Drain 27 Wetland Restoration Native Plantings Project - Sources Sought.

This is a Sources Sought notice; issued for planning purposes only; and no award shall be made from this posting.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), St. Paul District is seeking interested sources capable of providing all labor, material, and equipment necessary to meet the requirements for the Drain 27 Wetland Restoration Native Plantings project. 

The Drain 27 Wetland Restoration Project will provide the mitigation required to offset wetland impacts associated with the federally constructed portion of the Fargo-Moorhead Metropolitan (FMM) Area Flood Risk Management Project.  The FMM project is a large, multi-faceted project that will result in significant flood risk management for the project area.  Drain 27 is one part of the overall FMM project.

The Drain 27 Wetland Restoration Project is in Cass County near Horace, North Dakota. The project area is approximately 400 acres.  The scope of this project is to establish native plantings in excavated pools, on an earthen embankment, and in a borrow ditch that have been constructed by others. The site will be ready to begin planting in Spring 2023. The project work includes soil preparation, planting of custom native seed mixes, and maintenance of the native plantings for up to 5-years.  Maintenance will include, but not be limited to, watering, control of invasive species, mowing, prescribed burning, and re-seeding of areas if necessary.  The file “Mitigation Seed Mixes.pdf” has been attached for reference.

It is anticipated that this project will be solicited early in 2022.  All dates are tentative and for planning purposes only. 

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project would be 115112; Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating with a size standard of $8.0 Million.

Information submitted will be used in determining an acquisition strategy. It is your responsibility to provide adequate detailed information for the Government to determine, without doubt, that your firm is capable of providing the required products/services.

In order for your response to this sources sought to be considered in the planning process, we ask that you provide all of the following:

1. A capability statement expressing your firm's interest in this requirement, describing your company and its capability to provide the products in a timely fashion. Include a statement detailing any special qualifications and certifications, applicable to the scope of this project, held by your firm and/or in-house personnel.
    
2. A statement of your firm's business size and type with regards to the NAICS code listed above. If your firm falls into one of the sub-category small businesses, e.g. HUBZone or Service-Disabled Veteran Owned, please provide that information as well.
    
3. CAGE Code and DUNS number (for your firm and any potential subcontractors or partners).

Submit this information to Mr. Scott Hendrix, Contract Specialist, via email to Scott.E.Hendrix@usace.army.mil.  In order to be considered, your response to this notice must be received on or before 1:00 PM (local time) on October 20, 2021.

This sources-sought announcement is used to identify concerns with the capability to provide these items. This is not a solicitation.