Columbia River King Pile Navigation Aids

THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO SOLICITATION W9127N19B0024 - COLUMBIA KING PILE NAVIGATION AIDS

The purpose of this Amendment is:

To correct language in the 00 21 00 Submission Instructions.

To provide the updated drawing: "CLG-1.116_C-501_REVISION_17SEPT19" attached to the SF30.

To provide a conformed copy of the Plans.

All other terms and conditions remain the same.

THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO SOLICITATION W9127N19B0024 -
COLUMBIA KING PILE NAVIGATION AIDS
The purpose of this Amendment is to post the DRAFT Final Incidental Harassment Authorization (IHA) from National Marine Fisheries Service (Attachment A10) and update Davis-Bacon Wage Determinations.

Bidders are advised the signed IHA will be incorporated into the awarded contract.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO SOLICITATION W9127N19B0024 - 
COLUMBIA KING PILE NAVIGATION AIDS

Bid Period: The solicitation was released on 22 August 2019. The bids are due on 23 September 2019. See SECTION 00 21 00 SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS of the attached Amendment 0001 for clarification on submitting bids.

Point of Contact: The USACE-NWP Contracting Office will be the sole point of contact for this action. E-mail responses to the Primary Point of Contact, Charles M Boswell at charles.m.boswell@usace.army.mil.

This is to add file attachments for informational purposes.
Files are:
A12_Multi-Beam Survey Rendering of Existing River Bottom Depths
CL_22_UMT_20190225_OT_PD 81+23_1X1_Depth.XYZ
CL_12_WST_20190303_OT_PD_45+28_1x1_Depth.xyz
CL_21_LMT_20190224_OT_PD_79+35_1x1_Depth.xyz
CL_13_EUR_20190215_OT_PD 51+39_1X1_Depth.xyz
CL_13_EUR_20190215_OT_PD 50+16A_1X1_Depth.xyz
CL_30_VUP_20190410_OT_PD 109+83_1x1_Depth.xyz
CL_11_WAN_20190415_OT_PD_44+24_1x1_Depth.xyz
CL_26_WLW_20190227_OT_PD 95+25_1X1_Depth.XYZ
CL_12_WST_20190303_OT_PD_46+06_1x1_Depth.xyz
CL_37_FAS_20190502_CS_PD_133+53_1x1_Depth.xyz
CL_11_WAN_20190420_OT_PD_43+17_42+93_1x1_Depth.xyz
CL_21_LMT_20190224_OT_PD_76+86_1x1_Depth.xyz
CL_21_LMT_20190224_OT_PD_77+26_1x1_Depth.xyz
CL_30_VUP_20190410_OT_PD 109+20_1x1_Depth.xyz
CL_16_WLK_20190216_OT_PD 61+54_1X1_Depth.XYZ
CL_16_WLK_20190216_OT_PD 60+51_1X1_Depth.XYZ
CL_32_GOV_20190416_OT_PD_114+23_1x1_Depth.xyz
CL_34_WSH_20190418_OT_ PD 124+70_1X1_Depth.XYZ
CL_25_HEN_20190227_OT_PD 92+53_1X1_Depth.XYZ
CL_27_MGN_20190302_OT_PD_99.14_1x1_Depth.xyz
CL_13_EUR_20190215_OT_PD 51+10_1X1_Depth.xyz
CL_22_UMT_20190225_OT_PD 81+69_1X1_Depth.xyz
CL_17_SLG_2019021719_OT_PD 64+06_1X1_Depth.XYZ
CL_23_STH_20180107_OT_DK 85+93_1X1_PC_Depth.XYZ
CL_11_WAN_20190420_OT_PD_41+65_1x1_Depth.xyz
CL_16_WLK_20190216_OT_PD 62+59-62+91_1X1_Depth.XYZ
CL_19_UDB_20190221_OT_PD 71+87_1x1_Depth.xyz
CL_24_WAR_20190226_OT_PD 90+25_1X1_Depth.XYZ
CL_17_SLG_2019021719_OT_PD 64+88_1X1_Depth.xyz
CL_26_WLW_20190227_OT_PD 96+21_1X1_Depth.XYZ
CL_15_STL_20190215_OT_PD 57+32_1X1_Depth.XYZ
CL_26_WLW_20190302_OT_PD_97+75_1x1_Depth.xyz
CL_20_KLM_20190222_OT_PD_76+16_75+46_1x1_Depth.xyz
CL_29_VTB_20190304_OT_PD_105+44_1x1_Depth.xyz
CL_30_VUP_20190410_OT_PD 109+72_1X1_Depth.XYZ
CL_35_RED_20190419_OT_PD_125+30_3x3_Depth.xyz
CL_33_LDY_20190417_OT_PD 117+60_118+38_1X1_Depth.xyz
CL_23_STH_20180107_OT_DK 85+32_1X1_Depth.XYZ
CL_11_WAN_20190420_OT_PD_41+51_41+99_1x1_Depth.xyz
CL_13_EUR_20190215_OT_PD 50+16B_1X1_Depth.xyz
CL_16_WLK_20190216_OT_PD 60+80_1X1_Depth.XYZ
CL_23_STH_20180107_OT_DK 86+37_1X1_Depth.XYZ
CL_20_KLM_20190222_OT_PD_75+27-75+35-75+45-75+63_1x1_Depth.xyz
CL_37_FAS_20190502_CS_PD_136+15_1x1_Depth.xyz
CL_35_RED_20190419_OT_PD_125+30_1x1_Depth.xyz
CL_25_HEN_20190226_OT_PD 91+62_1X1_Depth.XYZ
CL_37_FAS_20190502_CS_PD_134+16_1x1_Depth.xyz
CL_15_STL_20190216_OT_PD 57+95_1X1_Depth.xyz
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SOLICITATION
THIS IS THE SOLICITATION FOR THE PRESOLICITATION OF THE SAME NAME.

