Texas City I Wall, Texas City, Texas

This is a SOURCES SOUGHT announcement; a market survey for information only, to be used for preliminary planning purposes. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS.  No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow up information requests. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Galveston District has been tasked to solicit and award a Construction Contract for the Texas City I Wall.  The proposed project will result in a firm-fixed price contract. The government intends to issue a solicitation; however, the results and analysis of the market research will finalize the determination of procurement method. The type of set-aside, if any, decision to be issued will depend upon the capabilities of the responses to this synopsis. 

The purpose of this sources sought announcement is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the small business community: Small Business (SB), 8(a) Small Business Development Program, Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), and Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors. Small business, Section 8(a), HUBZone, WOSB, and SDVOSB businesses are highly encouraged to participate.

Should the acquisition be set-aside for the 8(a) program, 8(a) firms are reminded they need to have a bona fide office in the geographical area of consideration where the work is to be performed as determined by SBA.

Project Information:

1. General Description: The project includes the demolition of approximately 360 linear feet of existing floodwall and construction of approximately 360 linear feet of new floodwall. Demolition also includes specified features such as pavements, existing HESCO barrier and storm drain infrastructure and other existing features in direct conflict with construction that are not handled by the non-federal sponsor. The I-wall will be replaced with a concrete inverted T-wall that goes from ground elevation (approx. 9.5 feet on average) to elevation 22.25 feet, consisting of approximately 12,800 linear feet of steel H-piles, miscellaneous earthwork, and water-tight door and frame. The project also includes the placement of Temporary Flood Protection. The work area is within an active chemical refinery and the contractor will be required to provide security personnel to meet MARSEC requirements. Additionally, vibration monitoring will be required. All work activities due to loading and unloading along the dock must be coordinated by contractor with INEOS. This project is located in Galveston County, Texas City, Texas.
2. Completion Time:  12 months.
3. Estimated magnitude for this effort is between $10,000,000 and 25,000,000.
4. NAICS Code 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction.
5. SB Size Standard is $45.0M. 
6. PSC Code: Y1KZ Construction of Other conservation and development facilities
7. Bonding Requirements: The Contractor will be required to provide the Performance and Payment Bonds within 3 calendar day after award. The contractor shall begin work within 10 calendar days after acknowledgement of the Notice to Proceed.
8. Questions concerning this Sources Sought should be emailed to the Contract Specialist, Ms. Carmen E Hopkins carmen.e.hopkins@usace.army.mil.
9. Anticipated solicitation issuance date is on or about April 2024, and the estimated proposal due date will be on or about August 2024. The official Synopsis citing the solicitation number will be issued on beta.SAM and inviting firms to register electronically to receive a copy of the solicitation when it is issued.
10. Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response under this sources sought synopsis.  However, all construction performance must be in compliance with the USACE Safety and Health Requirements Manual, (EM 385 1-1, and must also comply with all Federal, State and local laws, ordinances, codes and/or regulations).

Responses are limited to 10 pages and the following information is requested:

1. SAM Unique Entity ID (UEI) & Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) (This information can be obtained from your System for Award Management (SAM) Registration at www.sam.gov ). 
2. Name of firm w/address, phone, fax, e-mail address, and point of contact.
3. State if your company is a Small Business, SBA Certified 8(a) firm, HUBZone Small Business, or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. Proof of Small Business Administration (SBA) registration for 8(a), HUBZone Small Business and Woman-Owned Small Business shall be provided as part of your documentation.
4.  Firm's Bonding Capability (bonding level per contract and aggregate bonding level, both expressed in dollars, via letter from the bonding company).
5. Indicate whether your firm will submit a bid for this project if set-aside for Small Business, 8(a), HUBZone Small Business, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business or Woman-Owned Small Business.
6. Provide information on the most recent up to five projects that demonstrate experience as a Prime Contractor of your firm's capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity. Incorporate a brief description of the project, contract number, customer's name and phone number, timeline of performance, customer satisfaction and dollar value of the project.
7. Firm's Joint Venture information if applicable - existing and potential.

        Firms responding to this sources sought announcement, who fail to provide ALL of the required information requested, will not          be used to help the Government make the acquisition decision, which is the intent of this sources sought announcement. 

This announcement and all information will be issued via the Government Point of Entry, Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment and Offerors must be active in SAM to be eligible for award of Government contracts, including documenting Sec. 889 Compliance in SAM that include FAR 52.204-24 and FAR 52.204-25. Contracting will verify the 889(a) and (b) compliance – per FAR 52.204-26. Award cannot be issues for non-compliance until SAM Registration is complete, otherwise offerors will not be eligible for award.

The Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) is the Department of Defense, single, authorized application to retrieve supplier performance information. SPRS is a web-enabled enterprise application that gathers, processes, and displays data about the performance of suppliers and must be completed prior to an award in accordance with DFARS 204.7303(b)(1), DFARS 204.7304(e), DFARS 252.204-7020, DoDI 5000.79. Review NIST SP 800-171 for further information.

If you can meet all of the requirements for this project, please respond to this sources sought announcement no later than the response date and time indicated in this announcement.

Interested Firms should submit responses via email to Carmen E Hopkins Carmen.e.hopkins@usace.army.mil by 9 January 2025 at 1600 CST. All interested firms must be registered in beta.SAM.gov to be eligible for award of Government contracts.