Jadwin Lower Lifting Blocks- Procurement, Testing and delivery

1. Description of Work:  The Marine Design Center (MDC) of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has issued this sources sought, for the procurement, testing and delivery of two new “Crosby McKissick Lower Blocks” for the Dredge JADWIN.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District, operates the Dredge JADWIN along the Mississippi River. 
    
   The Contractor is not responsible for installing the block assemblies on the vessel
    
   Solicitation Number W912BU-21-Q-0025 will be issued on or about 25 June 2021 with bid closing date occurring about 30 days after the Solicitation issue date. 
    
2. Sources Sought:  This is a Sources Sought Notice and is for information purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTATIONS, OR BIDS. A Market Survey is being conducted to determine if there are adequate HUBZone, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned, and Small Business contractors for the following proposed work. The Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, is interested in awarding one (1) Firm Fixed Price Contract for roadwork on the Francis E Walter Dam
    
3. Contract duration is projected at 175 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed (NTP).  Contractor must be prepared to commence actual operations within ten (10) days of the Notice to Proceed (NTP).  The estimated price order of magnitude is less than $250,000. Any contract issued will be issued as a Firm Fixed Price.  Performance and Payment bonds will be required for 100% of contract award.  NAICS for this project is 332999.
    
4. Responses are requested with the following information, which shall not exceed a total of eight (8) pages.
    
   A. Offeror’s name, address, points of contact with telephone numbers and e-mail addresses.
    
   B. Business size/classification to include any designations as Small Business, HUBZone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, 8(a), Women-Owned small businesses shall be indicated on the first page of the submission.
    
   C. Provide construction bonding level per single contract/task order.  Provide the aggregate sum total construction bonding level. Provide both capabilities which must be expressed in U.S. dollars; along with current available bonding capacity.
    
   D. Description of capability to perform similar or same projects listed above, manage subcontractors, prepare and comply with various environmental and construction permits, and capacity to execute this project with other ongoing construction contracts.
    
   E. Past performance/experience on projects of similar scope and magnitude, describing no more than five (5) projects that are at least 50% construction complete within the past five years. The past performance information should include project title, location, general description of the construction to demonstrate relevance to the proposed projects, the Offeror’s role, dollar value of contract, and name of the company, agency or government entity for which the work was performed with contact information (reference name, phone number and e-mail address).

Responses should be sent to James Casey at james.f.casey@usace.army.mil on or before 21 July 2021 at 1:00 PM EDT.