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This is a SOURCES SOUGHT announcement; a market survey for information only, to be used for preliminary planning purposes. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM... This is a SOURCES SOUGHT announcement; a market survey for information only, to be used for preliminary planning purposes. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associate with providing information in response to this synopsis or any follow up information requests. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Design-Build construction of a new weir opening at the site of the Historic Closure Structure, located in Arkansas and Desha Counties, near Tichnor, AR. Interested firms must be able to provide all management, tools, supplies, parts, materials, equipment, transportation, and trained labor necessary for the engineering, design and construction of hydraulic structures from materials that can include, but are not limited to, soil cement, concrete, rip-rap constructed from rock gradations up to R7400, steel sheet piles, seepage cutoff walls, culvert installation, underwater excavation and rock placement, relocation of private fiber optic lines and electrical lines. Project features include Design-Build of the following: • Hydraulic weir, with a crest elevation 145-ft NAVD88 and a crest length of 1000-feet to be constructed along the Historic Closure Structure (33.95768° N, -91.141578° W) • A new concrete access road along the top of the hydraulic weir. The road will slope from elevation 170 ft at each end down to the top of crest at elevation 145 ft, at a grade suitable for logging trucks, to tie in with the existing Benzal Road. • Steel sheet piles, and/or seepage cutoff walls • Fiber Optics and electrical cable relocation. • Culvert replacement and road construction, gravel or concrete, along Benzal Road. The project area is located within levees near the confluences of the White, Arkansas, and Mississippi Rivers, therefore, this area is subject to large fluctuations in river elevations. Montgomery Point Dam headwater gage is approximately four river miles downstream of the project location and has recorded White River elevations from 115 ft to 168 ft, with elevation 129 ft being equaled or exceeded 50% of the time. Contractors shall be capable of mitigating schedule risk due to water elevations. Unique construction considerations due to the river fluctuations can include, but are not limited to, the following: • Long duration inundation of the work area is likely, and prospective contractors must be able to continue working when the work area is inundated. Construction of a temporary cofferdam should be considered to mitigate risk to schedule and work. • Prevention of hydraulic connection of the White and Arkansas rivers in project area shall be maintained at all times during construction. • Portions of the access road can be inundated and temporarily closed due to river elevation fluctuations; therefore, barge/boat transportation of equipment, personnel, and supplies should be expected. • Portions of the Historic Closure are above elevation 170-ft and can be used as construction staging areas of sufficient elevation to avoid inundation. The 2011 Mississippi event was estimated as a 1% Annual Exceedance Probability (AEP) Mississippi River flood event. During this event, river elevations were approximately 168-ft NAVD88 as measured at Montgomery Point Lock and Dam gage on the White River, and 166-ft NAVD88 at the Yancopin railroad bridge gage on the Arkansas River. • Depending on river levels, underwater excavation/construction/rock placement will exceed 30 feet. Additional Considerations • All equipment staging areas shall be confined to well established/actively used areas, existing roads, or approved locations within the project area. • Access routes shall be confined to existing roads, or approved routes within the project area. • All work associated with this undertaking will occur within the pre-defined cultural resource survey area developed in consultation with the Arkansas State Historic Preservation Officer, The United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and appropriate Tribal Nations. To comply with cultural resources concerns, an Archeologist shall be on site at all times when excavation work is being performed. Public access through construction site shall be maintained at all times. ESTIMATED VALUE RANGE: In accordance with FAR 36/DFARS 236, the estimated value for this requirement is between $120,000,000.00 - $150,000,000.00. ESTIMATED SCHEDULE DATES: Advertise Phase One of the DB Process: January 2022 Advertise Phase Two of the DB Process: March 2022 Design-Build Award: June 2022 Contract Completion: December 2025 Firm’s responses to this synopsis shall be limited to 6 pages and shall include the following information: Firm’s name, address, point of contact, phone number and email address. Firm’s Business Size – SB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB or LB Firm’s capability to perform the magnitude and complexity outlined in the Project Description above (include firm’s capability to execute construction comparable work performed within the past 5 years). Provide at least 3 examples. Brief description of the project, customer name, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value of the project – provide at least three examples. Firm’s interest in bidding on the solicitation when it is issued. Describe your experience in Design-Build Projects in excess of $120,000,000.00 and identify your firm’s role in that endeavor. Discuss your proposed teaming arrangement…..Self perform, joint venture, Mentor Protégés etc., Describe your experience in designing/working in challenging topographic conditions. Describe your experience in designing/working in potential rock conditions. Provide Bonding Capacity The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of industry, to include, to include the Other than Small & the Small Business Community: Small Business, Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), & Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors. Small Business, Section 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB and WOSB are highly encouraged to participate. Estimated Duration of the project is 1260 calendar days. The North American Industry Classification code for this procurement is 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction) which has a small business size standard of $39,500,00.00. Product Service Code is Y1PZ (Construction of Other Non-Building Facilities). Small Businesses and 8(a) participants are reminded under FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Deviation 2019-O0003) that they will not pay more than 85 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count toward the 85 percent subcontract amount “that cannot be exceeded” for general construction-type procurement. Should the acquisition be set-aside for 8(a) program, 8(a) firms are reminded they need to have a bona fide office in the geographical are of consideration where the work is to be performed as determined by SBA. Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response under this Sources Sought Synopsis. Interested Firm’s shall respond to the Sources Sought no later than Monday, July 26, 2021, 2:00 p.m. (CST). All interested firms must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) or www.sam.gov to be eligible for award of Government contracts. Email your response to Attn: Vonda S. Rogers at Vonda.S.Rogers@usace.army.mil.