Norfolk Harbor Maintenance Dredging

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. THERE WILL NOT BE A SOLICITATION, NOR SPECIFICATIONS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. EXHIBIT DRAWINGS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE FOR REFERENCE ONLY.

The Norfolk District, United States Army Corps of Engineers is seeking eligible firms capable of performing maintenance dredging at Norfolk Harbor, Hampton Roads, Virginia. The work consists of dredging approximately 1,200,000 cubic yards of maintenance material from the Federal channel. All material will be dredged by hydraulic cutterhead pipeline dredge with the dredged material placed hydraulically into the cells at Craney Island. Dredging depths will be to -53 feet with hydraulic pipeline lengths up to 5 miles. Direct placement into Craney Island will require sufficient horsepower to pump the dredged material through the long pipeline length and over the dikes at Craney Island.

In accordance with FAR 36/DFARs 236, the estimated construction price range for this project is between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00. NAICS Code 237990 applies.

The construction period of performance will be approximately 135 calendar days from issuance of the Notice to Proceed (NTP). The official synopsis citing the solicitation number will be issued on Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) www.fbo.gov and inviting firms to register electronically to receive a copy of the solicitation when it is issued.

Firm's response to this Synopsis shall be limited to 5 pages and shall include the following information.

1. Firm's name, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address.
2. Firm's interest in bidding on the solicitation when it is issued.
3. Firm's capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity (include firm's capability to execute construction, comparable work performed within the past 5 years):
Brief description of the project, (customer name, timeliness of performance, and dollar value of the project) - provide at least 3 examples.
4. Firm's Business Size - LB, SB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, or WOB.
5. Firm's Joint Ventures (existing), including Mentor Protégés and teaming arrangement information is acceptable.
6. Firm's Bonding Capability (construction bonding level per contract and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars) via letter from bonding company.

Please only include a narrative of the requested information. Additional information will not be reviewed.

This Sources Sought Synopsis should not be construed in any manner to be an obligation of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District to issues a contract, or result in any claim for reimbursement of costs for any effort you expand responding to this request. No solicitation is currently available. The official synopsis citing the solicitation number will be issued on Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) www.fbo.gov. It is anticipated that this acquisition will be awarded in the current Fiscal Year.

Interested Firm's shall respond to this Sources Sought Synopsis no later than 12:00 PM EST on 7 February 2019. Your response should be emailed to Stormie B. Wicks at Stormie.B.Wicks@usace.army.mil cc'd Eartha D. Garrett at Eartha.D.Garrett@usace.army.mil.
Subject line for email responses to this sources sought announcement should read "Sources Sought Response, (insert company name), W91236-19-B-0014 Norfolk Harbor Maintenance Dredging".

All interested firms must be registered in the government's SAM website to be eligible for award of Government contracts.

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