Maintenance Dredging, Delaware River, Philadelphia to Trenton

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)/SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE BEING RELEASED PURSUANT TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 10: MARKET RESEARCH.

This RFI is issued solely for informational, market research, and planning purposes only. It does not constitute an Invitation for Bid (IFB), Request for Quote (RFQ), or Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ/IFB/RFP in the future. No solicitation document exists at this time. Issuance of this notice does not constitute any obligation on the part of the Government and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract. In addition, respondents are advised that the United States Government is under no obligation to pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this RFI. At this time, proprietary information is not being requested, and respondents shall refrain from providing proprietary information in response to this RFI. The specifications for this requirement will only be available upon solicitation issuance.

Requirement:

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer (USACE), Philadelphia District (NAP), anticipates a requirement for Maintenance Dredging, Delaware River, Philadelphia to Trenton. The estimated magnitude of this project is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.

Description:

Contract work consists of maintenance dredging of approximately 400,000 cubic yards of sediment within the Delaware River, Philadelphia to Trenton main navigation channel between the PA-NJ Turnpike Bridge and the north end of Newbold Island as well as the Fairless Turning Basin.  Work includes hydraulic cutterhead dredging with placement of the dredged material into the Money Island Disposal Area in Falls Township, PA.  Dredging will be required to a depth of 41’ MLLW (Datum) plus 1’ allowable overdepth.  All dredging must be completed by 15 March 2026 due to environmental restrictions.

The estimated period of performance will be 240 calendar days.

The anticipated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, with a SBA Size standard of $45.0M.

Survey:

The Government is issuing this notice to determine a competitive basis. This is not a solicitation and the items listed herein are subject to change or eliminated from the requirement. This survey is for market research purposes only. Only prospective contractors capable of performing this type of work should respond to this Request for Information.

Your response to this survey is requested by 2:00 PM Eastern Time, March 21, 2025. Please send by email to Connor Struckmeyer at connor.a.struckmeyer@usace.army.mil and Brandon Mormello at brandon.r.mormello@usace.army.mil. Include in the title "Sources Sought- Maintenance Dredging, Delaware River, Philadelphia to Trenton” as the subject line in email communications. All submitted responses must be in either Microsoft Word or Adobe pdf format. 

1.) Name of your firm:

2.) CAGE/Unique Entity Identifier:

3.) Point of Contact, Phone Number, and E-mail Address:

4.) List three (3) projects completed within ten (10) years of the date of this notice that demonstrates experience, as a prime contractor or subcontractor, for the construction of maintenance dredging.

   a.) Project Name:

   Contract Number (if applicable)

   Year Completed

   Was the project completed on time?

   Prime or Subcontractor:

   Type and percentage of work self-performed (based on contract value):

   Dollar Amount:

   General description of project:

   b.) Project Name:

   Contract Number (if applicable)

   Year Completed

   Was the project completed on time?

   Prime or Subcontractor:

   Type and percentage of work self-performed (based on contract value):

   Dollar Amount:

   General description of project:

   c.) Project Name:

   Contract Number (if applicable)

   Year Completed

   Was the project completed on time?

   Prime or Subcontractor:

   Type and percentage of work self-performed (based on contract value):

   Dollar Amount:

   General description of project:

5.) Are you a Small Business classified under the above NAICS code? If so, do you fall into a sub-category (e.g. HubZone, 8(a), SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.)?

6.) For this requirement, what percentage of this work would you subcontract (reference FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting? 

7.) What type of work requirements will you subcontract out to small businesses?

8.) Do you plan to subcontract to only small businesses?

9.) If the answer to question 8 is “yes”, are these small businesses with a sub-category (e.g. e.g. HubZone, 8(a), SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.)

10.) What is your bonding capacity per contract?

11.) What is your aggregate bonding capacity per contract?

12.) If this requirement is advertised, do you anticipate submitting a proposal?