FY17 Joint Base Charleston (JBC) Dredging

Added: Dec 06, 2016 2:57 pm SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT No. W912HP-17-B-0001
Market Research FedBizOpps Synopsis
Joint Base Charleston (JBC) Dredging

PURPOSE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT:
THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION NOTICE. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this Sources Sought (Market survey). This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract. If the Government does issue a solicitation as a result of this market research, it will be assigned a Procurement Identification Number as W912HP-17-B-0001. The purpose of this Sources Sought is to determine interest and capability of potential qualified Small Business (SB), Certified 8(a) Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) and Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) relative to the North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, in the State of South Carolina. The Small Business size standard for this NAICS code is $36.5 million.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), South Atlantic Division, Charleston District intends to issue a solicitation for Joint Base Charleston (JBC) Maintenance dredging. Magnitude of work is between $1M and $5M.

USACE Charleston District is therefore conducting market research to determine the availability of qualified contractors to compete under a potential solicitation resulting from this announcement. Responses to this synopsis will be used as a market research tool in order to determine acquisition strategy and how the upcoming solicitation will be advertised.

SUMMARY OF REQUIREMENTS:
The Charleston District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) requires the support of maintenance dredging approximately 1,568,000 cubic yards of unclassified material from the Joint Base Charleston (JBC) Channel (Shoals 1, 2, 2A, 3A, 4, 4A, 5, 6) and TC Dock located in Charleston and Berkley counties, SC. The material shall be deposited in the Joint Base Charleston Placement Area. The work includes complying with the requirements of the applicable USACE Regulatory issued permits, the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammals Protection Act. The Contractor shall be capable of providing Performance and Payment Bonds within ten (10) calendar days after award. The contractor shall begin work within five (5) calendar days after acknowledgement of the Notice to Proceed.

1. Joint Base Charleston Channel (Shoals 1, 2, 2A, 3A, 4, 4A, 5)

(a) Prosecution of Work
The Contractor will be required to commence dredging work under this contract when directed by the Contracting Officer and to prosecute the dredging work at an average rate of 300,000 cubic yards per month and to complete it within the number of days after the limiting date fixed for commencement; provided that the quantity of material actually removed in any one month shall in no case be less than 250,000 cubic yards.

(b) Continuously Working
The Contractor shall maintain adequate plant on site to have an average production rate of 300,000 cubic yards per month and shall work continuously for every consecutive calendar month until the project is completed. The number of days allowed for completion after the limiting date fixed for commencement shall be determined by applying the average monthly rate above stipulated to the total quantity of material actually removed and to be paid for under the contract; provided, further that no waiver by the Contracting Officer of any failure of the Contractor to make in any month or series of months the rate of progress required by this paragraph shall be construed as relieving the Contractor from the obligation to make up the deficiency in future months and to complete the entire work within the time allowed by the contract. The time thus determined for completion shall include final clean-up of the premises.

If the Contractor fails to complete the work within the time specified in the contract, the Contractor shall pay liquidated damages to the Government in the amount of $1,648 for each calendar day of delay until the work is completed or accepted.

REQUIREMENTS FOR RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT
This Sources Sought synopsis is open to small businesses only. Those small business firms responding should identify ALL categories pertaining to your business: Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), certified 8(a), certified HUBZone, Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), etc. A determination regarding the potential for small business set-asides will be based on the information and interest received as a result of this notice. Reference number 4 below.

(1) Your firm's intent to submit a proposal for this project when it is formally advertised

(2) Name of firm with address, phone and point of contact.

(3) Bonding capability-both single and aggregate, as evidenced by submission of Surety Company letter stating bonding capacity.

(4) CAGE Code, DUNS number OR a copy of your entity record on SAM.gov.

(5) Category of small business, if applicable, such as 8(a), HUBZONE, SDVOSB, WOSB, etc. Any supporting documentation that confirms your socio-economic status should be provided, i.e. letter of certification from VA confirming SDVOSB status. The Government must be able to verify SBA certification of Hubzone and 8(a) via SAM and/or the Dynamic Small Business Search.

Note: (1) If the decision is to Set-Aside this procurement for HUBZone Small Business, the contractor shall be required to perform in accordance to 13 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) SUBPART 126.700. (a) A qualified HUBZone Small Business receiving a HUBZONE contract for general construction must perform at least 15% of the contract either itself or through subcontracts with other qualified HUBZONE Small Business concerns.

Note: (2) If the decision is to Set-Aside this procurement for Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, the contractor shall be required to perform in accordance to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.219-14 Limitation on Subcontracting (b) states, "The concern will perform at least 15 percent of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees."

(6) Firms submitting responses shall provide evidence that they are capable in supporting the dredging requirements as stated above. Firms shall provide three (3) recent and relevant examples where they performed similar requirements specified above as the prime contractor. Include contract number, project location, description of work requirements, contact and phone number for each effort and other references. The Government will not give credit to projects if the lack of information hinders the ability to determine relevancy and/or level of experience.
NOTE: IF YOU DO NOT INTEND TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL FOR THIS PROJECT WHEN IT IS FORMALLY ADVERTISED, PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT A RESPONSE TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS.

Firms responding to this Sources Sought announcement, who fail to provide ALL of the required information requested, will not be used to assist the Government in the acquisition decision, which is the intent of this Sources Sought announcement.

WHEN / WHERE TO SUBMIT RESPONSES:
Interested business concerns are requested to complete and return via email the requested information. Your evidence of capability defined in paragraph (5) above shall NOT exceed five (6) pages, and shall be submitted no later than 4:00 PM Eastern time Friday, 23 December 2016 to the attention of the Contract Specialist, Amy S. Rivers, at amy.s.rivers@usace.army.mil. To ensure your submission is received and processed appropriately, please subject your email "SS RESPONSE: W912HP-17-B-0001 [FIRM NAME HERE]." The spreadsheet attached is a sample and can be used to submit project information.

Participation is voluntary; respondents will not be paid to participate. However, your participation in this market research endeavor is greatly appreciated and will be instrumental in assisting the USACE Charleston District in making the solicitation decision most appropriate for market conditions and to meet the Government requirements.

NOTE: The Government does not intend to rank submittals or provide any reply to interested firms. Submittals will be used for market survey information only. Interested parties providing information as part of this market research process are hereby advised that your information will NOT be used later as part of the evaluation process should you choose to submit a proposal in response to any solicitation that may result in the future.

PLANNED SOLICITATION:
A Pre-Solicitation announcement will follow this Market Survey, and the solicitation will follow after that, no sooner than 15 days later. Currently it is estimated that the formal solicitation could occur any time after 16 January 2017. At this time the Government's acquisition strategy is unknown.