New Orleans to Venice, LA, NOV‐NF‐W‐05a. 1, First Lift Levee & Drainage Canal Relocation Project, La Reusitte to Myrtle Grove, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District, requests CAPABILITY STATEMENTS FROM ALL QUALIFIED AND INTERESTED PARTIES including Large Business, Small Business (SB) Firms, Certified 8(a) Firms, Certified Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HubZone) Firms, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), and Women Owned Small Businesses (WOSB).

The North American Industry Classification System code (NAICS) for the acquisition is 237990 – Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction with a size standard of $39,500,000.00. In accordance with DFARS 236.204 – Disclosure of the magnitudes of construction projects, the magnitude of construction between $100,000,000 and $250,000,000. 

INTERESTED FIRMS ARE REQUIRED TO IDENTIFY THEIR SINGLE AND AGGREGATE BONDING CAPACITY WITH THEIR STATEMENTS OF INTEREST IN THIS PROJECT.  INCLUDING THEIR ABILITY TO OBTAIN BONDING FOR A SINGLE PROJECT GREATER THAN $100,000,000 WITH A SIMILAR MAGNATUDE OF CONSTRUCITON, AND PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IN EXCESS OF 1,300 CALENDAR DAYS.    

INTERESTED FIRMS ARE REQUIRED TO IDENTIFY THERE BUSINESS SIZE WITH THEIR STATEMENTS OF INTERESTS IN THIS PROJECT.  

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District has been tasked to solicit and award one (1) firm fixed-price construction contract.  New Orleans to Venice, NOV-NF-W-05a.1, First Lift Levee and Drainage Canal Relocation Project La Reusitte to Myrtle Grove, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. Contractors would be required to furnish all plant, labor, materials, and equipment for performing construction of clearing, grubbing, excavation for new drainage canals, new culvert placements, new drainage structure placement, new T-walls, new levee ramp crossings embankment placement for levees, geotextile, turf establishment, surfacing and all other related incidental work. (The estimated time of completion is 1,302 calendar days after receipt of notice to proceed).  

All interested, capable, qualified and responsive contractors are encouraged to reply to this sources sought synopsis. Submission of information should be limited to not more than five (5) pages.

The Government is requesting interested contractors to furnish the following information:

(1) Firm’s name, address, point of contact, telephone number, and e-mail address.

(2) Firm's interest in submitting a bid in response to the solicitation when it is issued;

(3) Type of Business (small business, small disadvantaged business, etc.)

(3) State your firm’s bonding capacity as of the date of your response.

(4) Provide example of at least one project similar to the scope described above that was greater than $100 million in magnitude. Include the point of contact information for examples provided, as past performance on indicated projects may be verified.

(5) A letter from your bonding company stating the firm's single project and aggregate project bonding capability.

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY.  THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTATIONS OR BIDS.  THERE WILL NOT BE A SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME

No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow-up information requests. The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of all firms interested in participating in the competition to compete and perform a fixed price construction contract. The Government will not pay for any information provided as a result of this market survey.

If your firm is a Small Business, provide affirmation that your firm can comply with the following minimum requirements: FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, requires that a small business concern perform at least 15 percent of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees. Offerors must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM), including the NAICS code they are bidding under, in order to receive a Government contract award. To register, the SAM.GOV Internet address is: https://sam.gov. For additional information regarding this solicitation please contact Amy Starks at (601) 631-5693.

E-mail responses to this request for information should be sent to: Amy.L.Starks@usace.army.mil. Faxed responses will not be accepted. The due date and time for responses to this announcement is 1400 C.S.T. on 09 August 2021.