Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Texas, Upper Harbor Reach, Channel Improvement Project in Nueces and San Patricio Counties, Texas, Dredging.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District Office requires a dredging contract for the Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Texas, Upper Harbor Reach, Channel Improvement Project in Nueces and San Patricio Counties, Texas, Dredging.

Please NOTE this solicitation requires offerors to enter a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) score in the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) prior to responding to this solicitation.  The NIST score is a responsibility item. Bids/offers from contractors with a NIST score in SPRS will be considered responsible and evaluated/considered for award.  Those without a NIST score in SPRS may be deemed NON-RESPONSIBLE and thus not evaluated/considered for award.  For NIST compliance See Section 00 72 00 Contract Clauses, 252.204-7020 and 252.204-7012.

Project Information:  Type of Dredge: Deep/Draft Pipeline.  This project scope is to deepen the Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Texas, Channel Improvement Project (CCSC, TX CIP) at the Inner Harbor from Chemical to Viola Turning Basins, near Avery Point, and at Upper Bay. The channel will be deepened to -54 feet Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) with an additional depth of 2 or 3 feet for advanced maintenance and 1or 2 feet of allowable over depth. Abandoned pipelines will be removed as required to create a clear channel for navigational operation.

Schedule No.1 - Includes dredging between Chemical Turning Basin and Viola Turning Basin to depth of -54 MLLW feet with advanced maintenance of 2 or 3 feet and allowable over depth of 1 foot. 

Option No.1 - Includes removal of an abandoned utility pipeline.     
Option No. 2 - Includes to dredge Viola Turning Basin.
Option No. 3 - Includes dredge at a skipped section over a pipeline to be removed by others.   
Option No. 4 - Includes dredge at a skipped section over pipeline to be removed by others near Avery Point.
Option No. 5 - Includes removing existing pipelines and dredge the skipped section in Upper Bay. 

Completion Time: Currently, the estimated completion time for Schedule No. 1 is 378 calendar days; Option No. 1 no additional time for its completion; Option No. 2 estimated completion time is 82 calendar days; Option No. 3 estimated completion time is 9 calendar days; Option No. 4 is 9 additional calendar days; Option No. 5 is 26 additional calendar days.  

If the contractor fails to complete the work within the time specified, the contractor shall pay liquidated damages to the Government in the amount of $5,012.00 for each calendar day of delay until the work is completed or accepted.

The contractor will be required to provide Performance and Payment Bonds within (3) calendar days after award.  The contractor shall begin work within (10) calendar days after receipt of the notice to Proceed.  
The magnitude of construction is estimated between $25,000,000.00 and $100,000,000.00.  

The solicitation is advertised as “Unrestricted” full and open competition for both large and small businesses in accordance with FAR Part 14, the intent of the Government is to award one single firm-fixed price contract.  The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code applicable to this project is 237990 (Dredging and Surface Cleanup Activities).  The Small Business Size Standard is $37 Million (Dredging). 

The solicitation will be issued on or about 28 June 2023.  Response date is 1 August 2023 @ 2:00 PM (All bids must be submitted electronically per Section 00 21 00 of the solicitation).  The estimated award date for this project is on or about             29 September 2023.

Availability of plans and specification on the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module, DASA(P)POLICY 21-81, DATED 20 AUGUST 2021

Contractors may view and/or download the Invitation for Bid (IFB) and all amendments at the Solicitation Module of the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) suite at https://piee.eb.mil/ .

Plans and specification will not be available in paper format or on compact disc.  It is the offeror’s responsibility to monitor the PIEE Solicitation Model daily (using the above link) for plans, specification, and amendments to the solicitation. 

All bids are to be submitted per Section 00 21 00, Solicitation Module of the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) suite at https://piee.eb.mil/.

To register as an “Interested Vendor”, visit https://sam.gov/content/home .  Offerors must be registered with the Systems for Award Management (SAM), in order to receive a Government contract award.  To register, the SAM Internet address is: https://sam.gov/content/home .  

RECOMMEND OFFERS BE SUBMITTED AT LEAST “2 HOURS” PRIOR TO “RESPONSE TIME” TO ALLOW FOR ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION.  

ATTENTION TO OFFEROR(s)/CONTRACTOR(s): EFFECTIVE MARCH 22, 2018, YOU MUST SUBMIT A NOTARIZED LETTER APPOINTING THE AUTHORIZED ENTITY ADMINISTRATOR BEFORE YOUR REGISTRATION WILL BE ACTIVATED.  THIS REQUIREMENT NOW APPLIES TO BOTH NEW AND EXISTING ENTITIES.  MAKE SURE YOUR SAM PROFILE INCLUDES “ALL AWARDS” AND NOT JUST “FEDERAL ASSISTANCE AWARDS” AS THIS OPTION IS ONLY FOR GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.   PLEASE VISIT https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ FOR MORE INFORMATION.

The Contract Specialist for this solicitation will be Ms. Lucille Smith, (409) 766-3845; E-mail:   Lucille.R.Smith@usace.army.mil .  For technical information about this solicitation, please contact Mr. Harmon Brown, Project Manager at (409) 766-3070; Email:  Harmon.Brown@usace.army.mil or Mr. Jose Castro, P.E.,  at (409) 766-6334; Email:   Jose.D.Castro@usace.army.mil between the hours of 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays.

Subcontracting goals for the Galveston District are:  44.0% - Small Business; 5.0% - Small Disadvantaged Business; 7.0% - Woman-Owned Small Business; 4.0% - HubZone Small Business; 4.0% - Veteran-Owned Small Business and 2.0% - Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business.