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W912P8-19-SS-0008 THIS NOTICE IS FOR SOURCES SOUGHT ONLY. THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT, IS SEEKING THE LEASE OF ONE DREDGE, FULLY OPERATED WITH ATTENDANT PLANT, WITH THE ABIL... W912P8-19-SS-0008 THIS NOTICE IS FOR SOURCES SOUGHT ONLY. THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, NEW ORLEANS DISTRICT, IS SEEKING THE LEASE OF ONE DREDGE, FULLY OPERATED WITH ATTENDANT PLANT, WITH THE ABILITY TO DREDGE THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER THIS NOTICE IS FOR SOURCES SOUGHT ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR INVITATION FOR BID. SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. RESPONSES ARE STRICTLY VOLUNTARY; NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT. THE GOVERNMENT SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR OR SUFFER ANY CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES FOR ANY IMPROPER IDENTIFIED INFORMATION. The tracking number for this announcement is W912P8-19-SS-0008. The NAICS codes for this proposed acquisition is 237990. The Government will use responses to this Sources Sought synopsis to make appropriate acquisition decisions regarding available sources for the lease of one Dredge, Fully Operated with Attendant Plant for use on the Mississippi River. The US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, solicits a capability statement from all qualified companies. This announcement will also determine the interest, availability and capability of Small Business concerns. The NAICS code for this procurement is 237990, which a small business size standard of $27,500,000. In order to be considered a small business for award, the small business concern must perform forty (40) percent of the volume dredged with its own equipment or equipment owned by another small business dredging concern. The New Orleans District anticipates awarding a three (3) year (Base + Two Option Years) Firm Fixed Price contract. The estimated construction cost is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000.00 over the three (3) year period. The work will consist of furnishing, delivering, and operating one fully operated dredge and attendant plant for the removal and satisfactory disposal of shoal material on the Mississippi River. The primary dredging region will be any point on the Mississippi River between Mile 320 AHP and Mile 103 AHP (New Orleans, LA). The secondary dredging regions will be any point on the Mississippi River between Mile 953.8 AHP (Cairo, IL) and Mile 320 as well as other waterways within the New Orleans District. Segments of the Mississippi River contain 12 shallow areas, called "crossings", that require annual maintenance dredging to remove shoaled sediment from the river bottom which provides the authorized channel depth of 45 feet for deep draft vessels to safely navigate the river. Availability to fulfill this requirement is required by December 2019. The dredge shall have at least a 38 inch inside diameter discharge size, which will be considered to be the minimum inside diameter of either the pump discharge or discharge pipeline, whichever is the lesser. The dredge shall have a minimum of a 30 foot wide flared dredging head along which is fitted with high velocity water jets. The dredge shall have a minimum of 2850 pump brake horsepower applied to the pump impeller, capable of continuous operation, and have a manufacture's horsepower rating for continuous operation. The dredge shall be adequately powered and geared and properly equipped for the pump size and horsepower used. The dredge shall be capable of advancing into the dredge cut by use of two anchored hauling wires. Each hauling wire shall be a minimum of 4000 feet in order to achieve a minimum of 3000-foot length dredge cut. The dredge shall operate by making a series of parallel and both contiguous and noncontiguous cuts through the shoal areas until the required widths and depths are achieved. The dredge's draft shall not exceed 9 feet. The dredge shall be capable in working in as little as 10 feet of water depth and in currents up to 15 feet per second. The dredge shall be required to perform dredging within the general range of 12 feet to 75 feet in depth. The dredge shall be required to maintain a minimum production rate of 3200 cubic yards per pumping hour, as measured with the dredging head at a depth of 35 to 75 feet, cutting a 6-foot face, discharging through 1000 feet of floating pontoon pipeline while pumping medium grained sand. The discharge pipeline shall have a baffle plate operator control house positioned near the effluent point of the pipeline, with a baffle plate for controlling pipeline movements. The dredge shall be equipped with minimum of two screws (propeller propulsion systems), which allow the dredge to move out of the way of traffic within 5 minutes and assist the dredge in advancing and aligning during dredging operations. Interested firms should submit a capabilities package to include the following: (a) business classification (i.e. SB, WOSB, HUBZone, etc.), (b) proof of bonding capability (c) the type and specifications for the equipment that would be utilized for this project. Additionally, (d) firms must submit experience in performing work requirements of a similar size and magnitude as stated above. This experience must have been performed within the last five years. Responses are due by 5 Oct 2019. Responses should be sent via email to Kimberly Schneider (kimberly.r.schneider@usace.army.mil). Responses are limited to ten (10) pages. Interested firms shall provide the above documentation in one original form. The Government will not pay for any material provided in response to this market survey nor return the data provided. This notice is for information purposes only and is not a request to be placed on a solicitation mailing list nor is it a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an announcement of a solicitation. If you can meet the above requirements please respond to this announcement by email to Kimberly Schneider at kimberly.r.schneider@usace.army.mil and reference the Sources Sought Notice tracking number, W912P8-19-SS-0008, in the subject line. The results of this market survey notice will be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for the solicitation. NOTE: Contractors must be registered in SAM (System for Award Management) to be eligible for contract award or payment from any DOD activity. Registration requires applicants to have a DUNS number from Dun & Bradstreet. Recommend registering immediately in order to be eligible for timely award.