SOURCES SOUGHT-70Z08825Q0000088-Dredging-Col River MSU.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

MAINTENANCE DREDGING AT THE U.S. COAST GUARD (USCG) SECTOR

COLUMBIA RIVER [FORMERLY MARINE SECURITY UNIT (MSU)]

PORTLAND, OR - FY 2025

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE / REQUEST FOR INFORMATION;

Not a pre-solicitation notice nor solicitation for proposals/quotations. Pursuant to FAR Part

10 (Market Research), the purpose of this notice is to:

(1) Determine if sources capable of satisfying the agency's requirements exists,

(2) Determine if commercial items suitable to meet the agency's needs are available or could be modified to meet the agency's requirements, and

(3) Determine the commercial practices of company's engaged in providing the needed service or supply.

Pursuant to FAR Part 6 and FAR Part 19, competition and set-aside decisions may be based on the results of this market research.

This notice in no way obligates the U.S. Government to any further action.

REQUIREMENT: This notice is issued by the U.S. Coast Guard, Civil Engineering Unit

(CEU), Oakland, CA to identify sources capable of providing the following:

MAINTENANCE DREDGING AT THE U.S. COAST GUARD (USCG) SECTOR

COLUMBIA RIVER[FORMERLY MARINE SECURITY UNIT (MSU)]

PORTLAND, OR

In accordance with attached Specifications dated/approved 21Jan2025. (Subject to change at the discretion of the Government). Contractor shall provide all necessary labor, materials, equipment, power, and personnel to dredge and dispose of sediment from the the berthing and approach areas to the east of the pier at U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Sector Columbia

River (formerly MSU Portland), located in Portland, Oregon.

Dredge up to 600 cubic yards (cy) of sediment by mechanical or hydraulic means to the indicated design depth of -10.0 feet Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) CRD plus 2 feet over depth allowance. Only the eastern side of the permitted ‘2024 dredge area’ shall be dredged

(see Spec section 35 20 23 and IFB to be attached documents for more information). The dredge prism will need to be adjusted to ensure that riprap is not affected by dredging and that dredging can accomplish a -12 foot depth to reduce environmental compliance issues regarding unconfined aquatic exposure of unsuitable sediment (from mudline to -12 ft CRD).

Dredged material shall be disposed of at Hillsboro Landfill located in Hillsboro, Oregon.

Dredging and disposal must be conducted between July 1, 2025, and October 31, 2025.

Barge operations must minimize impacts to local fishing vessels during transit from the dredge site to the disposal site. The Contractor is responsible for complying with all permit conditions from the Army Corps of Engineers, U. S. Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA) Conditions for use of disposal sites, the National Marine Fisheries Service

(NMFS) consultation requirements, and conditions required by the State of Oregon Water

Quality Control Board and Oregon Coastal Commission.

The contractor is expected to mobilize for hydrographic Surveys as soon as possible and to produce a Dredge Operations Plan (DOP) of the entire dredging and dredge sediment disposal operation including a list of equipment, environmental controls, means of transport, and means and locations of intermediate storage or handling of dredge sediment. The DOP is required at least 40 days prior to the start of work and must be approved by the regulatory agencies prior to the start of dredging activities.

ALL Dredging & Disposal must be completed by October 31, 2025.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: USCG Sector Columbia River (formerly MSU

Portland) is located in Portland, Oregon. Base Address: 6767 N Basin Ave, Portland, OR

97217

DESCRIPTION OF WORK:

The scope and work will include, but is not limited to following work items (Subject to change at the discretion of the U.S. Government): As contained in attached Specifications dated/approved 21Jan2025.

ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The period of performance is anticipated to be from July 1, 2025 to October 31, 2025 (Subject to change at the discretion of the U.S.

Government). All Dredging must be completed by October 31, 2025.

ANTICIPATED NAICS CODE/SIZE STANDARD: The applicable NAICS Code is 237990 and the size standard is 1,250 employees.

SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION: Companies having capabilities necessary to meet or exceed the stated requirements are invited to provide information to contribute to this market survey/sources sought notice including commercial market information and company information.

