The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District requires a contract to perform maintenance dredging in and near Wilmington Harbor Mid-River and near the Military Ocean Terminal, Sunny Point, Nor... The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District requires a contract to perform maintenance dredging in and near Wilmington Harbor Mid-River and near the Military Ocean Terminal, Sunny Point, North Carolina. Wilmington Harbor Mid-River, New Hanover & Brunswick Counties, North Carolina. The work consists of maintenance dredging of various Wilmington Harbor channel reaches between Wilmington and Southport, North Carolina. The maintenance dredging will require removal and disposal of shoaled material that has accumulated in the channels since they were last dredged. Dredging depth is 42' plus 2' of allowable overdepth. Dredging by hopper dredge, hydraulic cutter suction dredge, and mechanical dredge (clamshell, dragline or dipper) will be allowed for this work. The environmental window for hopper dredging is 1 December to 31 January from Reaves Point Channel to Upper Lilliput Channel and 1 August to 31 January from Upper Lilliput Channel to Wilmington. The environmental window for dredging by hydraulic cutter suction dredge is 1 August to 31 January. There is no environmental window for dredging by mechanical dredge (clamshell, dragline or dipper). The Government furnished disposal area is the Wilmington Harbor Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site. Military Ocean Terminal, Sunny Point, Brunswick County, North Carolina. The work will consist of removal and disposal of shoaled material that has accumulated in the basins and channels since they were last dredged. Dredging of the channels and basins shall be performed by mechanical dredge (clamshell, dragline or dipper). Dredging depths are 34 feet plus 2 feet of allowable overdepth and 38 feet plus 2 feet of allowable overdepth. Disposal of dredged material shall be in the Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site (ODMDS). The environmental window for the dredging of the basins and channels by mechanical dredge is 1 October to 30 June. The contract issued will be Firm Fixed Price. The Magnitude of Construction of this project is between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000.00. This solicitation will be issued in electronic format only and will be available on or about May 29, 2019. The bid opening date will be specified in the solicitation when it is issued. No additional media (CD-ROM, floppy disks, facsimiles, etc) will be provided. Paper copies of this solicitation will not be available. Other methods of requesting a package will not be honored. This solicitation is UNRESTRICTED. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 237990 - Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction and the size standard is $27,500,000.00. Bidders must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible to receive an award from any Government solicitation. Call 1-866-606-8220 for more information or visit the SAM website at http://www.sam.gov. THE GOVERNMENT'S SAM WEBSITE DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE FOR REGISTRATION. IF YOU ARE REQUESTED TO PAY A FEE, YOU ARE NOT ACCESSING THE CORRECT WEBSITE, AND SHOULD LEAVE IT AND GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAM.GOV. After completing SAM registration, in order to download documents, contractors and their subcontractors must register at www.fbo.gov. In order to locate the solicitation, Contractors can go to the FedBizOpps website at www.fbo.gov and search for the solicitation number. Contractors can register to be put on a plan holders list that others can access through the FedBizOpps site. It is the Bidder's responsibility to check the Internet address provided as necessary for any posted changes to this solicitation and all amendments. For additional information or assistance, please contact Mrs. Karri Mares, Contract Specialist, phone 910-251-4863, or email karri.l.mares@usace.army.mil.
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SOURCES SOUGHT Military Ocean Terminal at Sunny Point (MOTSU) & Wilmington Harbor Mid-River Maintenance Dredging Services for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District Description of Work:... SOURCES SOUGHT Military Ocean Terminal at Sunny Point (MOTSU) & Wilmington Harbor Mid-River Maintenance Dredging Services for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District Description of Work: SOURCES SOUGHT for ACQUISITION OPPORTUNITY - CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, will use information obtained under this synopsis to develop an acquisition strategy to meet the requirements for two (2) maintenance dredging projects. The areas of consideration for these dredging services are Military Ocean Terminal at Sunny Point (MOTSU) and Wilmington Harbor Mid-River located in New Hanover and Brunswick Counties, North Carolina. This is a Sources Sought Notice and is for market research purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTATIONS, OR BIDS. NO SOLICITATION IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. A market Survey is being conducted to determine if there are adequate Small Businesses, Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone), 8(a), or Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business (SDVOSB), and all interested small businesses contractors under the size standard and capability for the following proposed contract. Contract will consist of maintenance dredging of the various basins and channel reaches between Wilmington and Southport, North Carolina. The maintenance dredging will require removal and disposal of accumulated shoaled material and placement of the dredged material in the Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site (ODMDS). Salient information for Military Ocean Terminal at Sunny Point (MOTSU): a) Dredging will be required for the basins and channels extending a distance of the approximately 3-4 miles restricted shorelines at the MOTSU; b) Dredging in the basins and channels shall be required to a depth of 34 feet Mean Lower Level Water (MLLW) plus 2-feet allowable overdepth and 38 feet MLLW plus 2-foot allowable overdepth limits. Dredging depth is 12' MLLW plus 2 feet of allowable overdepth for the Security Boat Basin only; c) Security Boat Basin dredging window is 1 October to 31 March. There is an October 1 to June 30 dredging window for the