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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District has a requirement for the above subject. THIS IS A NOTICE FOR SOURCES SOUGHT ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR INVITATION FOR BID. THERE ... The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District has a requirement for the above subject. THIS IS A NOTICE FOR SOURCES SOUGHT ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR INVITATION FOR BID. THERE IS NO BID PACKAGE, SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATION OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE WITH THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A PROCUREMENT COMMITMENT BY THE US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE. NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT. REPONSE IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY; NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT OR ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REQUESTS. THE GOVERNMENT SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR OR SUFFER ANY CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR ANY IMPROPER IDENTIFIED INFORMATION. The purpose of this sources sought announcement is to gain knowledge of interested, capable, and all qualified small businesses including but not limited to Small Business, 8(a) Small Business Development Program, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, and Hubzone firms. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code 237990; Size Standard $30 million. To make appropriate acquisitions for the above project, the Government, will use responses to this sources sought announcement and possible future projects as determined to be in the best interest of the Government. The order of magnitude for this effort is estimated between $5,000,000.00 to $10,000,000.00 Project Information: The work consists of pipeline dredging Freeport to Upper Matagorda Bay, Texas including the San Bernard and Colorado River channels. Project is for shallow-draft pipeline dredging of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) in Brazoria and Matagorda Counties with two Options for additional dredging of the GIWW San Bernard River channel and the GIWW Colorado River Channel. Contractor should expect and be able to perform dredging operations in strong currents / riverine flows in and around the Brazos River, the Colorado River, San Bernard River and vicinity of GIWW / Caney Creek intersections. In addition to being able to dredge in locations with strong currents / riverine flows contractor must have dredge plant capable of efficient removal of shoals in areas of rapid / high sediment deposition. Sediment composition is primarily silty but contractor should expect to encounter hard-packed sand in vicinity of Caney Creek and Colorado River Crossing. Schedule 1: dredging of approximately fourteen (14) sections within the GIWW and GIWW Channel to Palacios. Estimated quantity: 1,140,000 CY. Placement Areas include: upland confined, open water, surf zone and river discharge. Completion time, 230 calendar days. Option 1: dredging of four (4) sections within the GIWW San Bernard River Channel between Sta. 2+600 and Sta. 84+600. Estimated quantity: 30,000 CY. Placement: river placement. If awarded, an additional 23 calendar days will be added to the contract completion time. Option 2: dredging of four (4) sections within the GIWW Colorado River Channel between Sta. 13+884 and Sta. 83+229. Estimated quantity: 36,000 CY. Placement: river placement. If awarded, an additional 17 calendar days will be added to the contract completion time. The estimated award date for this project is July 2020. If the contractor fails to complete the work within the time specified, the contractor shall pay liquidated damages to the Government in the amount $3,128.00 for each calendar day of delay until the work is completed or accepted. The contractor will be required to provide Performance and Payment Bonds within (5) calendar days after award. The contractor shall begin work within (10) calendar days after receipt of the notice to Proceed. If you can meet all of the requirements for this project, please respond to this sources sought announcement by e-mail, to the attention of Lucille R. Smith, Lucille.r.smith@usace.army.mil . Responses must be received no later than 02:00 P.M. Central Standard Time, on April 13, 2020. The following information is requested: 1. Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) & Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) (This information can be obtained from your System for Award Management (SAM) Registration at www.sam.gov ). 2. Name of firm w/address, phone, fax, e-mail address, and point of contact. 3. State if your company is a Small Business, SBA Certified 8(a) firm, HubZone Small Business, or Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. 4. State whether your firm can provide a Bid Bond (20% of total bid amount), Performance and Payment Bond (100% of the contract amount). 5. Please indicate whether your firm will submit a bid for this project, if this project is set-aside for Small Business, 8(a), Hubzone Small Business, or Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. 6. Qualifications: Responses to this sources sought announcement shall indicate specialized experience and technical competence in: (a) Contractor must be experienced in completing work outlined under the paragraph above for “Project Information”. (b) Provide documentation for your firm on past similar efforts as a prime contractor. (c) Provide a list of your present commitments and completion dates for these commitments. Identify dredge on present commitments and identify dredge to be used on this requirement. The evaluation will consider overall experience. 7. Submission Requirements: Firms submitting responses shall provide information on the most recent up to five projects that prove you can meet the qualification criteria listed above, with contract number, project location, description of work requirements, contact and phone number for each effort. Firms should also indicate all applicable personnel and sub-contractors proposed to work on the contract. Proof of Small Business Administration (SBA) registration 8(a) and Hubzone Small Business shall be provided with this response. Firms responding to this sources sought announcement, who fail to provide ALL of the required information requested, will not be used to help the Government make the acquisition decision, which is the intent of this sources sought announcement. For technical questions, please contact: Mr. Jantzen Miller at (409) 766-3123 and Mr. Jose Castro-Rivera at (409) 766-6334.