SOURCES SOUGHT-70Z08826R0000384-MTC Dredging at USCG Cape Disappointment.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

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

CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT, ILWACO, WA - FY 2026

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE / REQUEST FOR INFORMATION;

This is 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), STATION CAPE

DISAPPOINTMENT, ILWACO FY 2026:

In accordance with attached Specifications dated/approved 30Sep2025. (Subject to change at the discretion of the Government). Contractor shall provide all necessary supervision, labor, materials, equipment, power, and personnel to dredge and dispose of sediment from the mooring basin and boat lift areas at U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Station Cape Disappointment, located within Baker Bay in Ilwaco, Washington. Dredge approximately 20,000 cubic yards

(cy) of sediment from the USCG Station Cape Disappointment boat basin by hydraulic or mechanical means to the indicated design depth of -10.0 feet Mean Lower Low Water

(MLLW) plus 2 feet over depth allowance.

The dredged sediment shall be permanently disposed of using a bottom dump barge, scow, or hopper dredge, in the Baker Bay Flow Lane Disposal (BB-3) within the Columbia River in

Clatsop County, Oregon. The Coast Guard has been authorized to dredge outside of the permitted in-water work window. All other requirements of the attached permits remain the same. The contractor is expected to mobilize for pre-dredge Eelgrass and hydrographic

Surveys as soon as possible and to produce a Dredge Operations Plan (DOP) within 30 days of award (to include the surveys). The contractor shall begin dredging as soon as a notice to proceed is received by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) following approval of the DOP, while implementing requirements and best practices identified in the attached permits.

ALL Dredging must be completed by February 15, 2026.

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: The USCG Station Cape Disappointment is located at 322

Coast Guard Road, Ilwaco, Washington 98624.

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 30Sep2025.

ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: The period of performance is anticipated to be from December 01, 2025 to February 15, 2026 (Subject to change at the discretion of the

U.S. Government). Dredging must be completed by February 15, 2026.

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 samantha.c.watts1@uscg.mil no later than 06:00 PM PST on

Tuesday, October 14, 2025, with all (Items 1-6) of the following information/documentation:

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

2. Company 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):

mailto:vincent.yee@uscg.mil mailto:samantha.c.watts1@uscg.mil

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 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.

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 https://www.sam.gov/ 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 Federal

Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website. It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor FedBizOpps 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.