W912BU24B0003 -Abington Environmental Infrastructure Section 566

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Action Code: Sources Sought

Class Code: Z

Subject: Market Research - Abington Environmental Infrastucture Section 566

Solicitation No.: W912BU24B0003- Abington Environmental

Set-Aside Code: Small Business

Response Date: 30 May 2024 2:00 p.m. EST

Place of Performance: Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Description of Work: This is a Sources Sought Notice and is for information purposes only.

                              THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTATIONS, OR BIDS.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, intends to award a firm fixed contract that utilizes natural stream stabilization methods and native vegetation plantings to enhance and restore aquatic, riparian, and wetland habitat of the above ground reaches of Sandy Run Creek at Roychester and Grove Parks in Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

The contract work will consist of regrading, stabilizing, and re-planting approximately 880 linear feet of the stream bank with native plants at Roychester Park. Placing approximately 990 square feet of riprap around the headwall to stabilize eroded banks. Filling and realigning 60 linear feet of stream channel. Replacing two existing concrete culverts within the stream with pre-fabricated steel footbridges. Removing and relocating approximately 827 feet of existing 10-inch vitrified clay sewer pipe, 2 concrete manholes, approximately 66 feet of existing 8-inch vitrified clay sewer pipe and 1 sanitary clean out with approximately 642 feet of 10-inch PVC sewer pipe and 4 precast reinforced concrete manholes.

The work also includes regrading, stabilizing, and re-planting (with native plants) approximately 1,250 linear feet of stream channel and banks at Grove Park. Removing existing gabion baskets and reusing stones. Removing 370 linear feet of concrete channel bottom and replacing with riprap choked with smaller stone. Redirecting local drainage by constructing a new rip rap channel block. Excavating a channel in a forested floodplain area of approximately 400 linear feet long, 12 feet wide, and 2.5 feet deep, with a longitudinal slope of approximately 0.5 percent. Regrading targeted areas within the forested floodplain to facilitate wetland function and provide additional habitat variability. Reconfiguring 510 linear feet of split rail fence.

Both sites will require invasive species control.

Options: Options to be bid as separate line items include:

1. Cost for excess soil disposal at an offsite location.

2. Cost for excess stone disposal at an offsite location.

Contract period of performance will be 365 calendar days.

An award for the cotract is anticipated on or about June 2024. Estimated cost range of the project is between $2,000,000 and $5,000,000. Performance and Payment Bonds will be required for 100% of contract awardThe NAICS Code for this project is 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction and the small business size standard is $30.0 Million. [NOTE: Dredging – To be considered small for purposes of Government procurement, a firm must perform at least 40 percent of the volume dredged with its own equipment or equipment owned by another small dredging concern.]

Responses to this Sources Sought Announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. Narratives are requested with the following information, which shall not exceed a total of eight (8) pages.
1.Offeror’s name, address, points of contact with telephone numbers and e-mail addresses.
2.Business size/classification to include any designations as Small Business, HUBZone, Service DisabledVeteran Owned, 8(a), Women-Owned small businesses shall be indicated on first page of submission.
3.Provide construction bonding level per single contract/task order. Provide the aggregate sum totalconstruction bonding level. Provide both capabilities which must be expressed in U.S. dollars; along withcurrent available bonding capacity.
4.Description of capability to perform similar or same projects listed above, manage subcontractors,prepare and comply with various environmental and construction permits, and capacity to execute thisproject with other ongoing construction contracts.
5.Past performance/experience on projects of similar scope and magnitude, describing no more than five
(5) projects that are at least 50% construction complete within the past five years. The past performance information should include project title, location, general description of the construction to demonstrate relevance to the proposed projects, the Offeror’s role, dollar value of contract, and name of the company, agency or government entity for which the work was performed with contact information (reference name, phone number and e-mail address).

Responses should be sent to Frederick Conway, at frederick.conway@usace.army.mil on or before May 30, 2024 at 2:00 p.m. EST.