Sources Sought - Mary Rhodes Pump Station Emergency Streambank Erosion Protection.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT

For

Mary Rhodes Pump Station: Emergency Streambank Erosion Protection

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT announcement; a market survey for information only, to be used for preliminary planning purposes. THIS IS NOT A

SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED

FROM THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice or any follow up information requests. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Galveston District has been tasked to solicit for Mary Rhodes Pump Station: Emergency Streambank Erosion Protection and award a competitive, firm-fixed price, Stand-Alone contract procured in accordance with FAR 14, Sealed Bidding process. The type of set-aside decision to be issued will depend upon the capabilities of the responses to this sources sought notice.

The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Small Business, Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) and Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition of responsible firms. Small business, Section 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, EDWOSB and WOSB businesses are highly encouraged to participate.

Project Information:

The scope of this work is to protect the Mary Rhodes Pump Station facility in Bay City, TX from encroaching erosion of the Lower Colorado River. This includes rebuilding the bank out, bank sloping and toe riprap (longitudinal fill stone toe protection), which consists of riprap tiebacks, embedded under the top of the bank at approximately a spacing 250 feet along the project length.

Each tieback extends approximately 50 feet landward from the top of bank and consists of a 3-foot-thick layer of riprap The steepest reconstructed slope for this work will be approximately 2H:1V along the riprap tiebacks. The tiebacks will provide the upper bank protection.

Given the existing failure mode, toe protection is the most significant project feature. The toe protection will consist of longitudinal fill stone toe protection along the entire project length (approximately 2,015 feet). The toe protection will include no less than 16.7 tons of launchable stone per linear foot. This well-graded sorted stone is designed to self-launch into scour holes as scour develops.

The height from the bottom of the toe protection to the top of the tiebacks is approximately 44 feet. The overall objective of the project is to arrest bank retreat, reduce erosion rates, and extend the service life of the Mary Rhodes Pump Station, while maintaining compatibility with river hydraulics and long-term channel behavior. The project is being implemented under the Continuing Authorities Program (CAP) Section 14 – Emergency Streambank and Shoreline Protection authority.

All construction performance must be in compliance with the USACE Safety and Health Requirements Manual, (EM 385-1-1, and must also comply with all Federal, State and local laws, ordinances, codes and/or regulations.

The North American Industry Classification System code for this procurement is 237990 which has a small business size standard of $45,000,000.00.

The Product Service Code is Z2KB.

Small Businesses are reminded under FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting that the firm will not pay more than 85% of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count toward the prime contractor’s 85% subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded.

Large Businesses must comply with FAR 52.219-9 by submitting a Small Business Subcontracting Plan should this action be solicited as Full and Open Competition and an award is made to Other Than Small Business firm.

Should the acquisition be set-aside for the 8(a) program, 8(a) firms are reminded the need to have a bona-fide office in the geographical area of consideration where the work is to be performed as determined by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response to this source sought notice.

Bonding Requirements: Performance and Payment Bonds are required within 5 calendar days after award and the contractor shall begin work within 10 calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed.

Anticipated solicitation issuance date is on or about 07 December 2026 and the estimated proposal due date will be on or about 07 January 2027. The official synopsis citing the solicitation number will be issued on Contracting

Opportunities (SAM) https://sam.gov/, inviting firms to register electronically to receive a copy of the solicitation when it is issued.

FIRM RESPONSE SHALL INCLUDEE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

1. Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) & Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE)

(This information can be obtained from your System for Award Management (SAM) Registration at www.sam.gov ).

2. Name of firm w/ address, phone, e-mail address, and point of contact.

3. Indicate whether your firm will submit a bid for this project if set-aside for

Small Business (SB), 8(a), (HUB-Zone), (SDVOSB), EDWOSB, WOSB.

4. Firm’s Joint Ventures (existing including Mentor Protégés and teaming arrangement information is acceptable.

Qualifications: Responses to this source sought announcement shall demonstrate experience in completing work outlined under the paragraph above for “Project Information.”

1. Firm’s capability to perform the magnitude and complexity outlined in the Scope of Work above or comparable work performed within the past 5 years):

2. Brief description of each project, customer name, and dollar value of the project)– provide at least 3 examples.

Firms responding to this announcement, who fail to provide ALL required information requested and outlined above, may be excluded from further consideration in the review and analysis for acquisition strategy determination.

Interested Firms shall respond to this Sources Sought Notice no later than 12:00 P.M. Central Time on Tuesday October 13th, 2026. All interested firms must be registered in SAM.gov to be eligible for award of Government contracts.

Email your response to Ashley Griffin, Contract Specialist Ashley.l.griffin@usace.army.mil), and Mirian Tudor, Contracting Officer (mirian.r.tudor@usace.army.mil).