RECOVERY: PROJECT #: 013597, Carl E. Moses Harbor, Unalaska, Alaska

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY, FOR NAVIGATION IMPROVEMENTS AT UNALASKA, ALASKA.  OFFER OR PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR THIS NOTICE.  THIS IS NOT A PRE-SOLICITATION.  The District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska is conducting research prior to releasing a solicitation for Navigation Improvements at the Unalaska, Alaska.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK:  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has an ongoing project for Navigation Improvements at Unalaska, Alaska, located on the east side of the "little South America" portion of  Amaknak Island in the Aleutian Chain.  It lies 800 air miles from Anchorage and 1,700 miles northwest of Seattle. The work includes providing two concrete barge-type floating breakwaters to protect the new Carl E Moses Harbor adjacent to community of Unalaska, Alaska. The floating breakwaters are built with thirty meter long modules which will be towed under their own buoyancy across the Gulf of Alaska and out to the project site. The floating breakwaters will be moored using stud-link anchor chain and large concrete anchor blocks.  The ocean bottom consists of bedrock overlain by very soft organic material which is as much as seven meters thick. The soft materials make placing the anchor blocks and tentioning of the anchor chains an interesting feature of the work.

This project is contingent on availability of funds. If the project is cancelled, all proposal preparation costs will be borne by the offeror.  If a large firm is selected for this contract, the firm must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirements for a subcontracting plan for that part of the work it intends to subcontract.  The FY10 subcontracting goals for this contract are a minimum of 70% of the contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with small businesses, 6.2% of that to small, disadvantaged businesses, 7.0% to woman-owned small business, 9.8% to HUB zone small businesses, and 2.0% to service disabled veteran owned small business and 3.5% veteran owned small business.  All offerors are advised that they must be registered in CCR (www.CCR.gov) and ORCA (http://orca.bpn.gov) in order to receive an award.  Joint ventures must also be registered in CCR and ORCA as a joint venture.  We advise offerors to begin this process when they prepare their proposal in order to ensure registration is in place should they be selected for award.

Contractor shall comply with commercial and industry standards, and all applicable federal, state, and local laws, regulations and procedures.

The estimated magnitude of Construction is between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000.

The intent of this Sources Sought is to research qualified firms with a primary North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code of 237990, which has a size standard of $33.5 million for a potential acquisition.  In accordance with FAR Subpart 19.10 -- Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program the government is considering issuing this solicitation as unrestricted since the NAICS code 237900 is a designated industry groups under this section.  In accordance with FAR 19.1007 paragraph (b) (2) Acquisitions in the designated industry groups must continue to be considered for placement under the 8(a) Program (see Subpart 19.8) and the HUBZone Program (see Subpart 19.13) ,and the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Procurement Program (see Subpart 19.14).  Based on this interested contractors are asked to provide information on their small business status.

The requirement for the submission of both performance and payment bonds, in an amount equivalent to 100% of the award price shall be applicable.  Therefore, the successful firm shall have the capability to acquire such bonding. 

Interested firms should submit to the point of contact listed below, with the following information regarding their company.

1.  Company Name, Address and Point of Contact including email address

2.  Small Business status (if applicable)

3.  Evidence of bonding capability

4.  Relevant work experience with similar projects. 

Please submit all information via email www.fbo.gov.: Information must be submitted no later than 1400 hours, Alaska Standard Time, Thursday, 20 May 2010