I.A.02_Sources Sought PLA for NCSRM PH1A Floodwall 06052025.pdf

05 June 2025

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

W9123625S13MA: Norfolk Coastal Storm Risk Management Phase 1A – Floodwall Construction SATOC DBB Project located in Norfolk, Virginia.

DISCLAIMER

This is a Sources Sought Notice only; it is not a request for competitive proposals. There are no solicitations, specifications, and/or drawings available currently. This Sources Sought Notice is for informational purposes only to determine the interest and availability of potential qualified contractors. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any cost incurred in preparation of a response to this notice. The Government intends to use responses to this notice to make appropriate acquisition decisions for the project. NO AWARD will be made from this notice.

As this is a Sources Sought Announcement only, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. No solicitation exists and solicitation requests will not be acknowledged. USACE Norfolk District will not accept telephone inquiries.

A. Project Description

The citywide, Norfolk CSRM Program is split into five (5) implementation phases. Phase 1 covers the downtown Norfolk area which extends from Ghent through Downtown Norfolk, connecting to the Campostella off-ramp. Phase 1 is split into Phases 1A, 1B, and 1C/D. Phase 1A is split into three acquisitions: (1) Phase 1A – Floodwall (DBB), (2) Harbor Park Pump Station (Design-Build), and (3) Newton’s Creek Pump Station (DBB).

This SATOC Construction Contract is intended to cover the Phase 1A Floodwall, which will extend from the Berkley Bridge to the Campostella off-ramp. The Harbor Park and Newton’s Creek pump stations are excluded from this contract. The scope may include, but is not limited to, new construction of a bin wall, L-shaped wall backfilled and supported by H-piles, a wetland living shoreline, T-wall supported by H-piles and pipe piles, 95-foot-wide double swing gate closure at the Norfolk Southern railroad tracks, vehicular gate crossings, and a sheet pile tieback wall. The Contractor shall be required to perform all work in accordance with the access and security requirements of the customer.

This SATOC is anticipated to have four (4) to six (6) task orders for a capacity of approximately $250,000,000 with a five-year base ordering period.

Sources Sought Notice W9123625S13MA - Norfolk CSRM Phase 1A – Floodwall Construction SATOC DBB Project

Figure 1. Phase 1A of the Norfolk Costal Storm Risk Management Project.

The Government intends to issue a solicitation for Phase 1A – Floodwall SATOC to establish the contract award. Funding sources for the proposed contracts may include Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) funds, Construction General Federal funding, City of Norfolk funding, and any other authorized type of funding.

Please visit the Norfolk CSRM Project page for more information:

https://www.resilientnorfolk.com/ https://www.nao.usace.army.mil/NCSRM/

B. Government Requirements

The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is conducting market research to identify potential sources with current relevant qualifications, experience, personnel, and capabilities for a Design-Bid-Build (DDB), Single Award Task Order Construction Contract (SATOC) where the design is completed by USACE—Norfolk District. The USACE—Norfolk District, requests letters of interest from potential prime construction contractors (small and large businesses).

ALL INTERESTED, CAPABLE, QUALIFIED, AND RESPONSIVE FIRMS SHOULD RESPOND

TO THIS NOTICE NO MATTER WHAT THE BUSINESS SIZE, UNDER THE NAICS CODE

https://www.resilientnorfolk.com/ https://www.nao.usace.army.mil/NCSRM/

237990 – OTHER HEAVY AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION, WITH A SMALL

BUSINESS SIZE STANDARD OF $45M.

In accordance with DFARS 236.204, the Magnitude of Construction is between $250,000,000 and $500,000,000. The anticipated solicitation date for this contract action is the 1st Quarter of

FY26.

In accordance with FAR 52.219-9 – Small Business Subcontracting Plan, all Large Businesses will be required to submit a subcontracting plan that must be approved before award.

Contractors will be required to submit a Bid Guarantee in accordance with FAR 52.228-1 – Bid Guarantees. The awardee will be required to submit 100% Payment and Performance Bonds amount within ten (10) calendar days from award of the contract. Bonding documents are not required for this Sources Sought.

C. Capabilities Statement Requirement

Interested prime contractors should submit a narrative [no more than ten (10) pages in length, single spaced, size 12- Arial, font] demonstrating their experience in construction type contracts of similar nature as described above, completed within the last ten (10) years. PAGES IN EXCESS OF THE TEN (10) PAGE LIMIT WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. Cover page is not included in the page count. Responders should also address all of the following in their submittal:

1. Firm's name, address, point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, CAGE code and Unique Entity Identifier (UEI).

