W912DW23B0007 Sources Sought.pdf

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT and is for informational and market research purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTATIONS, OR BIDS, NOR A SYNOPSIS OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION

UNDER FAR SUBPART 5.2. The proposed action will be a construction project with a firm-fixed price contract. The type of solicitation to be issued will depend upon information received in response to this Sources Sought announcement. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this Sources Sought announcement or any follow-up information.

Responses to this Sources sought announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. NO SOLICITATION IS CURRENTLY

AVAILABLE. This is not a request to be placed on a solicitation mailing list and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The results of this survey will be in effect for a period of one year from the date of this notice. The purpose of this sources sought announcement is to gain knowledge of potentially qualified Small Business, 8(a), Woman Owned Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, and

HUBZone contractor sources; as well as their size classifications relative to the NAICS code 237990, FSC code Y1KF, and Small Business Size Standard $37 Million.

Depending upon the responses associated with the business categories listed above, the solicitation will either be set aside in one of those categories or be issued as unrestricted and open to both small and large businesses. After review of the responses to this announcement and if the Government still plans to proceed with this project; a separate solicitation announcement will be published on ww.beta.sam.gov. Responses to this announcement are not an adequate response to any future solicitation announcement.

PROJECT DETAILS:

The work is located on the Duwamish River in Seattle, Washington. The work includes maintenance dredging of accumulated sediment from the Duwamish Waterway Federal navigation channel in Section A and the Turning Basin (collectively Sta. 254+00 to Sta.

275+56). Dredging will be conducted via clamshell dredge. Dredged material will be placed at the Elliott Bay open-water dredged material disposal site via bottom-dump scow. Dredging will occur within the in-water construction work window of 01 DEC 2023 through 15 FEB 2024 that will require the removal of about 60,000 (CY) of accumulated sediment from Dredging and Disposal Turning Basin & Section A - Sta. 254+00 to Sta.

275+56. Dredging will be accomplished by a mechanical clamshell dredge and bottom dump barges for disposal.

Per FAR 36.204 the magnitude of construction is expected to be between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

REQUIREMENTS:

Interested firms should submit a capabilities package, to include the following:

1. Firm's name, address, point of contact, phone number, and email address.

2. CAGE code and DUNS number.

3. Firm's interest in bidding on the solicitation if issued.

4. Business classification: Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Historically Underutilized

Business Zone Small Business (HUBZone), 8(a) Program, Other Than Small Business

(Large Business).

5. Firm's joint venture information (if applicable).

6. Bonding information (provide bonding limits on the bonding company's letterhead):

a. Single bond

b. Aggregate

c. Point of contact for the bonding company

All interested parties who believe they can meet the requirements are invited to submit, in writing, complete information describing their interest and ability to meet all requirements stated above. Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response to this announcement.

Submit responses to: Scott Houts, Contract Specialist, via email at michael.s.houts@usace.army.mil. Responses should be sent as soon as possible, but no later than 5:00 PM PST, 08 August 2023.

All interested firms must be registered in the System for Award Management

(www.SAM.gov) and remain active for the duration of the contract to be eligible for

Government contracts.