RESPONSE:

Companies may respond to this SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE via E-mail to:

vincent.yee@uscg.mil AND travis.cohen@uscg.mil no later than 06:00 PM PST on

Tuesday, March 11, 2025, with all (Items 1-6) of the following information/documentation:

1. Complete Name of Company, complete Address, and registered SAM UEI Number.

2. Point of Contact (POC), Phone Number, and Email Address.

3. Your Company’s Business Size applicable to the NAICS Code (Please specify one of the following):

a) 8(a) Small Business Concern;

b) HUBZone Small Business Concern;

c) Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Concern (SDVOSBC);

d) Veteran Owned Small Business Concern (VOSBC);

e) ED Woman Owned Small Business Concern (EDWOSB);

f) Woman Owned Small Business Concern (WOSBC);

g) Small Business Concern;

h) Large Business Concern

4. Documentation Verifying Small Business Certification: Please provide the following documentation as it applies to you company.

a) If claiming 8(a) Small Business status, provide a copy of your 8(a) Certificate from

SBA.

b) If claiming HUBZone status, provide a copy of your HUBZone Certificate from SBA.

c) If claiming SDVOSBC status, provide documentation that shows the Service Disable

Veteran (SDV) unconditionally owns 51 % of the business, controls the management and daily operations, and holds the highest officer position in the company.

Documentation must also be provided to show that the SDV has a service-connected disability that has been determined by the Department of Defense or Department of

Veteran Affairs. Finally, provide documentation that shows the business is small under the NAICS code 237990.

d) If claiming VOSBC status, provide documentation that shows the Veteran unconditionally owns 51% of the business, controls the management and daily operation, make long-term decisions for the business, and holds the highest officer position in the company that works at the business fulltime during normal working hours. The documentation should also show the business is small under the NAICS code 237990.

e) If claiming EDWOSB status, provide documentation that shows the company is at least 51% owned by one or more women who are "economically disadvantaged", and mailto:vincent.yee@uscg.mil mailto:travis.cohen@uscg.mil primarily managed by an economically disadvantaged woman that make long-term decisions for the business, hold the highest officer position in the business and work at the business full-time during normal working hours. The documentation should also show the business is small under the NAICS code 237990. A woman is presumed economically disadvantaged if she has a personal net worth of less than

$750,000 (with some exclusions), her adjusted gross yearly income averaged over the three years preceding the certification less than $350,000, and the fair market value of all her assets is less than $6 million.

f) If claiming Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB) status, provide documentation that shows the company is at least 51% owned and controlled by one or more women, and primarily managed by one or more women that make long-term decisions for the business and hold the highest officer position in the business and work at the business full time during normal working hours. The women must be U.S. citizens. The documentation should also show the business is small under the NAICS code 237990.

g) If claiming Small Business status, provide documentation to show the business is small under NAICS code 237990.

5. Statement of Proposal Submission:

Statement on how your company will do the work and that your company WILL submit a proposal as a prime contractor if a solicitation is issued as a result of this Sources Sought

Notice.

6. Past Performance Information:

Provide documented evidence of experience in work similar in type and scope to include contract numbers, project titles, and dollar amounts, points of contact and telephone numbers. If two companies are planning to conduct business and submit an offer as a

Joint Venture or similar type of teaming agreement, they are requested to provide past performance information on projects of similar scope that they have performed together as a Joint Venture, if available. Providing individual past performance documentation from each company on separate projects where the two did not work together may be considered less relevant.

SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM): Interested parties should register at the

System for Award Management (SAM) website as prescribed in FAR Clause 52.204-7

System for Award Management (Oct 2016). SAM can be obtained by accessing the internet at https://www.sam.gov/ or by calling 1-866-606-8220.

https://www.sam.gov/

DISCLAIMER AND IMPORTANT NOTES: This Sources Sought Notice is for market research purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposal/Quotation; and, it is not considered to be a commitment by the Government to award a contract nor will the

Government pay for any information provided; no basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result from a response to this Sources Sought Notice or Government use of any information provided. Failure to respond or submit information in sufficient detail may result in a company not being considered a likely offeror when making a decision on whether or how to set aside a solicitation for restricted competition. Regardless of the information obtained from this Sources Sought Notice, the Government reserves the right to consider any arrangement as deemed appropriated for this requirement. Respondents are advised that the

Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response to this

Sources Sought Notice. The Government reserves the right to use any information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate, including using technical information provided by respondents in any resultant solicitation. At this time no solicitation exists; therefore, Do Not Request a Copy of the Solicitation. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation notice and solicitation may be published on www.SAM.gov website. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor www.SAM.gov for release of any future solicitation that may result from this Sources Sought Notice.

However, responses to this Sources Sought Notice will not be considered adequate responses to any resultant solicitation.

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