Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project Venice Beach Renourishment Sarasota County, Florida

This is announcement constitutes a Source Sought Synopsis. This announcement seeks information from industry and will only be used for preliminary planning purposes. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR BIDS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation.

The Jacksonville District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking interest from prospective bidders for a potential fiscal year (FY) 2026 award of the aforementioned project. The purpose of this synopsis is to gauge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of the Dredging Community, to include Small Businesses, as the Government must ensure there is adequate competition amongst the potential pool of responsible contractors.

The proposed project will be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract. The Jacksonville District anticipates the issuance of an Invitation for Bid (IFB). No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to said synopsis or any follow-up information requested.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK:

The project will renourish approximately 3.2 miles of critically eroded shoreline along Venice Beach just south of Venice Inlet in Sarasota County, Florida. The project is located between FDEP Range Monuments R-116 and R-133. Beach compatible sand for the project will be dredged from an offshore borrow area located approximately 11 nautical miles southwest of the center of the project site. Five existing stormwater outfalls will be extended. Project work also includes, but is not limited to, screening, MEC construction support, beach tilling, hardbottom surveying and monitoring, vibration monitoring, sea turtle trawl sweeping and relocation, and environmental and water quality monitoring.

The Estimated Magnitude of construction is between $10,000,000 - $25,000,000.

The anticipated period of performance for this project: The Contractor shall begin performance within 60 calendar days and complete the contract within 180 calendar days after receiving notice to proceed.

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 237990, Dredging and Surface Cleanup Activities. The Small Business Size Standard for this project is $37.0 million.

Anticipated solicitation issuance date is on or about January 12, 2026 and the anticipated response date is on or about February 17, 2026. The Synopsis citing the solicitation number will be issued on the SAM Contracting Opportunities Website: at https://sam.gov/.

Responses to this Sources Sought/Request for Information Notice shall be limited to 5 pages and shall include the following information:

1. Company/Contractor name, address, point of contact, phone number and e-mail address.
2. Company’s interest in bidding on the subject requirement when issued.
3. Company’s capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity (include company’s capability to execute comparable work performed within the past 10 years).  Company should provide at least 3 examples which, at a minimum, include the following:
   • Brief description of the project
   • Customer name
   • Customer satisfaction
   • Timeliness of performance
   • Dollar value of the completed projects
4. Offeror shall identify their Small Business classification and Small Business Size
   • Small Business
   • Small Disadvantage Business
   • 8(a) Small Business
     • HUB Zone
     • SDVOSB
     • WOSB
5. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, firms should address the structure of such arrangement include Joint Venture information, if applicable - existing and potential.
6. Bonding Capacity (construction bonding level per contract and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars) via letter from the bonding company.

NOTES:

U.S. COAST GUARD CERTIFIED DREDGE EQUIPMENT IS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE WORK.

DO NOT SUBMIT A RESPONSE TO THIS SYNOPSIS IF YOU DO NOT INTEND TO BID ON THIS PROJECT.

DO NOT SUBMIT PROPRIETARY AND/OR BUSINESS CONFIDENITAL DATA.

Submission Instructions:

Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the work associated with the subject requirement, are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice no later than December 1, 2025 at 1:00PM, (EST). All responses under this Sources Sought Notice shall be sent to Ms. Donneasha Williams via email at donneasha.williams@usace.amy.mil and Mr. Guesley Leger via email at guesley.leger@usace.army.mil and Ms. Ruth C. Rodriguez via email at ruth.c.rodriguez@usace.army.mil.  

Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response under this sources sought synopsis.

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