Sources Sought Synopsis_Bayport Flare and HSC.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS

TITLE: Houston Ship Channel – Bayport Flare & Redfish to Beacon 78, Hopper

Dredging, in Chambers County, Texas

Notice Type: SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS

Source Sought Number: W912HY25X11TK

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District has a requirement for the above subject. THIS IS A NOTICE FOR SOURCES SOUGHT ONLY. THIS

ANNOUNCEMENT SEEKS INFORMATION FROM INDUSTRY, WHICH WILL BE

USED FOR PRELIMINARY PLANNING PURPOSES. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST

FOR PROPOSAL OR INVITATION FOR BID. THERE IS NO BID PACKAGE,

SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATION OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE WITH THIS

ANNOUNCEMENT. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A PROCUREMENT

COMMITMENT BY THE U.S ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, IMPLIED OR

OTHERWISE. NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SOURCES

SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT. REPONSE IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY; NO

REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH

PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT

ANNOUNCEMENT OR ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REQUESTS.

RESPONDENTS WILL NOT BE NOTIFIED OF THE RESULTS OF THE

EVALUATION.

The purpose of this synopsis 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 (ED/Woman Owned (WO), Woman Owned (WO) and Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition of responsible firms.

Project Information: The scope of this contract is to perform maintenance dredging with a Hopper Dredge of the Bayport Ship Channel Flare and adjacent Houston Ship Channel main stem. Approx. 1,500,000 Cubic Yards (CYs) will be placed in a designated ocean dredged material disposal site. An option will be included to dredge Houston Ship Channel from Redfish to Beacon 78 with an estimated amount of 700,000 CYs; and a second option will re-dredge Bayport Flare with an estimated amount of 300,000 CYs.

• Contractor should be familiar with the traffic weather conditions in open bays similar to the Houston Ship Channel.

• Contractor should provide experience as a prime contractor performing hopper dredging of deep draft navigation channels.

• Contractor should demonstrate experience producing at least 20,000 CYs per day utilizing a hopper trailing suction dredge on a deep draft navigation contract.

Period of performance: Complete the entire work ready for use not later than 100 calendar days after the date the Contractor receives the Notice to Proceed. An additional time of 120 days will be provided for both options.

In accordance with FAR 36/DFARs 236, the estimated construction price range for this project is: Between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000.

All construction performance must comply with the USACE Safety and Health Requirements Manual, (EM 385-1-1, and must also comply with all Federal, State, 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 $37 million.

The Product Service Code is Z1KF.

Small Businesses are reminded under FAR 52.219-14, (Deviation 2019-O0003), Limitations on Subcontracting. 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 85% subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded.

Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response to this announcement.

Contractor should be experienced with hopper dredging operations. Contractor should provide examples of being a prime contractor conducting hopper dredging.

Bonding Requirements: Performance and Payment Bonds are required within Five

(5) calendar days after award and the contractor shall begin work within Ten (10) calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed.

If the contractor fails to complete the work within the time specified, the contractor shall pay liquidated damages to the Government in the amount of $4,100 for each calendar day of delay until the work is completed or accepted.

FIRMS RESPONSE SHALL INCLUDE 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 with address, phone, fax, e-mail address, and point of contact.

3. Indicate whether your firm will submit a bid for this project if set-aside for Small http://www.sam.gov/

Business (SB), 8(a) Small Business Development Program, Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Economically Disadvantaged (ED/Woman Owned (WO), Woman Owned (WO) Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB).

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

Qualifications: Responses to this source sought announcement shall indicate specialized experience and technical competence in:

a. Contractor must be 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 Five (5) years):

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

3. Firm’s Bonding Capacity (Bid Bond (20% of total bid amount), Performance and Payment Bond (100% of the contract amount) bonding level per contract and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars.

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.

Anticipated solicitation issuance date is on or about July 7, 2025, and the estimated Bid Opening Date is on or about August 6, 2025. Estimated award date on or about September 19, 2025. The official synopsis citing the solicitation number will be issued on Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) https://piee.eb.mil/ inviting firms to register electronically to receive a copy of the solicitation when it is issued.

Interested Firm’s shall respond to this announcement no later than November 19, 2024, at 10:00 AM (Central Time). All interested firms must be registered in SAM.gov to be eligible for award of Government contracts.

Email your response to Mr. Al Meyer and Mr. Curtis Cole at:

alton.h.meyer@usace.army.mil and curtis.cole@usace.army.mil mailto:alton.h.meyer@usace.army.mil mailto:curtis.cole@usace.army.mil