Tampa harbor, dredge material management area 3-D site improvements and maintenance, hillsborough county, florida

This is announcement constitutes a Source Sought Synopsis.  This announcement seeks information from industry and will only be used for preliminary planning purposes.  THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS.  Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. 

The Jacksonville District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking interest from prospective bidders for a potential fiscal year (FY) 2026 award of the aforementioned project.  The purpose of this synopsis is to gauge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of the Construction Community, to include Small Businesses, as the Government must ensure there is adequate competition amongst the potential pool of responsible contractors. 

The proposed project will be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract.  The Jacksonville Districts anticipates the issuance of an Invitation for Bid (IFB).  No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to said synopsis or any follow-up information requested.

The Jacksonville District of the US Army Corps of Engineers is seeking interested bidders for a project that consists of the construction of two new weir structures in the DMMA 3-D basin. The weir construction also includes associated concrete foundation, discharge pipes, filter drain and CLSM, helical anchors, mitered end sections, riprap outfall area, floating platform, gangway, and flap gate. Associated earthwork includes deconstruction of the existing dike in the vicinity of the new weirs; reconstruction of the dike; and construction of new earthwork features including ramps. The project also entails repair and stabilization of eroded sections of the existing exterior dike slope, including placement of fill, riprap, and sod. The gangway at the existing weirs is damaged and requires removal and replacement. The floating dock at the existing weirs requires modification to allow for proper operation. Concrete repairs are also required at the existing weirs.

The Estimated Magnitude of construction is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000.

The project will have an estimated combined period of performance of 270 calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed (NTP).

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. The Small Business Size Standard for this project is $45 Million.

Anticipated solicitation issuance date is on or about 24 October 2025 and the anticipated response date is on or about 18 December 2025.  The official Synopsis citing the solicitation number will be issued on the Sam Contracting Opportunities Website: at https://.sam.gov/.

Responses to this Synopsis shall be limited to 7 pages and shall include the following information:

1. Company/Contractor name, address, point of contact, phone number and e-mail address.
2. Company’s interest in bidding on the subject requirement when issued.
3. Company’s capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity (include company’s capability to execute comparable work performed within the past 10 years).  Company should provide at least 3 examples which, at a minimum, include the following:
   1. Brief description of the project
   2. Customer name
   3. Customer satisfaction
   4. Timeliness of performance
   5. Dollar value of the completed projects
4. Offeror shall identify their Small Business classification and Small Business Size

_ Small Business

_ Small Disadvantage Business

_ 8(a) Small Business

_ HUB Zone

_ SDVOSB

 _ WOSB

1. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, firms should address the structure of such arrangement include Joint Venture information, if applicable – existing and potential.
2. Bonding Capacity (construction bonding level per contract and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars) via letter from the bonding company.

NOTES:

DO NOT SUBMIT A RESPONSE TO THIS SYNOPSIS IF YOU DO NOT INTEND TO BID ON THIS PROJECT.

DO NOT SUBMIT PROPRIETARY AND/OR BUSINESS CONFIDENITAL DATA.

Submission Instructions:

Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the work associated with the subject requirement, are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice no later than 25 September 2025 at 2:00 PM, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). All responses under this Sources Sought Notice shall be sent to Mr. Timothy Humphrey via email at Timothy.G.Humphrey@usace.army.mil and Mrs. Nicole Batista-Cruz. via email at Nicole.M.Batista-Cruz@usace.army.mil.

Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response under this sources sought synopsis. 

You must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), in order to be eligible to receive an award from any Government solicitation.  To register, go to www.sam.gov. For additional information visit the website for the Federal Service Desk (www.FSD.gov) which supports SAM or contact them at 866-606-8220 for assistance.