Request for Information Commercial Clay Source for New Orleans to Venice (NOV), Louisiana (LA) Projects Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System

Closed Special Notice Posted

Solicitation number
W912EQ26N3401
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, United States

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About this opportunity

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is conducting market research to identify commercial clay material sources capable of supporting the New Orleans to Venice Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System, with responses due by 11:00 a.m. on August 31, 2026. This is a Request for Information issued for acquisition planning and procurement strategy development; responses will not result in contract award or qualified source list placement.

Respondents must submit firm identification (name, address, UEI, business size, socio-economic status, primary point of contact), a statement of capability describing skills, experience, knowledge, and equipment, and all items listed in Appendix A. Appendix A requirements include a signed Right of Entry form, three detailed maps (general area access, topographic quadrangle at 1:24,000 scale, and site layout with soil boring locations and coordinates), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jurisdictional Wetland Determination letter, Coastal Use Permit Application and Louisiana Department of Natural Resources Letter of No Objection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service concurrence on threatened and endangered species, Phase I Cultural Resource Survey by qualified professionals, Environmental Site Assessment per ASTM standards showing low risk, and a Geotechnical Report signed by a licensed geotechnical engineer.

Geotechnical investigation must include soil borings spaced maximum 500 feet on-center with laboratory testing for soil classification, Atterberg Limits, moisture content, organic content, sand content, and sodium analysis. Suitable clay must classify as CL or CH with less than 35 percent sand, salinity not exceeding 1,500 ppt, and organic content not exceeding 9 percent by weight. Respondents must also provide a Clay Source Area Management Plan, Mitigation Requirements plan addressing Clean Water Act Section 404 and Rivers and Harbors Act Section 10, zoning classification letter, and comprehensive Environmental Protection Plan. All Appendix A items must be current within the last 12 months. Submit responses to darcel.g.glenn@usace.army.mil; large files may be uploaded via DoD SAFE.

Notice text

New Orleans to Venice (NOV), Louisiana (LA) Projects Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System

Request for Information (RFI) – Commercial Clay Source

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is conducting market research to better understand the commercial availability of clay material sources capable of supporting the New Orleans to Venice (NOV), Louisiana Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System (HSDRRS). Information received will be used for acquisition planning, development of future procurement strategies, and refinement of project requirements. This notice is issued for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. Responses will not be evaluated for inclusion on a qualified source list, nor will they result in the award of a contract.

a. Provide the Firms name, address, Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), firm business size socio economic status and Primary point of contact.

b. Statement of Capability (SOC) stating your skills, experience, knowledge, and equipment required to perform the specified type of work.

c. All requirements listed in Appendix A – List of Commercial Clay Source Requirements (ATTACHMENT). All items listed in the Appendix A Attachment are required to be submitted and to be current and updated within the last 12 months. Potential submitters are highly encouraged to submit their package as early as possible so the USACE team can begin evaluation and possibly provide any feedback prior to the closing date.

Submit this information to Mrs. Darcel Rice at darcel.g.glenn@usace.army.mil. Your response to this notice must be received on or before 11:00A.M. on 31 August 2026. To arrange to submit large files, send an email to Mrs. Darcel Rice at darcel.g.glenn@usace.army.mil requesting access to DoD SAFE. Please provide the name, phone number and email address of the person who will be uploading the documents to the DoD SAFE site. An email will be generated by DoD SAFE with a link to site to upload documents. Please make note, the link expires after 7 days. It is recommended that a link be requested when documents are ready to submit

Summary Scope of Work:

The purpose of this RFI is to gather information on commercially available clay material sources that may have the capacity and capability to support the requirements of the NOV, LA Projects. The total quantity of clay material needed is approximately 5,000,000 cubic yards (CY). The construction contracts are currently scheduled to be awarded from the 4th quarter of Fiscal Year 2027 through the 4th quarter of Fiscal Year 2030. Construction for the NOV, LA Projects are scheduled to be completed by the end of 2035.

PLEASE THE APPENDIX A ATTACHMENT

Files

File Type Posted
APPENDIX A NOV BORROW MATERIAL_RFI.pdf PDF

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