FY25 Duwamish Waterway Maintenance Dredging

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT and is for informational and market research purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTATIONS, OR BIDS, NOR A SYNOPSIS OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION UNDER FAR SUBPART 5.2. The proposed action will be a construction project with a firm-fixed price contract. The type of solicitation to be issued will depend upon information received in response to this Sources Sought announcement. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this Sources Sought announcement or any follow-up information.

Responses to this Sources sought announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. NO SOLICITATION IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. This is not a request to be placed on a solicitation mailing list and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. The results of this survey will be in effect for a period of one year from the date of this notice. The purpose of this sources sought announcement is to gain knowledge of potentially qualified Small Business, 8(a), Woman Owned Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, and HUBZone contractor sources; as well as their size classifications relative to the NAICS code 237990, FSC code Y1KF, and Small Business Size Standard $37 Million. Depending upon the responses associated with the business categories listed above, the solicitation will either be set aside in one of those categories or be issued as unrestricted and open to both small and large businesses. After review of the responses to this announcement and if the Government still plans to proceed with this project; a separate solicitation announcement will be published on www.sam.gov. Responses to this announcement are not an adequate response to any future solicitation announcement.

PROJECT DETAILS:

The work is located on the Duwamish Waterway navigation channel located in Seattle Harbor, WA. Dredging would occur within the in-water construction work window of 1 December 2025 through 15 February 2026. The dredging will be accomplished using a clamshell dredge and equipment designed to minimize the potential for impacts to the surrounding environment. Maintenance dredging will be performed in the Upper Settling Basin (Sta. 270+56 to Sta. 275+56), Section A (Sta. 254+00 to Sta. 270+56) and Section B (Sta. 242+00 to Sta. 254+00) downstream of the Upper Settling Basin. Dredged material will be disposed at the Dredge Material Management Program (DMMP) Elliott Bay Open Water Disposal Site. Dredging in Section A and the Upper Settling Basin will be to -15 ft MLLW plus 2 ft allowable paid over depth. Dredging in Section B will be to -15 ft MLLW plus 1 ft allowable paid over depth. Dredging must be completed by 15 Feb 2026.

Per FAR 36.204 the magnitude of construction is expected to be between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

SBA Representative:

Enshane Hill-Nomoto

enshane.nomoto@usace.army.mil  

REQUIREMENTS:
Interested firms should submit a capabilities package, to include the following:

1. Firm's name, address, point of contact, phone number, and email address.
2. CAGE code.
3. Firm's interest in bidding on the solicitation if issued.
4. Business classification: Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Woman Owned Small Business (WOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone Small Business (HUBZone), 8(a) Program, Other Than Small Business (Large Business).
5. Firm's joint venture information (if applicable).
6. Bonding information (provide bonding limits on the bonding company's letterhead):
   1. Single bond
   2. Aggregate
   3. Point of contact for the bonding company

All interested parties who believe they can meet the requirements are invited to submit, in writing, complete information describing their interest and ability to meet all requirements stated above. Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response to this announcement.

Submit responses to: Hien Ho, Contract Specialist, via email at hien.ho@usace.army.mil. Responses should be sent as soon as possible, but no later than 3:00 PM PT, 16 December 2024.

SBA Representative:

Name: Enshane Hill-Nomoto

Email Address: enshane.nomoto@usace.army.mil  

All interested firms must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.SAM.gov) and remain active for the duration of the contract to be eligible for Government contracts.