Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Final Abstract posted. **Amendment 0003 addresses RFIs received timely at an unattended account :: 8. Please clarify if this Contract is a small business set aside. No it is Full and open but business... Final Abstract posted. **Amendment 0003 addresses RFIs received timely at an unattended account :: 8. Please clarify if this Contract is a small business set aside. No it is Full and open but businesses of all sizes are encouraged to bid. 9. There is no Mobilization(Mob) & Demobilization(DeMob) item in the Contract. Can the USACE add a CLIN for Mobilization & Demobilization so the Contractor can appropriately account for fixed costs? No. This isn’t a dredge project and thus it is unnecessary to parse the Mob and Demob out. This level of detail is not needed for this project. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.** *******Amendment 0002 has been posted to include the RFIs from Amendment 0001************ *******Amendment 0001 has been posted to change the Period of Performance and Address RFIs************ Place of Performance: Cape May Point, New Jersey The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, intends to award a firm fixed contract that consists of surveying, excavating, and placing approximately 88,000 cubic yards of sand as part of the base award within the Lower Cape May Meadows. This project may include an option for an additional 45,000 CY. Contract work will consist of conducting pre- and post-placement condition surveys. These are beach survey lines (35 lines) that extend 3,000 feet into the water. The (88,000 CY) of sand will be excavated from two adjacent areas of the beach at Cape May Point State Park and The Nature Conservancy’s Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge. The sand will be moved to the Cove Beach area in the City of Cape May (88,000 CY). The Option of (45,000 CY) of sand if exercised, will allocate 30,000 CY moved to the Cove Beach area and 15,000 CY moved to Saint Peter’s Beach in the Borough of Cape May Point. Contractor will be required to do before and after surveys every 50 feet in the excavation area (101 lines), and every 100 feet in the placement areas (22 lines). These surveys will be to wading depth only. Contractor will be paid based on the quantity excavated as calculated by the before and after surveys. The contractor is required to have specialized experience since work requires the beneficial use placement of dredged sediments in sensitive marsh environments on State Wildlife Management Area land. Contractor must be able to demonstrate prior experience on beachfill projects involving beneficial use placement techniques within environmentally sensitive coastal marshes and wetlands and knowledge of the dynamic conditions that exist for these placements. Due to environmental restrictions, excavating and placement cannot occur between 1 March 2024 to 30 August 2024. The awarded contract will contain Liquidated Damages at a rate to be specified in the Solicitation. Solicitation No. W912BU24B0005 will be issued 1 May 2024 with a bid opening date occurring at least 30 days after the Solicitation. Bonding will be required; at the time of bid opening, by separate Bid Bonds; and after award but before Notice To Proceed, Performance Bonds will be required. The award will be made as a whole to one bidder in accordance with FAR Part 14 Procedures. The contract period of performance is 150 calendar days. 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 project is $1,000,000.00 to $5,000,000 for the base contract work. Solicitation documents, plans and specifications will only be available via the Sam.gov webpage and hard copies will not be made available. No written or fax requests will be accepted. It is the contractor’s responsibility to monitor SAM.gov for any amendments. The solicitation contains 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 contains 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 ensure 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

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Action Code: Sources Sought Subject: Market Research – Lower Cape May Meadows, Cape May Point, New Jersey - Beachfill Solicitation No.: W912BU24B0005 – Lower Cape May Meadows, Cape May Point, New Jers... Action Code: Sources Sought Subject: Market Research – Lower Cape May Meadows, Cape May Point, New Jersey - Beachfill Solicitation No.: W912BU24B0005 – Lower Cape May Meadows, Cape May Point, New Jersey - Beachfill Response Date: 20 December 2023 Place of Performance: Cape May Point, New Jersey Description of Work: This is a Sources Sought Notice and is for informational and market research 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 consists of surveying, excavating, and placing approximately 88,000 cubic yards of sand as part of the base award within the Lower Cape May Meadows near Cape May Point in New Jersey. This project may include an option for an additional 45,000 CY. Contract work will consist of conducting pre- and post-placement condition surveys. These are beach survey lines (35 lines) that extend 3,000 feet into the water. The (88,000 CY) of sand will be excavated from two adjacent areas of the beach at Cape May Point State Park and The Nature Conservancy’s Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge. The sand will be moved to the Cove Beach area in the City of Cape May (88,000 CY). The Option of (45,000 CY) of sand if exercised, will allocate 30,000 CY moved to the Cove Beach area and 15,000 CY moved to Saint Peter’s Beach in the Borough of Cape May Point. Contractor will be required to do before and after surveys every 50 feet in the excavation area (101 lines), and every 100 feet in the placement areas (22 lines). These surveys will be to wading depth only. Contractor will be paid based on the quantity excavated as calculated by the before and after surveys. The contractor is required to have specialized experience since work requires the beneficial use placement of dredged sediments in sensitive marsh environments on State Wildlife Management Area land. Contractor must be able to demonstrate prior experience on beachfill projects involving beneficial use placement techniques within environmentally sensitive coastal marshes and wetlands and knowledge of the dynamic conditions that exist for these placements. Due to environmental restrictions, excavating and placement cannot occur between 1 March 2024 to 30 August 2024. The current estimated Magnitude of Construction is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000 for the base contract work. The period of performance is 150 calendar days for the base work. The NAICS Code for this project is 237990 Dredging and Surface Cleanup Activities and the small business size standard is $37.0 Million. Responses to this Sources Sought Announcement will be used by the Government in market research 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 Disabled Veteran Owned, 8(a), Women-Owned small businesses shall be indicated on first page of submission. 3. Description of capability to perform similar or same projects listed above and manage subcontractors if applicable. 4. Past performance/experience on projects of similar scope and magnitude, describing no more than three (3) projects completed 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 December 20, 2023, at 2:00 PM EST.