COLUMBIA KING PILE NAVIGATION AIDS - W9127N19B0024

Bid Period: The solicitation was released on 22 August 2019. The bid opening is on 23 September 2019 at 2pm PST.

Point of Contact: The USACE-NWP Contracting Office will be the sole point of contact for this action. E-mail responses to the Primary Point of Contact, Charles M Boswell at charles.m.boswell@usace.army.mil.

SYNOPSIS
1. General. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Portland District intends to solicit construction firms who are interested in submitting a competitive firm-fixed price bid for this project. This PRESOLICITATION announcement is for the driving of steel piles located at various locations on the Columbia River. The proposed project title is "Columbia River King Pile Navigation Aids".

2.Project Site Background/Scope. The project is located at various locations along the Columbia River between river miles 41 and 137 in Wahkiakum, Cowlitz and Clark counties of WA and Columbia and Multnomah counties of OR. The work includes installation of steel piles and incidental related work. This effort is to include the following:

     a. Install 68 steel piles of various diameters and lengths along the Columbia River.

     b. Provide between 20 and 25 cubic yards of rock scour protection at each pile location.

     c. Fabricate and install signage atop each pile.

Anticipated contract award is at the end of September 2019. The in-water work window is anticipated to be September 2020 through November 2020.

3. Magnitute of Construction: Between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

The North American Industrial Classification Code (NAICS) for this potential requirement would be 237990, "Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction". The related size standard is $36.5M. The FSC is Z1KZ.

4. Bid Procedures: The solicitation will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website, https://www.fbo.gov/, once it is issued. Firms are requested to register electronically to receive a copy of the solicitation when it is issued.

5. Bid Period: The solicitation is tentatively scheduled for release on or about 15 August 2019. The tentative date for the bid opening is on or about 16 September 2019.

6. Plans and Specifications: The Plans and Specifications will also be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website, https://www.fbo.gov/, once it is issued.

7. System for Award Management (SAM): Offerors must register in the SAM at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ prior to submission of bids and prior to receiving an award.

8. Point of Contact:
The USACE-NWP Contracting Office will be the sole point of contact for this action. E-mail responses to the Primary Point of Contact, Charles Boswell at charles.m.boswell@usace.army.mil. E-mail is the preferred method for receiving responses to this pre-solicitation notice.

THIS PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF INFORMING INDUSTRY THAT THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE POSTED ON FBO ON OR ABOUT 15 SEPTEMBER 2019. THIS NOTICE IS NOT AN INVITATION FOR BIDS, AND ANY BIDS RECEIVED AS A RESULT OF THIS PRE-SOLICITATION NOTICE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED OR EVALUATED.
THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CANCEL THIS SOLICITATION EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER THE CLOSING DATE. NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS PRESOLICITATION NOTICE OR ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REQUEST.

For Small Business questions that do not apply to this project you can contact:
Carol McIntyre,
Small Business Specialist,
USACE, Portland District,
503-808-4602
carol.a.mcintyre@usace.army.mil

9. Communications with Industry. CENWP is still interested in feedback from interested firms, so we are keeping the ProjNet Bidder Inquiry open. That Bidder Inquiry information is below.

