limits where shoaling occurs along the channel edge within the authorized channel limits. Dredging will be required to a depth of 36’ MLLW (Datum) plus 1’ allowable overdepth within the project work limits is from station 00+000 to station 5+000 and 35’ MLLW (Datum) plus 1’ allowable overdepth within the project work limits shown from station 125+000 to station 215+000, with no side slopes delineated.

Contract period of performance will be 120 calendar days.

An Award for this project is anticipated on or about August 2023. Estimated cost range of the project is between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000. Performance and Payment Bonds will be required for 100% of contract award. The NAICS Code for this project is 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction and the small business size standard is $30.0 Million.

[NOTE: 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.]

Responses to this Sources Sought Announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. Narratives are requested with the following information, which shall not exceed a total of eight (8) pages.

1. Offeror’s name, address, points of contact with telephone numbers and e-mail addresses.

2. Business size/classification to include any designations as Small Business, HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned, 8(a), Women-Owned small businesses shall be indicated on first page of submission.

3. Provide construction bonding level. Provide the aggregate sum total construction bonding level. Provide both capabilities which must be expressed in U.S. dollars, along with current available bonding capacity.

4. Description of capability to perform similar or same projects listed above, manage subcontractors, prepare, and comply with various environmental and construction permits, and capacity to execute this project with other ongoing construction contracts.

5. Past performance/experience on projects of similar scope and magnitude, describing no more than five (5) projects that are at least 50% construction complete within the past five years. The past performance information should include project title, location, general description of the construction to demonstrate relevance to the proposed projects, the Offeror’s role, dollar value of contract, and name of the company, agency or government entity for which the work was performed with contact information (reference name, phone number and e-mail address).

Responses should be sent to Cheley Auguste, at heley.auguste@usace.army.mil on or before 20 April 2023 at 4:00 PM EST.