Sources Sought - W912HY26BA028.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT

W912HY26BA028

TITLE: Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Texas Placement Area No. 102C and 108 Improvements in Brazoria and Matagorda Counties, Texas

Notice Type: SOURCES SOUGHT

Source Sought Number: W912HY26BA028

Response Date: January 30, 2026

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,

SPECIFICATIONS 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 announcement 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 Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition of responsible firms.

Project Information: The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Galveston District plans to issue an Invitation for Bids (IFB) for Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Texas Placement Area No. 102C and 108 Improvements.

Schedule No. 1: A three (3) foot dike raise, inlet structure repairs, and shoreline protection on the northeast corner and southeast corner of the placement area

Option 1: Clearing and grubbing, geotechnical investigations near the existing inlet structure and projected borrow areas, and topographic surveys of the existing condition of the placement area

The Disclosure of the Magnitude of Construction Projects is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.

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 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 $37.0 Million.

The Product Service Code is Z1KF.

Small Businesses are reminded under FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (DEVIATION 2021-O0008). Firms 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.

Bonding Requirements: Performance and Payment Bonds are required within Five (5) calendar days after award of the Contract. The contractor shall begin work within Ten

(10) calendar days after the Notice to Proceed is issued.

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

FIRMS RESPONSE SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

1. Firm’s name, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address.

2. Firm’s interest in bidding on the solicitation when it is issued.

3. Firm’s capability to perform the magnitude and complexity outlined in the Project Information above (include firm’s capability to execute construction- comparable work performed within the past 5 years): Brief description of the project, customer name, timeliness of performance, and dollar value of the project) – provide at least 3 examples.

4. Firm’s Business Size – LB, SB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or WOSB.

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

7. Firm’s Bonding Capacity (construction bonding level per contract and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars)

Anticipated solicitation issuance date is on or about June 2026, and the estimated proposal due date will be on or about July 2026. Estimated award on or about date is August 2026. The official synopsis/pre-solicitation notice 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 Friday, January 30th, 2026, at 2:00 PM CT. All interested firms must be registered in SAM.gov to be eligible for award of Government contracts. Email your response to Ashley Griffin at ashley.l.griffin@usace.army.mil and Mirian Tudor at mirian.r.tudor@usace.army.mil.

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