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TITLE POPLAR ISLAND CELL 6 AND CELL 11 DIKE RAISINGS, TALBOT COUNTY, MD SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE: W912DR24T0Z4K THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTATIONS OR BI... TITLE POPLAR ISLAND CELL 6 AND CELL 11 DIKE RAISINGS, TALBOT COUNTY, MD SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE: W912DR24T0Z4K THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTATIONS OR BIDS. THERE WILL NOT BE A SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, requests letters of interest from qualified SMALL or LARGE BUSINESS CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS interested in performing work on the potential Poplar Island Cell 6 and Cell 11 Dike Raisings project. By way of this Market Survey/Sources Sought Notice, the USACE Baltimore District intends to determine the extent of capable firms that are engaged in providing the services described hereunder. Responses to this Sources Sought announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. Therefore, the type of set-aside decision to be issued will depend upon the capabilities of the responses to this notice. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S. Government to form a binding contract. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this notice. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The USACE Baltimore District has been tasked to solicit for and award a construction contract for the Poplar Island Cell 6 and Cell 11 Dike Raisings project. The proposed project will be a competitive, firm-fixed-price contract procured in accordance with FAR 14, Sealed Bidding, via an Invitation for Bid (IFB). Poplar Island is an ecosystem restoration project located in the upper-middle Chesapeake Bay in Talbot County, Maryland, approximately 39 miles south-southeast of the Port of Baltimore and two miles northwest of Tilghman Island. The overall scope of this project is to use approximately 300,000 cubic yards of stockpiled sand to raise two existing containment cell dikes on the island. The primary purpose of this contract is to raise the entire Cell 6 sand dike (approximately 14,000 linear feet) from an elevation of +25 feet to +30 feet. The work will be completed by manually hauling sand from an on-site sand stockpile located in an adjacent Cell 4. The secondary purpose of this contract is to use remaining sand in the Cell 4 stockpile to raise a portion of the Cell 11 sand bench (approximately 15,000 linear feet) by approximately three to five feet. All newly placed sand dike and bench sections will be shaped, compacted, and seeded with native grasses. Any remaining sand from the Cell 4 stockpile that is not used in the raisings will be hauled to another stockpile on the island, located approximately 1.8 miles north in Cell 1D. All work will be performed within Cells 4, 6, 1D, and 11 of Poplar Island, a remote location accessible only by boat. The Contractor shall provide all necessary labor, equipment, materials, and transportation to perform the construction. The anticipated period of performance is approximately 430 calendar days. The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Small Business (SB), Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZones), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), and Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition within any given socioeconomic category of responsible contractors. Large businesses are not prohibited from submitting a response to this notice, however SB, Section 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, SDB, VOSB, and WOSB are highly encouraged to participate. In accordance with FAR 36.204 – Disclosure of the Magnitude of Construction Projects, the magnitude of construction for this project is between $ 5,000,000.00 and $ 10,000,000.00. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 237990 – “Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction”, which has a small business size standard of $45,000,000.00. Responders should address ALL of the following in their submittal: The following criteria must be considered to ensure the ability to perform the proposed work: 1. Firm’s name, address, point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, CAGE code and DUNS number. 2. Indicate if your company is currently registered with the Systems for Award Management (SAM) database. If not, indicate if it has been registered or does it plan to register. 3. In consideration of NAICS code 237990, with a small business size standard in dollars of $45M, indicate which of the following small business categories your business is classified under: Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, HUBZone Small Business, or 8(a) Business. 4. Indicate if your company is currently prohibited from doing business with the Federal Government. Yes/No. (If yes, explain). 5. Provide a letter from the surety regarding the bonding capability for a single contract action and aggregate of the interested small business prime contractor. 6. USACE seeks the contractor's ability to provide details of two (2) recent projects that show experience in marine construction or earthwork construction of $2,000,000.00 or larger within the past six (6) years. The contractor must demonstrate experience in hauling and placing materials, grading, and compaction testing: If work was done as the Prime or as a Sub, and what percentage of the work was performed Availability of proper equipment Experience adhering to Federal and State environmental permits Capability statements should also include the following information: Beginning and end dates of projects Project references (including owner with phone number and email address) Final costs of completed projects All expertise, types and number of equipment, and number of personnel 7. Total submittal shall be no longer than 15 pages in one (1).pdf file. Double sided pages will count as two (2) separate pages Comments will be shared with the Government and the project delivery team, but otherwise will be held in strict confidence. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, QUOTE OR BID. It is a market research tool being utilized to determine the availability of potential qualified contractors before determining the method of acquisition. In addition, this sources sought notice is not to be considered as a commitment by the Government, nor will the Government pay for any information solicited or delivered. Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed requirement are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice NLT 12:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time (EST) 12 February 2024. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to aisha.r.boykin@usace.army.mil and gary.faykes@usace.army.mil referencing the sources sought notice number W912DR24T0Z4K. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. If you have any questions concerning this opportunity, please contact: Aisha Boykin via email – aisha.r.boykin@usace.army.mil and gary.faykes@usace.army.mil.