USACE - Texas City Ship Channel, Texas Pipeline Dredging Main Channel and Turning Basin.

Final Pre-solicitation Synopsis W912HY24B0024

The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District Office requires a contract for FY24 USACE Galveston District:

Texas City Ship Channel, Texas Pipeline Dredging

Main Channel and Turning Basin.

100% UNRESTRICTED.

Please NOTE this solicitation requires offerors to enter a National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) score in the Supplier Performance Risk System (SPRS) prior to responding to this solicitation. The NIST score is a responsibility item. Bids/offers from contractors with a NIST score in SPRS will be considered responsible and evaluated/considered for award. Those without a NIST score in SPRS may be deemed NON-RESPONSIBLE and thus not evaluated/considered for award. For NIST compliance See Section 00 72 00 Contract Clauses, 252.204-7020 and 252.204-701

THE WORK CONSISTS OF:

1. Schedule 1 – consists Mobilization and Demobilization, Pipeline Management  - Texas City Main Channel - PA 2B, Pipeline Management – Texas City Main Channel – SPPA 3-4-5,  Pipeline Management - Texas City Turning Basin -SPPA 2, Dredging - Texas City Main Channel Sections 1-3; Option #1 Work to include Pipeline Management - Texas City Main Channel, Section 4 and Dredging - Texas City Main Channel, Section 4; Option #2 Work to include Pipeline Management – Texas City Turning Basin – SPPA 2 and Dredging for the Texas City Turning Basin – Section 5.

Main Channel material will be discharged into Placement Area SPPA 3-4-5. Main Channel Turning Basin material will be discharged into Placement Area SPPA 2. 24-hour monitoring of Placement Area during discharge operations will be required. Dredge material shall be deposited into specified discharge areas. Placement Area SPPA 3-4-5 is accessible by water only. Contractors will be required to provide documentation showing sections are cleared when submitting request for Government AD Surveys.

1. Completion Time for Schedule No. 1 for this project is estimated at 117 calendar days after acknowledgement of the Notice to Proceed.  Completion Time for Option No. 1 for this project is estimated at 17 calendar days after acknowledgement of the Notice to Proceed. Completion Time for Option No. 2 for this project is estimated at 25 calendar days after acknowledgement of the Notice to Proceed. If the contractor fails to complete the work within the time specified, the contractor shall pay liquidated damages to the Government in an amount to be determined for each calendar day of delay until the work is completed or accepted.

1. The solicitation issued will be a firm-fixed price contract award. Estimated magnitude for this effort is estimated between $5,000,000.00 - $10,000,000.00.

1. Bonding Requirements - The Contractor will be required to provide the Performance and Payment Bonds within 5 calendar days after award. The contractor shall begin work within 10 calendar days after acknowledgement of the Notice to Proceed.

1. Furnish pre-award documents within 3 working days after Bid Opening.

Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response to the solicitation.

The Solicitation issued will be Firm Fixed Price. This solicitation is subject to the availability of funds: Per AFARS 5132.702(a)(ii)(B) Funds are not presently available for this acquisition. No contract will be awarded until appropriated funds are made available.

The Solicitation is UNRESTRICTED. The Solicitation will be issued on or about 29-MAY- 2024. Response date on or about 30-JUNE-2024.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code applicable to this project is Construction 237990. The Small Business Size Standard is $30,000,000.00. Construction

All offerors are encouraged to visit the Army’s Single Face to Industry Website at Beta Sam website at https://www.sam.gov to view and download the plans, specification and or any amendments for this procurement. Plans and specifications will not be available in paper format or on compact disc. To register as an “Interested Vendor”, visit https://www.sam.gov . Offerors must be registered with the SAM, Systems for Award Management, in order to receive a Government contract award. To register, the SAM address is: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ . The Contract Specialist for this solicitation will be Danelle Tate, at email danelle.m.tate@usace.army.mil .

Availability of plans and specification on the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Solicitation Module, DASA(P)POLICY 21-81, DATED 20 AUGUST 2021

Contractors may view and/or download the Invitation for Bid (IFB) and all amendments at the Solicitation Module of the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) suite at https://piee.eb.mil/ .

Plans and specification will not be available in paper format or on compact disc. It is the offeror’s responsibility to monitor the PIEE Solicitation Model daily (using the above link) for plans, specification, and amendments to the solicitation.

All bids are to be submitted per Section 00 21 00, Solicitation Module of the Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) suite at https://piee.eb.mil/.

To register as an “Interested Vendor”, visit https://sam.gov/content/home . Offerors must be registered with the Systems for Award Management (SAM), in order to receive a government contract award. To register, the SAM Internet address is: https://sam.gov/content/home RECOMMEND OFFERS BE SUBMITTED AT LEAST “2 HOURS” PRIOR TO “RESPONSE TIME” TO ALLOW FOR ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION.

ATTENTION TO OFFEROR(s)/CONTRACTOR(s): EFFECTIVE MARCH 22, 2018, YOU MUST SUBMIT A NOTARIZED LETTER APPOINTING THE AUTHORIZED ENTITY ADMINISTRATOR BEFORE YOUR REGISTRATION WILL BE ACTIVATED. THIS REQUIREMENT NOW APPLIES TO BOTH NEW AND EXISTING ENTITIES. MAKE SURE YOUR SAM PROFILE INCLUDES “ALL AWARDS” AND NOT JUST “FEDERAL ASSISTANCE AWARDS” AS THIS OPTION IS ONLY FOR GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. PLEASE VISIT https://sam.gov/content/home FOR MORE INFORMATION.

The Contract Specialist for this solicitation will be James Spenn, (409) 766-6310; E-mail: james.j.spenn@usace.army.mil between the hours of 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays.

Subcontracting Goals for this procurement: 49% - Small Business; 8% - Small Disadvantage Business; 16% - Women-Owned Small Business; 11% Veteran Owned; 9% - Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business; 7% - HubZone Small Business.