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The US Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District is seeking sources for a construction project entitled: Lower Monumental Dam Fish Ladder Diffuser Grating Replacement. The work is located at the L... The US Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District is seeking sources for a construction project entitled: Lower Monumental Dam Fish Ladder Diffuser Grating Replacement. The work is located at the Lower Monumental project in Kahlotus, Washington. This will be a firm-fixed-price Construction contract. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering construction and the associated small business size standard is $36.5 million. The magnitude of Construction is estimated to be between $250,000 and $500,000. Performance and Payment bonds will be required. Anticipated contract award August 2019. This sources-sought announcement is a tool to identify businesses with the capability to accomplish the work. This is not a solicitation. Only those firms who respond to this announcement by submitting the following information will be used in determining whether to set aside this requirement. Please do not respond to this notice unless you intend to respond to the solicitation. A) A list of current or past projects demonstrating technical experience with work of a similar nature to that listed in the Summary Scope of Work. For each project submitted, provide a brief narrative statement of the work involved, your firm's role in the project, performance period, the dollar value and the completion date. Include a statement detailing any special qualifications and certifications, applicable to the scope of this project, held by your firm and/or in-house personnel. B) A reference list for each of the projects submitted in A) above. Include the name, title, phone number and email address for each reference. C) Provide a statement of your firm's business size (HUBZone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, 8(a), small disadvantaged, or woman-owned) with regards to the NAICS code listed above. D) Provide a statement that your firm intends to submit an offer on the project when it is advertised. E) Provide a statement of your firm's bonding capacity. A statement from your surety is NOT required. F) Cage Code and DUNS number. Submit this information to Victoria Richmond, Contract Specialist, via email to Victoria.K.Richmond@usace.army.mil. Your response to this notice must be received on or before 2:00 P.M. on Friday, March 22, 2019. Summary of Scope of Work: Remove and replace deteriorated diffuser grating (approximately 1,400 square feet) in the north shore fish ladder at Lower Monumental Dam including supporting structure and hardware. Fabricate all components from aluminum and grating, size and spacing will be replaced in-kind or slightly larger to reduce flexion. The diffuser chambers below the gratings are partially filled with debris, consisting of sands, organic fines, and some woody debris. The removal of some debris materials may be necessary in isolated areas beneath the grating. The contract requires completion of the work in the adult fish ladder within a finite fixed outage. The contractor will be required to complete all construction work within the in-water work window (approximately January 1st, 2020 through February 28th , 2020). All on-site work shall be performed in accordance with the Corps of Engineers Safety and Health Requirements Manual (EM 385-1-1). The Contractor will be responsible for establishing and managing an effective on-site Safety and Health program in accordance with EM 385-1-1 that will require the development and submission of a comprehensive project specific Accident Prevention Plan for Government acceptance. In addition, the Contractor will be required to develop and submit for Government acceptance Activity Hazard Analyses for each phase of work and a project specific Fall Protection Plan that comply with EM 385-1-1. A Site Safety and Health Officer (SSHO) employed by the prime contractor shall be required for each shift of the contractor's on-site operations. The SSHO shall possess a minimum of 5-years' experience in construction safety on similar projects, shall have completed the 30-Hour OSHA Construction Safety training within the last 5-years, and shall have completed at least 24-hours of formal safety training each year for the past 5-years. The Contractor will be responsible for establishing and managing an effective Contractor Quality Control (CQC) System that will require the development and submission of a comprehensive project specific CQC Plan for Government acceptance. A CQC System Manager employed by the prime contractor shall be required to be on-site for each shift of the Contractor's operations. The CQC System Manager must possess a minimum of 5-years relevant experience in a supervisory or management position such as Quality Control Manager, Quality Assurance Manager, or Construction Manager directly involved in the management of construction quality at the project site. In addition, the CQC System Manager shall have completed the course entitled "Construction Quality Management for Contractors" within the last 5-years. The Contractor will be required to use the Government-furnished Construction Contractor Module (referred to as QCS) of the Resident Management System (RMS) to record, maintain, and submit various information throughout the contract period. QCS is a Windows-based program that can be run on a stand-alone personal computer or on a network. The Government will make the QCS software available to the Contractor after contract award. The project will involve the development and management of Contractor furnished submittals for items such as pre-construction plans, product data, test reports, and contract close-out documentation as required by the technical specifications of the contract.