Sources Sought - W912HY26RA003.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT

W912HY26RA003

TITLE: Single Award Task Order (SATOC) for Freeport Harbor Entrance and Jetty Channel, Hopper Dredging in Brazoria County, Texas.

Notice Type: SOURCES SOUGHT

Source Sought Number: W912HY26RA003

Response Date: February 6, 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 a Request for Proposal (RFP) for hopper dredging of Freeport Harbor Entrance and Jetty Channel and pipeline/mechanical dredging of Freeport Stauffer Channel and Brazos Harbor. This requirement will consist of a One Year Base and Two Option Years. The Estimated Completion Time, Production Rates will be specified in each Task Order.

The Disclosure of the Magnitude of Construction Projects 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 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 Z1KB.

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 Task Order. 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 each Task Order 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 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) Small Business Development Program, 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).

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:

Demonstrate experience in completing work outlined under the paragraph above for “Project Information.”

A. 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.

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

C. 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 April 2026, and the estimated proposal due date will be on or about May 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, February 6, 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 Curtis Cole Jr. at curtis.cole@usace.army.mil.

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