W912BU24B0008 - Absecon Island Periodic Beach Nourishment

Action Code: Pre-Solicitation/Synopsis

Subject: Periodic Beach Nourishment – Absecon Island, between Absecon Inlet and Great Egg Harbor Inlet, located in Atlantic County, New Jersey.    

Solicitation No.: W912BU24B0008 – Periodic Beach Nourishment – Absecon Island         

Set-Aside Code:  N/A, Full and Open Competition

Response Date:  15 April 2024

Place of Performance: Atlantic County, New Jersey

Description of Work:

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, intends to award a firm fixed contract to provide Periodic Beach Nourishment between Absecon Inlet and Great Egg Harbor Inlet, located in Atlantic County, New Jersey.

The contract work consists of a Base Bid to place approximately 1,500,000 cubic yards of beachfill material along the Atlantic Ocean coastline of Absecon Island, Atlantic County, New Jersey.  The project area encompasses the municipalities of Atlantic City, Ventnor City, Margate City, and Longport Borough.  The Contract work will also consist of various separate Options to place additional amounts of beachfill per option, if awarded, in locations within and outside of the Base Bid areas.

The Base Bid also includes the construction or repair of pedestrian, vehicle, and ADA accessible dune crossovers; planting dune grass; removal of damaged sand fence and posts; providing new sand fence, split rail fence, and post and rail fence; and the relocation of various existing structures to accommodate the new beachfill and dunes.

The Contract work may include separate options to repair or extend existing stormwater outfalls and drainage structures, including pipe support systems, if awarded, in locations within and outside of the Base Bid areas.  All beachfill work shall also include the requirements for structures monitoring.

The beachfill material for this contract must come from the authorized borrow areas, which are shown on the contract drawings, located within and adjacent to the Absecon Inlet in the Atlantic Ocean, and a separate designated area located approximately 2 – 3 miles offshore of Absecon Island in the Atlantic Ocean.

The Period of Performance is 180 calendar days. Work on the project is anticipated to begin 30 calendar days after contract award and completed 180 calendar days after commencement of work.

The NAICS Code for this project is 237990 Dredging and Surface Cleanup Activities and the small business size standard is $37.0 Million. Estimated cost range of the project is $25,000,000 - $100,000,000 Million dollars.

The awarded contract will contain Liquidated Damages at a rate to be specified in the Solicitation.

Solicitation No. W912BU24B0008 will be issued on or about 30 April 2024 with a bid opening occurring at least 30 days after solicitation. Bonding will be required; at the time of bid opening, by separate Bid Bonds; and after award but before Notice to Proceed, Performance and Payment Bonds will be required. The award will be made as a whole to one bidder in accordance with FAR Part 14 Procedures.

This requirement is anticipated to be subject to a Project Labor Agreement per FAR Subpart 22.5.

Offerors should review the entire solicitation once posted. Information within this presolicitation-synopsis posting is subject to change.

Solicitation documents, plans and specifications will only be available via the SAM.gov homepage located at https://www.SAM.gov/. Registration for plans and specifications should be made via SAM Internet homepage and hard copies will not be available. No written or fax requests will be accepted. It is the contractor’s responsibility to monitor SAM for any amendments. The solicitation will contain FAR 52.222-38 Compliance with Veterans’

Reporting Requirements, therefore contractors who have received a Federal Contract of $100,000.00 or greater, except as waived, must have submitted the preceding fiscal year Federal Contractor Veterans’ Employment Report (VETS-100 and/or VETS-100A Report) to be eligible for an award. If you have any questions or concerns regarding VETS-100 or VETS- 100A reports please contact VETS-100 customer support at 1-866-237-0275 or via email at VETS100-customersupport@dol.gov. The solicitation will contain FAR provision 52.204-7; therefore a bidder must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award. Davis Bacon rates will be applicable to the construction. Affirmative action to insure equal employment opportunity is applicable to the resulting contract.

Questions regarding this notice should be directed to Frederick Conway at frederick.conway@usace.army.mil