Salvage of Recreational M/V Upper Mississippi River Mile 819

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in, and the resources to support this requirement for the removal and disposal of a 35 foot (approximately) recreation motor vessel and any associated vessel debris, located within a one mile stretch between Upper Mississippi River Miles 819.5 and 820.5.   Contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment and any other items or services applicable or appropriate to remove the vessel from the river barge channel, to either re-float, stage at a Government designated area, or salvage the vessel as deemed appropriate. Vessel removal actions shall be conducted in a manner that minimizes impacts to natural resources. During salvage and removal operations, the contractor shall be capable of cleaning a “worst-case” spill of oily residues from the vessel, such as might be present when a vessel is demolished on-site

THIS SYNOPSIS IS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS. The NAICS code used for this project will be 488330, with the Small Business Size Standard is $41.5 Million.

ANY INTERESTED FIRMS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING THESE SERVICES ARE REQUESTED TO RESPOND VIA E-MAIL TO: KENNETH.J.ESHOM@USACE.ARMY.MIL BY 4:00 P.M. CST ON AUGUST 14, 2020 with the following documentation:

1. Interested parties shall submit literature and capability summaries identifying, at minimum,
   • Business point(s) of contact (e-mail, phone, web site), size status and any applicable socio-economic category.  
   • Past and/or current performance working with vessel salvage operations, working with oil containment and disposal, handling permits for hazardous and non-hazardous items, and environmental permits as deemed necessary. Experience should show work on similar contracts within the past five years together with contract numbers and applicable points of contact and current telephone numbers.
   • Provide a description of specialized equipment and personnel available for the performance of this project.

There is no solicitation at this time. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. 

If you have any questions concerning this opportunity, please contact: Ken Eshom at Kenneth.j.eshom@usace.army.mil.