Pre-solicitation Synopsis_26BA009.pdf

Final Pre-solicitation Synopsis

W912HY26BA009

The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District Office requires a contract for Houston Ship Channel, Texas, Redfish to Morgan’s Point, Hopper Dredging in Harris Chambers and

Galveston Counties, Texas.

Full and Open Competition.

THE WORK CONSISTS OF:

1. Schedule 1 – Project is for Deep Draft Maintenance Dredging of the Houston Ship Channel (HSC) Redfish to Morgan’s Point (Schedule 1 and Options 1-3). The use of a hopper dredge is mandatory. Schedule 1 includes dredging of approximately 4,591,000 cubic yards (CY) between Redfish to Morgan’s Point. Option 1 is for maintenance dredging of the HSC adjacent to Bayport Ship Channel for approximately 971,000 CY, Option 2 is for maintenance dredging of the Bayport Ship Channel Flare for approximately 1,815,000 CY. All material will be taken to a designated Ocean Dredge Material Disposal Site. Option 3, if needed will be for Sea Turtle Trawling and Relocation.

2. Contractor should be familiar with the traffic conditions on the Houston Ship Channel.

The Houston Ship Channel handles a mix of shallow- and deep-draft ships, various boats, fishing vessels, and barge tugs with tows.

3. Completion Time for Schedule No. 1 for this project is estimated at 331 calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed. Completion time for all Options if awarded is estimated at 174 calendar days. 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.

4. The solicitation issued will be a firm-fixed price contract award. Estimated magnitude for this effort is estimated between $25,000,000.00 - $100,000,000.00.

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

6. Furnish pre-award documents within 2 working days after Bid Opening.

Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response to the solicitation.

The Solicitation issued will be Firm Fixed Price. This solicitation is subject to the availability of funds. The Solicitation is a FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. The Solicitation will be issued on or about NOV 2025. Response date on or about DEC 2025.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code applicable to this project is 237990. The Small Business Size Standard is $37 Million for Dredging.

Availability of plans and specification on the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module, DASA(P)POLICY 21-81, DATED 20 AUGUST

Contractors may view and/or download the Invitation for Bid (IFB) and all amendments at the Solicitation Module of the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) suite at https://piee.eb.mil/ .

Plans and specification will not be available in paper format or on compact disc. It is the offeror’s responsibility to monitor the PIEE Solicitation Model daily (using the above link) for plans, specification, and amendments to the solicitation.

All bids are to be submitted per Section 00 21 00, Solicitation Module of the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) suite at https://piee.eb.mil/.

To register as an “Interested Vendor”, visit https://sam.gov/content/home . Offerors must be registered with the Systems for Award Management (SAM), in order to receive a government contract award. To register, the SAM Internet address is: https://sam.gov/content/home .

RECOMMEND OFFERS BE SUBMITTED AT LEAST “2 HOURS” PRIOR TO

“RESPONSE TIME” TO ALLOW FOR ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION.

ATTENTION TO OFFEROR(s)/CONTRACTOR(s): EFFECTIVE MARCH 22, 2018, YOU MUST SUBMIT A NOTARIZED LETTER APPOINTING THE AUTHORIZED

ENTITY ADMINISTRATOR BEFORE YOUR REGISTRATION WILL BE

ACTIVATED. THIS REQUIREMENT NOW APPLIES TO BOTH NEW AND

EXISTING ENTITIES. MAKE SURE YOUR SAM PROFILE INCLUDES “ALL

AWARDS” AND NOT JUST “FEDERAL ASSISTANCE AWARDS” AS THIS OPTION

IS ONLY FOR GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. PLEASE VISIT

https://sam.gov/content/home FOR MORE INFORMATION.

The Contract Specialist for this solicitation will be Mr. Al Meyer, (409) 766-3167; E-mail:

alton.h.meyer@usace.army.mil between the hours of 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays.

Subcontracting Goals for this procurement: 46% - Small Business; 8% - Small Disadvantage Business; 14% - Women-Owned Small Business; 11% - Veteran-Owned Small Business; 9% - Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business; 7% - HubZone Small Business.

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