     a. Submission Instructions. To submit a question, comment, or concern prior to the bid opening use ProjNet-Bidsm. Telephone and email inquiries will not be accepted. ProjNet-Bidsm is a web-based program that allows bidders to post questions regarding a upcoming solicitation and to view all questions by other bidders and answers by USACE. ProjNet-Bidsm can be accessed through ProjNetsm at https://www.projnet.org/projnet/. To access the ProjNet-Bidsm website the first time:
          1) Click the Bid tab
          2) Click Bidder Inquiry. (The Agency is USACE.)
          3) Enter the following information for access:
               The Bidder Inquiry Key: DADW68-FFQIZX
               Valid business contact information (e.g. Company name, contact person, business address, phone number and email address). (required on first project only)
               Establish secret question and answer which will be used as a password. (required on first project only)
          4) For subsequent access use your email address, the Bid Inquiry Key and response to the secret question to access the ProjNet-Bidsm Module.
          5) Submit questions or review questions and answers. (A bidder who submits a question will receive an automated email notification that their question has been received. When an answer is posted to a question, the question and answer is then available for all other bidders to review.
          6) For a specific step-by-step for POSTING YOUR INQUIRIES, is available in the Reference link on the Contract Viewer.
          7) For questions about the ProjNet-Bidsm, please contact the Call Center help desk toll free at 1-800-428-HELP, which operates from 8AM to 5PM (Central US time zone). ProjNet-Bidsm questions can also be emailed to the helpdesk at staff@rcesupport.com.

     b. Please include any questions, recommendations, or concerns the firm has which may influence the acquisition strategy and would like to discuss.

1. General. This is a SPECIAL NOTICE and is for informational/market research purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, QUOTATION OR BID, NOR A SYNOPSIS OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION UNDER FAR SUBPART 5.2.

2. Notice Details. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Northwestern Division, Portland District (CENWP) is seeking industry input as it evaluates project risks, industry capabilities, and the potential acquisition strategy for the driving of steel piles in an effort to maintain pile dikes along the Columbia River. This proposed project title, "Columbia River King Pile Navigation Aids".

The North American Industrial Classification Code (NAICS) for this potential requirement would be 237990, "Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction". The related size standard is $36.5M.

3. Project Site Background/Scope. The project is located at various locations along the Columbia River between river miles 41 and 137 in Wahkiakum, Cowlitz and Clark counties of WA and Columbia and Multnomah counties of OR. The work includes installation of steel piles and incidental related work. This effort is to include the following:

     a. Install 68 steel piles of various diameters and lengths along the Columbia River.

     b. Provide between 20 and 25 cubic yards of rock scour protection at each pile location.

     c. Fabricate and install signage atop each pile.

Anticipated contract award is at the end of September 2019. The in water work window is approximately September 2020 through November 2020.

Estimated Construction Cost (ECC): The current ECC is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

4. Path Forward. To insure that the acquisition goes as smoothly as possible, CENWP will be conducting this vendor outreach to give contractors a chance to ask questions and inform the team of possible considerations. Then post a pre-solicitation, then solicitation around the end of July.

5. Acquisition Strategy Methods and Considerations. CENWP anticipates the Columbia River King Pile Navigation Aids will be solicited and awarded using the sealed bidding process.

USACE is involving construction contractors early to make sure all feedback and considerations are incorporated.

6. Communications with Industry. CENWP is interested in feedback from interested firms. Firms must follow the submission instructions below to coordinate a question, comment, or concern for a group teleconference. CENWP will hold the teleconference from 10 AM to 12AM on 09 July 2019, and make sure there is an in house assess to discuss question, comment, or concerns.

     a. Submission Instructions. To submit a question, comment, or concern prior to teleconference use ProjNet-Bidsm. Telephone and email inquiries will not be accepted. ProjNet-Bidsm is a web-based program that allows bidders to post questions regarding a upcoming solicitation and to view all questions by other bidders and answers by USACE. ProjNet-Bidsm can be accessed through ProjNetsm at https://www.projnet.org/projnet/. To access the ProjNet-Bidsm website the first time:
          1) Click the Bid tab
          2) Click Bidder Inquiry. (The Agency is USACE.)
          3) Enter the following information for access:
               The Bidder Inquiry Key: WMQ9KE-CBI35D
               Valid business contact information (e.g. Company name, contact person, business address, phone number and email address). (required on first project only)
               Establish secret question and answer which will be used as a password. (required on first project only)
          4) For subsequent access use your email address, the Bid Inquiry Key and response to the secret question to access the ProjNet-Bidsm Module.
          5) Submit questions or review questions and answers. (A bidder who submits a question will receive an automated email notification that their question has been received. When an answer is posted to a question, the question and answer is then available for all other bidders to review.
          6) For a specific step-by-step for POSTING YOUR INQUIRIES, is available in the Reference link on the Contract Viewer.
          7) For questions about the ProjNet-Bidsm, please contact the Call Center help desk toll free at 1-800-428-HELP, which operates from 8AM to 5PM (Central US time zone). ProjNet-Bidsm questions can also be emailed to the helpdesk at staff@rcesupport.com.

     b. Please include any questions, recommendations, or concerns the firm has which may influence the acquisition strategy and would like to discuss.

     c. The Teleconference Info: 877-402-9753 Access code: 6353335 Security: 1234

7. Disclaimer. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this Special Notice or any follow up information. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's capabilities to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or to provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.