2. Indicate if your company is currently registered with the SAM.gov database. If not, indicate if it has been registered or do you plan to register.

3. In consideration of NAICS code 237990, with a Small Business Size Standard of $45M, indicate which of the following small business categories your business is classified under: Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, or 8(a) Business.

4. Please state if you are able to bond for the project.

5. Provide details of up to five (5) completed DBB construction projects that are similar in scope to this project, to include, at a minimum, project references (including owner with phone number and email address), contract number, dollar value, and when the project was completed.

6. Explain the reasons and factors that would encourage or discourage you to compete for this contract?

Comments will be shared with the Government Project Development Team, but otherwise will be held in strict confidence.

D. Project Labor Agreement (PLA)

The Corps of Engineers Norfolk District is soliciting comments from the construction community addressing the potential use of a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) for the noted large scale (exceeding $35 Million) construction project.

1. PLA is defined as a pre-hire collective bargaining agreement with one or more labor organizations that establishes the terms and conditions of employment for a specific construction project and is an agreement described in 29 U.S.C. 158(f).

2. In accordance with FAR 22.503, an agency may, if appropriate, require that every contractor and subcontractor engaged in construction on the project agree, for that project, to negotiate or become a party to a Project Labor Agreement with one or more labor organization if the agency decides that the use of Project Labor Agreements will:

a. Advance the Federal Government’s interest in achieving economy and efficiency in Federal procurement, producing labor-management stability, and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations governing safety and health, equal employment opportunity, labor and employment standards, and other matters;

and

b. Be consistent with law. *

* Reference: FAR Provision 52.222-33 - Notice of Requirement for Project Labor Agreement and FAR Clause 52.222-34 - Project Labor Agreement.

E. PLA Questions to Industry

In consideration of the above factors, and any others which may be deemed appropriate, the construction community is invited to comment on the use of PLAs. Of particular interest to the Government are responses to the following questions:

1. Do you have knowledge that a PLA has been used in the local area on projects of this kind? If so, please provide supporting documentation.

2. Skilled Labor:

a. Are you aware of skilled labor shortages in the area for those crafts that will be needed to complete the referenced project?

b. Are there large-scale construction projects in the area (over $35M, within 50 miles of Norfolk, VA), which could impact availability of skilled labor for this project?

c. What is the anticipated volatility in the labor market for the trades required for execution of the project?

Please provide supporting documentation.

3. Time:

a. Are you aware of time sensitive issues/scheduling requirements that would impact the rate at which the referenced project should be completed? If so, please elaborate and provide supporting documentation where possible.

b. Is the proposed schedule/completion time one which would benefit from a PLA – if so, how?

c. Will a PLA impact the completion time?

d. Would a PLA benefit a project which contains a unique and compelling mission-critical schedule?

4. Labor Management:

a. Are there any concerns regarding labor-management stability related to this project?

b. Will the use of a PLA produce labor-management stability on this project?

c. Have labor disputes or other labor issues contributed to project delays in the local area?

d. Are you aware of examples of labor-management conflicts in the area which could impact the efficiency of this project, which a PLA could positively impact/resolve?

5. Identify specific reasons why you do not believe a PLA would advance the Federal

Governments interest in achieving economy and efficiency in federal procurement.

6. Please identify any additional information you believe should be considered on the use of a PLA on the referenced project.

7. Identify any additional information you believe should be considered on the non-use of a

PLA for the referenced project.

The information gathered in this exercise should include the following information on projects completed in the last ten (10) years:

a. Project Name and Location

b. Detailed Project Description

c. Initial Cost Estimate vs. Actual Final Cost

d. Was the project completed on time?

e. Number of craft trades present on the project?

f. Was a PLA used?

g. Were there any challenges experienced during the project?

F. Responses

All responses to this announcement may be sent electronically to Raven.D.Sasser@usace.army.mil and Candace.C.Lotomau@usace.army.mil no later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on 19 June 2025. LATE RESPONSES MAY NOT BE

CONSIDERED.

Primary Point of Contact:

Raven Sasser Contract Specialist Raven.D.Sasser@usace.army.mil USACE—Norfolk District

Secondary Point of Contact:

Candace Lotomau Contracting Officer Candace.C.Lotomau@usace.army.mil USACE—Norfolk District mailto:Raven.D.Sasser@usace.army.mil mailto:Candace.C.Lotomau@usace.army.mil mailto:Raven.D.Sasser@usace.army.mil mailto:Candace.C.Lotomau@usace.army.mil