Bank Stabilization & Navigation Project (BSNP) Structures Repair Project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Omaha District intends to issue a Full and Open Unrestricted Two-Step Invitation for Bid (IFB) for the project titled Bank Stabilization & Navigation Project (BSNP)

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 237990, (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction).

Estimated Magnitude of Construction: More than $10,000,000

The 2019 floods caused significant damage to the Missouri River Bank Stabilization and Navigation Project (BSNP) structures. The damaged structures include revetments, dikes, kickers, L-head dikes, and vanes.

These structures are critical to maintaining a navigation channel on the Missouri River. Under this construction contract, the contractor will rehabilitate critical damaged BSNP structures by adding quarried rock to replace areas of deterioration. In areas with substantial loss of structural material, the work will effectively rebuild parts of the structure. The project location extends from River Mile 611to 498 on the Missouri River in Nebraska, Iowa, and Missouri.

TWO-STEP PROCUREMENT: This solicitation and resulting contract are using a Two-Step Sealed Bidding procurement method as described in FAR Part 14.5.

The two-step procedure is a combination of competitive procedures designed to obtain the benefits of sealed bidding while ensuring only technically acceptable firms participate in the priced sealed bid.  The process allows for the Step One technical proposal submission and evaluation to be performed concurrent with the development of the final 100% technical specifications and construction drawings. Step One ensures that only technically acceptable firms participate in the Step Two sealed bid process.  

The Step One solicitation, issued as a Request for Technical Proposal, is expected to be available on or about 3 June 2022 via Contract Opportunities at https://sam.gov/. with bids due and bid opening on 15 July 2022.

The submission requirements of Step One, Request for Technical Proposal, shall not include any prices or pricing information.  Bid bonds / guarantees are not required to be submitted with the Step One technical proposal. 

Under this bidding process, Step One consists of the request for submission, evaluation and (if necessary) discussion of a technical proposal. Only one (1) technical proposal may be submitted by each offeror. The proposals will be evaluated for technical acceptability. Again, the technical proposal must not include prices or pricing information.

A notice of “acceptable” or “unacceptable” will be forwarded to each Step One offeror upon completion of the technical proposal evaluation and final determination.  The names of the offerors that submitted acceptable technical proposals will be listed on the Government’s https://sam.gov/ website for the benefit of prospective subcontractors.

In Step Two, an amendment to the solicitation will be issued along with the final 100% technical specifications and construction drawings to only those offerors whose technical proposals are determined to be acceptable in Step One.  The normal sealed bidding process in FAR Part 14 will be followed in Step Two. Only bids based upon technical proposals determined to be acceptable, either initially or as a result of discussions for Step One, will be considered for award. Each bid in Step Two must be based on the bidder's own technical proposal that was submitted, evaluated and determined to be acceptable in Step One.  Bidders must comply with the 100% technical specifications and construction drawings and the bidder’s acceptable technical proposal.

Bid bonds will be required to be submitted with the Step Two bid submission.

Payment and Performance Bonds will be required for the full amount (100%) at the time of contract award before the Notice to Proceed (NTP) can be issued.

USACE Omaha District will post all solicitation documents to SAM.gov.