Gaden's Point South Shoreline Riprap

This is a Sources Sought Notice for market research purposes only, which is to be used for informational and preliminary planning purposes. Proposals are not requested and will not be accepted from this Sources Sought Notice. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND A CONTRACT WILL NOT BE AWARDED AS A RESULT OF THIS NOTICE. Any requests for a solicitation in response to this notice will not be honored. The Bureau of Reclamation, Missouri Basin Region, has a requirement for Gaden’s Point South Shoreline Riprap, which is located approximately 12 miles east northeast of Belle Fourche, South Dakota in Butte County on Gaden’s Point at the Belle Fourche Reservoir.

The principal components of work include the following:

1. Construct approximately 2700 linear feet of rip rap revetment at the Gaden’s Point South Shoreline site located along the shoreline of Belle Fourche Reservoir.
2. Strip existing topsoil and excavate embankment at cutbanks to form a 2:1 subgrade slope for riprap and 4:1 transition to existing grade.
3. Install geotextile on the prepared subgrade.
4. Furnish and place rock for riprap revetment.
5. Place salvaged topsoil on exposed slopes.
6. Seed and mulch all disturbed areas.

It is anticipated the proposed award will result in a Firm Fixed-Priced contract, to one contractor.

The Government is seeking interested small business concerns who have the specialized knowledge, experience, and resources necessary to successfully complete a project of this size, scope, and complexity. The NAICS Code for this project is 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction with a business size standard of $45.0 million. In accordance with FAR 36.204, the estimated magnitude of this construction project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000.

If an interested small business concern believes they are qualified to perform the work for this project, please submit a capability statement identifying any associated qualifying small business (socio-economic) status and demonstrate the ability to successfully accomplish the various components of work outlined above for the Gaden’s Point South Shoreline Riprap. Socio-economic status for qualifying small business concerns includes one or more of the following: Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise, Small Disadvantaged Business, Women-Owned Small Business, and Other Minority Owned Small Business.

The Government will not pay for reimbursement of any costs associated with responding to this Sources Sought Notice. Reimbursement will not be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice or any follow up information requests. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will not be bound to this information if a solicitation is issued. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action, based on the responses to this notice, is at the discretion of the Government. Please email all inquiries, submissions and capability statements to Contract Specialist Natalie Oslund at the following email address noslund@usbr.gov. For record keeping purposes, telephonic inquiries will not be accepted.