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**Update** - The Governement received an inquiry concerning linear footage. Please see response. "The 2500 LF is an approximate value and is provided within this description to inform interested contr... **Update** - The Governement received an inquiry concerning linear footage. Please see response. "The 2500 LF is an approximate value and is provided within this description to inform interested contractors of the rough order of magnitude of work expected to be included in this requirement. Should a solicitation be issued for this requirement resulting in award of a firm fixed price contract, it will be the responsibility of the offerors to conduct accurate quantity takeoffs in order to accurately bid the work as defined in the specification and plans.". SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE Project Description: Military Ocean Terminal Concord (MOTCO) Rail Curve Package 3 Anticipated Posting Date: 15 December 2025 Sources Sought Number: W9123826S0009 SAM Posting Title: USACE SPK DBB Construction – MOTCO Rail Curve Package 3 SAM Posting Description: This Sources Sought Notice is being issued for market research purposes to determine the availability, capability, and interest of small business firms for a potential Government requirement. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE; requests for a solicitation will go unanswered. No award will be made from this Notice. Responses will be used to determine potential acquisition strategies, understand current market capabilities, and to gain knowledge of potential sources. GENERAL SCOPE: The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Sacramento District (SPK) anticipates a potential requirement to remove and replace existing railroad curves located at the Military Ocean Terminal Concord (MOTCO), Concord CA. Scope of this project is the repair of approximately 2,500LF rail by replacement, including repairs of ties, rails, turnouts, rail crossings and other track material for multiple rail curves on the tidal side of the installation at Military Ocean Terminal, Concord (MOTCO). The base bid package includes repair by replacement of curves 9 & 10 with curvature less than 12 degrees. Tracks will be constructed per standards in UFC 4-860-01FA and American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association (AREMA). Following work will be included as contract options: - UXO clearance and transportation, - UXO blow-in-place, - Mission stand down, - Wetland mitigation credit purchase The anticipated requirement may result in a solicitation issued early May 2026. If solicited, the Government intends to award the contemplated requirement as a firm-fixed-price contract by late-July 2026. The Government estimates that construction of the anticipated requirement can be completed within 400 calendar days. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (FAR) 36.204(g), the Government currently estimates the magnitude of construction for this project to be between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for the potential requirement is anticipated to be 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. The small business size standard for this NAICS, as established by the U.S. Small Business Administration, is $45 Million annual, as modified by the SBA, effective March 17th, 2023. Businesses registered in the System for Award management (SAM.gov) must update their SAM registration in order to have their small business status updated based on the new size standards effective March 17th, 2023. Until the SAM registration is updated, the SAM profile will continue to display the small business status under the old size standards. The Product Service Code for the potential requirement is anticipated to be Z2LB Repair or Alteration of Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges and Railways. If there is a reasonable expectation that at least two (2) responsible small business concerns under this NAICS can provide the anticipated services at fair market prices, the Contracting Officer is required to set the acquisition aside for small business concerns. If competition is set-aside for small businesses, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, requires that general construction small business Contractors self-perform at least fifteen percent (15%) of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials. If no set aside is made, the requirement is competed with full and open competition, and the awarded Contractor is not a small business, the Contractor will be required to perform the percent of work identified in the solicitation under FAR 52.236-1, Performance of Work by the Contractor. Contractors with the skill, capabilities, workload capacity, and ability to obtain bonding to complete the project described above (either through self-performance and/or Subcontractor management) are invited to provide capability statements to the point of contact listed below. Other than small businesses are also encouraged to submit Capability Statements. CAPABILITY STATEMENT: Responses must be limited to ten (10) 8.5 x 11 inch pages with a minimum font size of point 10. Please provide the following information: 1) Company name, Employer Identification Number (EIN) or System for Award Management Unique Entity Identification number (SAM UEID), address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address. 2) Experience and capability to complete contracts of similar magnitude and complexity to the potential requirement, including at least three (3) examples of comparable work performed within the past six (6) years. Each example should include a brief description of the project, description of the work performed (identification of self-performance and/or Subcontractor management), customer name, customer satisfaction, timeliness of performance, dollar value of the project, and whether there were any challenges experienced during the project (delays, investigations, health and safety issues, labor shortages, management/organizational issues, etc.). 3) Business size and socioeconomic type for the applicable NAICS (ex: certified HUBZone, Woman-Owned Small Business, Serviced-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), 8(a) Participant, small business, or other than small business (large business)). 4) Bonding capability (in the form of a Surety letter). Please submit all capabilities statements, information, brochures, and/or marketing material as one (1) document, limited to the page maximum above. Responses will not be considered an offer, proposal, or bid for any solicitation that may result from this Notice. Moreover, responses will not restrict the Government to an acquisition approach. This Notice is for information and planning purposes only. Respondents will not be notified of the results of any review conducted or the capability statements received. Please provide responses and/or questions by e-mail to the Contract Specialist, Jessica Padilla, at (jessica.padilla@usace.army.mil) by 1600 / 4:00 p.m. (PDT) Thursday, 15 January 2026. Please include the Sources Sought Notice number, ‘W9123826S0009’ in the e-mail subject line.