Fairport Harbor Dredged Sediment Placement Site

SOURCES SOUGHT DESCRIPTION:

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE, RELEASED PURSUANT TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 10: MARKET RESEARCH.

By way of this Market Survey/Sources Sought Notice, the USACE-Buffalo District intends to determine the extent of firms that are engaged in providing the services described hereunder for Fairport Harbor dredged sediment placement site, Fairport, OH.

This Sources Sought Notice is issued solely for informational, market research, and planning purposes only and does not commit the government to any further contract actions, i.e., solicitation and/or contract. Respondents are advised that the United States Government will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in responding to this Sources Sought Notice. Not responding to this Sources Sought Notice does not preclude participation in any future Request for Proposals (if any) that may be issued. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S Government to form a binding contract. This is not a solicitation announcement; this is a Request for Information (RFI) only.

This Notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP); it does not guarantee the future issue of an RFP; nor does it commit the government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, this Agency will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that this Agency will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Notice; all costs associated with responding to this Notice will be solely at the responding party's expense.

At this time, proprietary information is not being requested, and respondents shall refrain from providing proprietary information in response to this Notice. Responses to this Notice will not be returned. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. Not responding to this Notice does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S Government to form a binding contract. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this Notice.

GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENTS:

The purpose of this project is to provide a facility to accept sediment dredged from the authorized federal channel in Fairport Harbor, OH.  Routine maintenance dredging is performed in the harbor on an annual or bi-annual schedule (dependent on federal funding and harbor needs).  The facility will need to accept dredge sediment at a rate and with sufficient capacity to accommodate anticipated dredging needs:

• In-situ dredge quantities typically range between 50,000 CY and 250,000 CY each year that dredging is performed.  If the dredged material is subsequently unloaded hydraulically (i.e., pumped into the facility), the overall volume, including added water, can be expected to be at least 3 times the in-situ volume.  The most recent sediment assessment (analytical and physical properties) is provided as an attachment to this notice. 
• Dredging and sediment placement is typically conducted 24-hours per day and 7-days per week within the environmental window for the harbor which runs between July 1st and September 14th each year. Waivers are sometimes granted to allow the dredging to start or extend 2-weeks outside the environmental window.
• A dredge rate of approximately 3,500 CY per day is expected though quantities could be as high as 6,000 CY per day.  Lesser amounts may also be anticipated due to weather/lake condition impacts, equipment limitations/breakdowns etc.

Contract duration is estimated at 3 years.

REQUESTED INFORMATION:

This Agency requests that interested contractors complete the following questions to assist the government in its efforts.

1. Provide firm’s name, address, phone number, email, and point of contact.  ,
2. Narrative of proposed dredged sediment placement site - Interested firms must provide detailed information on the proposed facility’s location, size and ability to meet each of the Government Requirements (anticipated dredging needs) noted above.  The Narrative should also include:
   • Current use of the proposed dredged placement site.
   • Anticipated long term use of dredged sediment that will be accepted (e.g., site fill, beneficial reuse, agriculture, etc.).
   • Site-specific access requirements and proximity to the federal channel in Fairport Harbor, OH.
   • Anticipated requirements or provisions that the facility would require for sediment delivery (i.e., items that would be required of others).
   • Maximum dredged sediment capacity per year and total lifetime sediment capacity of facility (in cubic yards).
   • Duration or timeline from the date of a contract award until the required permits would be in place and the facility ready to accept dredged sediment.

NOTE: Total submittal package shall be no longer than 5 pages. Please only include a narrative of the requested information and a map or drawing of the facility’s location and features if available.