Sources sought notice maintenance dredging at the U. S. Coast guard (USCG) moorings tongue point, astoria or - FY 2025

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE to identify firms capable of performing Maintenance Dredging at MOORINGS TONGUE POINT – ASTORIA, OR

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Major work items include: Contractor shall provide all necessary labor, materials, equipment, power, and personnel to dredge and dispose of sediment from the mooring basin and boat lift areas at U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Station Tongue Point, located within Baker Bay in Ilwaco, Washington. Dredge up to 25,000 cubic yards (cy) of sediment from the USCG Moorings Tongue Point by hydraulic or mechanical means to the indicated design depth of -20.0 feet Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW) plus 2 feet over depth allowance.

Dredged material shall be disposed of at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)- approved Ocean Dredge Material Disposal Site (ODMDS): Mouth of Columbia River Deep Water Site. Dredging and disposal must be conducted between June 1, 2025 and October 31, 2025, as adverse sea and weather conditions make crossing the bar for ocean disposal difficult or impossible during other times of the year; however, barge operations must minimize impacts to local fishing vessels during transit from the dredge site to the disposal site. The Contractor is responsible for complying with all permit conditions from the Army Corps of Engineers, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Conditions for use of disposal sites, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) consultation requirements, and conditions required by the State of Oregon Water Quality Control Board and Oregon Coastal Commission.

The contractor is expected to mobilize for hydrographic Surveys as soon as possible and to produce a Dredge Operations Plan (DOP) within 30 days of award (to include the surveys). The contractor shall begin dredging as soon as a notice to proceed is received by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) following approval of the DOP, while implementing requirements and best practices identified in the attached permits.

All work will be performed in accordance with attached Specifications/Attachments/Drawings. The procurement estimate is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. The NAICS for this project is 237990.  A Solicitation is estimated to be issued around the week of January 20, 2025

Vendors interested in performing this requirement are invited to provide the following information to USCG CEU Oakland no later than 18:00 PM (06:00 PM) Pacific Time on Monday, January 13, 2025.  The information may be submitted via E-mail to the Contracting Officer at Vincent.Yee@uscg.mil AND Travis.Cohen@uscg.mil  Please note that emails may sometimes take several hours or longer to enter our system. The sender is responsible for confirmation of receipt. 

Responses shall include the following information:

Reference number 70Z08825Q0000069, Company name, address, SAM.gov UEI, Dun and Bradstreet number, point of contact, phone number, E-mail address.  Your response shall include all items 1-6 outlined in the Sources Sought AND the following information:

1. A positive statement of your intent to submit a bid on this solicitation as a prime contractor.
2. Evidence of experience in work similar in type and scope, to include contract numbers, project titles, dates work performed, dollar amounts, points of contact and telephone numbers.
3. Provide evidence of bonding capability to the maximum magnitude on the project to include both single and aggregate totals.

NO TELEPHONE OR WRITTEN REQUESTS FOR SOLICITATIONS OR POSTING STATUS. When available, and if competed, the resultant pre-solicitation notice and solicitation will be posted at this website. This notice is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for information solicited. No basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result from a response to this Sources Sought or Government use of any information provided.