FY14 Great Lakes Dredging Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC)

Added: Jan 15, 2014 4:29 pm Modified: Jan 23, 2014 3:32 pmTrack Changes This is a SOURCES SOUGHT notice.

This is NOT a request for proposals. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District, is seeking potential firms that have the capability to provide services as part of a possible future Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) that may be issued in support of maintenance dredging within the Great Lakes. The future solicitation will be structured as a MATOC and may result in the award of several Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) construction contracts. The total cumulative amount of the contract shall not exceed $75 million and each individual task order will not exceed $3.5 million. Individual task orders will be competed among eligible MATOC awardees and will be awarded on a firm-fixed price basis. The MATOC will be used for maintenance dredging within the boundaries of the Great Lakes Districts which includes the Detroit, Chicago, and Buffalo Districts. The purpose of this synopsis is to determine the interest, capability, and availability of qualified contractors to perform these services. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 237990, which has a small business size standard of $25.5 million in average annual receipts for dredging projects.

ALL qualified firms (small business, service disabled veteran owned businesses, HUBZone firms, Woman Owned, 8(a) firms and large businesses) are encouraged to respond. Interested firms that have a current MATOC are also encouraged to respond. The response to this notice shall be in summary format and shall not exceed twelve (12) pages. Do NOT send an SF 330. Responses shall include:

(1) A fully completed Sources Sought Information Request Form.
(2) If applicable, identification and verification of the company as a Small Business, HUBZone, 8(a), or Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business, subject to verification by the Small Business Administration.
(3) A letter from the firm's bonding company verifying its total bonding capability (construction bonding level per contract and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars).
(4) Past Experience - A list of the last five dredging projects completed, to include contract number, award date, dollar value of contract, project location, and point of contact with contact information.
(5) Capacity to perform, to include geographic span, logistics complexity, and project size.
(6) Whether or not your equipment is Coast Guard Certified.
(7) Whether or not the Silent Inspector system is installed and operational on any or all of your equipment.
(8) If your firm is a small business, provide affirmation that your firm can comply with the following minimum requirement that 40 percent of the volume dredged must be dredged using a dredge owned by a small business concern.

NOTE: All responses must include an indication in part 4 of the Sources Sought Form stating which of the Great Lakes the company is interested in performing work. Select as many Lakes as applicable. Refer to the attached Great Lakes harbor map for reference.

No basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this sources sought or Government use of any information provided. The Government will not pay for information or comments provided and will not recognize any costs associated with submission of comments. All firms regardless of business size that are interested in responding are invited to submit their information via email only to the Detroit District Contracting Office at LRE-Quotes@usace.army.mil.

Attachments must be provided in either Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Please submit responses no later than 2:00 pm eastern standard time on January 27, 2014. Please reference "SOURCES SOUGHT: Great Lakes Dredging" in the subject line. Respondents will not be contacted regarding their submission or information gathered as a result of this Sources Sought notice. The formal solicitation will be issued at a later date by a separate announcement.