Sources Sought Notice - Dive Support.pdf

A market survey is being conducted to determine if there are a reasonable number of interested small business concerns to set this future project aside for them. If your firm is a Small Business, certified HUBZone, 8A, Woman-Owned Small Business or Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, and you are interested in this project please respond appropriately.

CONTRACT INFORMATION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Louisville District is seeking businesses that are interested in and capable of performing Dive Support Services at Olmsted Lock and Dam, 634 New Dam Road, Olmsted IL 62970.

Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contract (IDIQ) Contracts are anticipated to be a five-year period of performance. Task orders will be issued as a one-year base period and include four

(4) one-year option periods with the typical Period of Performance of 365 days each contract year.

This is a Sources Sought announcement for market research and will be used for planning purposes only. This notice is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or make a contract award.

NO AWARD will be made from this Sources Sought Notice. This is NOT a request for proposal, quote or invitation for bid. The sole purpose of this notice is to identify potential System for Award Management (SAM) Database registered businesses that are interested and capable of performing this work. USACE is not responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this Sources Sought.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Contractor shall provide all necessary labor, equipment, and materials to perform dive support services at Olmsted Lock and Dam (L&D). The primary scope of this work is to dive the upstream side of the 1,400-foot Wicket Trench prior to the raising of the dam. Contractor support will consist of, but is not limited to, the inspection and removal of any and all debris, which may include silt, rubble, trees, and other obstructions, inside the trench upstream of the wickets to ensure the safe and proper function of the wicket raising. Diving will be performed in constant river velocities up to 5 fps with limited visibility.

The base work is expected to include up to three (3) separate dive inspection and cleaning cycles per year, with each cycle lasting approximately 2-3 days, plus mobilization. The Government also intends to include pricing for up to five (5) optional dives per year to address emergent needs.

Government Furnished Equipment: USACE will provide all floating plant (dive barge), Load Handling Equipment (LHE) support for loading diving contractor equipment, On-site Motor Vessel (M/V) for all fleeting / repositioning operations, Access to onsite facilities and utilities. It is expected for the diving contractor to provide project management, project supervision, 5-person dive team, all necessary certified and inspected dive equipment, storage for the equipment, ladders or access means, as well as all required rigging for their equipment.

All diving operations must be performed in strict accordance with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Safety and Health Requirements Manual, EM 385-1-1.

All work shall be performed to the satisfaction of the Contracting Officer.

NAICS CODE: 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

SIZE STANDARD: $45 Million

The Government’s estimated magnitude of the base project is between $250,000 and $500,000.

Estimated Performance Period: 365 Days, with follow on option years

PROJECTS SIMILAR IN SCOPE TO THIS PROJECT INCLUDE:

A project of similar scope requires demonstrated experience providing commercial diving services in a hazardous, open-river environment. Interested firms must provide project examples that showcase proficiency in the following core areas:

a. Debris Removal & Inspection: Experience performing underwater inspection and removal of debris (e.g., silt, rock, trees) in a current.

b. Safety Compliance: Executing all diving operations in strict adherence to the U.S.

Army Corps of Engineers Safety and Health Requirements Manual, EM 385-1-1.

This includes providing a fully compliant 5-person dive team (supervisor, diver, standby diver, two tenders).

PROJECTS SIMILAR IN SIZE TO THIS PROJECT INCLUDE:

As part of your project examples, offers must demonstrate their firm’s rapid mobilization capability. This should be shown by providing specific instances where your firm mobilized a full team and all necessary equipment to a project site within a 7 to 10 calendar day timeframe after receiving official notice. Include the notification date and the on-site arrival date for each example provided.

Information to the following questions is to be provided using the Microsoft Form noted below. Responses sent via email will not be accepted.

Business Name

Contractor’s Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and Cage Code

Business address, point of contact (POC), POC phone number and email address

Identification and verification of the company’s small business status.

Based on the definitions above, for each project submitted, include:

a. Current percentage of construction complete and the date when it was or will be completed.

b. Scope of the project.

c. Size of the project.

d. The portion and percentage of the project that was self-performed.

e. Provide descriptions of your firm’s past experience on projects with greater than 90% completion, or those projects completed within the last five years which are similar to this project in size, scope, and dollar value. Provide documentation demonstrating experience for projects of similar types involving commercial diving & diving inspections. For each example project, include the original contract amount, pending and actual modification cost.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENT:

The only authorized transmission method of responses is via filling out the survey form. No other transmission method will be accepted. Please limit your response to the space provided within the form. The Market Survey Form can be accessed at https://forms.osi.apps.mil/r/qjicEMCAPv or via the QR Code provided below.

Responses are due NLT 5:00 PM on 30 June 2026.

This is NOT a Request for Proposal and does not constitute any commitment by the Government.

Responses to this sources sought notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. All interested sources must respond to future solicitation announcements separately for responses to this market survey.

NOTICE: The following information is provided for situational awareness and is not required to respond to this Sources Sought.

All contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.SAM.gov) prior to award of a contract. All proposed contractors are highly encouraged to review FAR Clause 52.232-33 Payments by Electronic Funds Transfer – System for Award Management, which indicates “All payments by the Government under this contract shall be made by electronic funds transfer (EFT).” Those not currently registered can obtain registration by going to the website http://www.SAM.gov. The process can usually be completed from 24 to 48 hours after submission. Contractors will need to obtain a Unique Entity Identifier (formerly DUNS number) for processing their registration. If you do not already have a Unique Entity Identifier, one can be obtained from http://www.SAM.gov. Refer to www.SAM.gov for information formerly found in CCR, EPLS, ORCA and FedReg. Please begin the registration process immediately in order to avoid delay of the contract award should your firm be selected.

ALERT: 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. Effective 29 April 2018, the notarized letter process is now mandatory on all CURRENT registrants at SAM who have a requirement to update data on their SAM record. The notarized letter is mandatory and is required before the GSA Federal Service Desk (FSD) will activate the entity's registration.

Effective 29 June 2018, vendors creating or updating their registration can have their registration activated prior to the approval of the required notarized letter. However, the signed copy of the notarized letter must be sent to the GSA Federal Service Desk (FSD) within 30 days of activation or the vendor risks no longer being active in SAM. Vendors can check whether an account is active by performing a query by their CAGE or Unique Entity Identifier The new registration process may now take several weeks, so vendors are highly encouraged to begin registering as soon as possible to avoid any possible delays in future contract awards. Remember, there is no cost to use SAM. To find out additional information about the changes of the SAM registration process, contractors should visit the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) link located at the top of the SAM homepage (www.sam.gov).

Please direct any questions on this announcement to Kelly Duggins at Kelly.S.Duggins@usace.army.mil