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THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY FOR UNALASKA (DUTCH HARBOR) NAVIGATION CHANNEL. PROPOSALS AND BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR THIS NOTICE. THIS IS NOT A PRE-SOLICITATION. The Alaska District of the... THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY FOR UNALASKA (DUTCH HARBOR) NAVIGATION CHANNEL. PROPOSALS AND BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR THIS NOTICE. THIS IS NOT A PRE-SOLICITATION. The Alaska District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is conducting market research to facilitate a determination of acquisition strategy prior to releasing a solicitation for this anticipated project. The determination of acquisition strategy lies solely with the government and will be based on market research and information available to the government from other sources. Please note that this Sources Sought is for information only and does not constitute a solicitation for competitive proposals/bids and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. However, all interested parties who believe they can meet the requirement are invited to submit information describing their capability to provide the required services. DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The purpose of the project is to increase navigational safety and improve economic efficiencies into and out of Dutch Harbor via Iliuliuk Bay. An old glacier moraine bar shallower than the surrounding bathymetry located at the entrance to Iliuliuk Bay currently limits access to Dutch Harbor, the depth of the bar and entrance is approximately -42 feet MLLW, which is shallower than the surrounding bathymetry with a natural depth of -100 feet MLLW. The need for the project is to reduce inefficiencies in cargo transportation and provide safer options in protected waters for vessel repairs and medical evacuations that currently exist due to draft restrictions at the bar. Therefore, a 600-foot by 600-foot channel through the bar will be dredged to a depth of -58 MLLW resulting in approximately 182,000 cubic yards of material required to be dredged. This material would be placed in an open water placement area approximately one mile seaward of the of the bar and dredge site in approximately 100 feet of water. The bar is an old glacial moraine and the possibility of confined underwater blasting prior to dredging is present and mechanical dredging is anticipated. The Contractor is to furnish all labor, equipment, supplies, materials, supervision, and other items and services necessary to accomplish the work. The Contractor shall comply with commercial and industry standards as well as all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and procedures. The total estimated magnitude of construction for base and option items is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000. The type of contract shall be firm-fixed price. Construction wage rates (formerly Davis Bacon Act wage rates) shall apply. The estimated award date of this contract is 4Q FY23. This procurement is subject to the availability of funds. If the project is cancelled, all proposal/bid preparation costs will be borne by the offeror. If a large firm is selected for this contract, the firm must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirements for a subcontracting plan for that part of the work it intends to subcontract. All offerors are advised that they must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) (www.sam.gov) before submitting a proposal/bid. Joint ventures must also be registered in SAM as a joint venture. Offerors are advised to begin this process when they prepare their proposal/bid in order to ensure registration is in place should they be selected for award. Lack of registration in the SAM database would make an offeror ineligible for award. The intent of this Sources Sought is to solicit interest from qualified firms with a primary North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code of 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, which has a size standard of $32.5 million for a potential acquisition. In accordance with FAR 19.501 paragraph (c) The contracting officer shall conduct market research and review the acquisition to determine if this acquisition will be set aside for small business, or considered for an award to a small business under the 8(a) Program (see FAR subpart 19.8), HUBZone (see FAR subpart 19.13), service-disabled veteran-owned (see FAR subpart 19.14), or women-owned small business program (see FAR subpart 19.15). If the acquisition is set aside for small business based on this review, it is a unilateral set-aside by the contracting officer. The requirement for the submission of both performance and payment bonds in an amount equivalent to 100% of the award price shall be applicable. Therefore, the successful firm shall have the capability to acquire such bonding. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT OPEN TO ALL QUALIFIED PRIME CONTRACTOR FIRMS (Large and Small Businesses under NAICS 237990). All interested firms are encouraged to respond to this announcement no later than 18 November 2022, by 2:00 PM Alaska Time, by submitting all requested documentation listed below to: US Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District, ATTN: CEPOA-CT (Gosh), PO Box 6898, JBER, AK 99506-0898 or via email to Jennifer.Gosh@usace.army.mil and Christine.A.Dale@usace.army.mil. Interested prime contractor firms are encouraged to submit a capabilities package (not exceeding 5 pages) demonstrating the ability to perform the work described above. Packages should include the following information regarding their company: 1. Company Name, Address, Unique Entity ID, Cage Code, Business Size under the applicable NAICS above, and Point of Contact information including email and phone number. 2. SAM status, Large or Small Business status under the applicable NAICS above, and type of small business ( 8(a), HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Woman Owned, etc. ) 3. Firm’s single project bonding capability/limit. 4. Demonstration of the firm’s experience as a prime contractor on three (3) to five (5) complete or substantially complete projects of similar size, type, and complexity within the past ten years. 5. Your company’s intent to bid on the Unalaska (Dutch Harbor) Navigation Channel project as a prime contractor. Interested parties are invited to submit a response to this sources sought by the response time stated above. Please submit all documentation by email in PDF format. Responses received after this time and date may not be reviewed.