MOTSU basins and channels. d) Dredging work shall be by mechanical dredge (clamshell, dragline, or dipper). Cutter suction dredge will be allowed for the Security Boat Basin; e) The estimated quantity of material, including allowable overdepth may total up to 1,500,000 cubic yards; Salient information for Wilmington Harbor Mid-River: a) Dredging will be required in various locations extending over approximately 11 miles covering from Reaves Point Channel to Upper Big Island Channel. b) Dredging shall be required to a depth of 42 feet MLLW plus 2-foot allowable overdepth within the contract limits; c) Environmental dredging windows vary according to the type of dredge used and location. The environmental windows for dredging by hydraulic cutter suction dredge is 1 August to 31 January. Environmental windows for hopper dredging are 1 December to 31 January from Reaves Point Channel to Upper Lilliput Channel and 1 August to 31 January from Upper Lilliput Channel to Wilmington. Dredging by mechanical dredge is allowed year round; d) Dredging by a US Coast Guard Ocean Certified hopper dredge, hydraulic cutter suction dredge, and mechanical dredge (clamshell, dragline, or dipper) are allowed for this work; e) The estimated dredging quantity including allowable overdepth may total up to 1,000,000 cubic yards; The contract period of performance will begin in the year 2019 and extend to 2020.The estimated order of magnitude is greater than $10,000,000.00 NAICS Code for this project is 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction and the size standard is $27.5 Million. [NOTE: Dredging - To be considered small for purposes of Government procurement, a firm must perform at least 40 percent of the volume dredged with its own equipment or equipment owned by another small dredging concern.] To assist in our understanding of whether the market can meet this proposed definitive responsibility criterion, please demonstrate in your submittal in response to this Notice that your firm has dredged by mechanical means, within the last five years, a minimum of 10,000 cubic yards daily with disposal/placement at an ocean placement site. We welcome your comments on the appropriateness and ability of the dredging community to meet this proposed definitive responsibility criterion. Responses to this Sources Sought Announcement will be used by the government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. All interested Small Business, HUBZone, 8(a), or Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business contractors should submit a narrative demonstrating their Specialized Experience in similar type contracts, Past Performance, Key Personnel. Capability statements should include size/classification of your firm, bonding capacity, bonding availability, details of similar projects, and the completion dates, references and contract amounts for the similar projects listed. Narratives shall be no longer than 20 pages. Responses should be sent to Karri Mares at Karri.L.Mares@usace.army.mil to reach this office on or before Friday, March 8, 2019 no later than 1:00 p.m. Eastern. SURVEY OF THE DREDGING INDUSTRY The following confidential survey questionnaire is designed to apprise the Corps of prospective dredging contractors' project execution capabilities. Please provide your response to the following questions. All questions are in regard to the MOTSU and/or Wilmington Harbor Mid-River maintenance dredging projects. General: 1) Have you ever worked on dredging jobs similar in nature to this project? If so, please describe the project and for whom the work was performed. Identify a point of contact and phone number, as a reference of relevant experience. 2) What percentage of work (volume of material dredged, transported and ultimately placed) can you perform with your own equipment or equipment owned by another small dredging contractor? 3) Have you performed dredging within the waters of MOTSU Harbor? 4) Would you be willing to bid on the MOTSU project? If the answer is No, please explain why not? 5) Would you be bidding on this project as a sole contractor, prime contractor with subcontractor(s) or as a joint venture? 6) Would you be willing to bid on the Wilmington Harbor Mid-River project? If the answer is No, please explain why not? 7) Would you be bidding on this project as a sole contractor, prime contractor with subcontractor(s) or as a joint venture? 8) Would you be willing to bid on the combined MOTSU & Wilmington Harbor Mid-River projects? If the answer is No, please explain why not? 9) Would you be bidding on this project as a sole contractor, prime contractor with subcontractor(s) or as a joint venture? 10) Is there a dollar limit on the size of contract that you would bid? If so what is that limit? 11) What is the largest dredging contract, in dollars, on which you were the prime contractor? 12) What is your bonding capacity per contract? What is your total bonding capacity? Equipment: 13) What type of dredge equipment do you own and / or operate that is suitable for the work described? Do you own a clamshell bucket? Please list each piece of equipment capable of performing each type of work described, i.e. dredging, transfer, transportation and final ocean placement of the material. For each dredge that you list, please specify its bucket size(s), and any other salient characteristics. ***NOTE: A US COAST GUARD OCEAN CERTIFIED DREDGE IS REQUIRED FOR THIS WORK. 14) Identify which dredge(s), including support equipment (tugs, crew boats etc.), you would employ on this project. Also, for each dredge, identify the maximum digging depth. 15) Do you own ocean-going material scows? If so, how many? Please list the name of the scow, its type (ocean going, bottom dump etc.) and the capacity. 16) Do you have experience with the use of an automated Dredged Material Monitoring System (Black Box/Silent Inspector) or employing a Dredged Material Inspector (DMI)? Please e-mail your responses and any relevant information regarding specific performance or other qualifications, no later than 1300 hrs. Eastern, Friday, March 8, 2019 to Karri.L.Mares@usace.army.mil. THE EMAIL SHOULD BE ENTITLED, MOTSU/Wilmington Harbor Maintenance Dredging Sources Sought (W912PM19B0008) Do not send hard copies of advertising or promotional materials. Please ensure that all responses are comprehensive and provide a name and point-of-contact for your firm for follow-up by this office or the procuring contracting officer. If you have responded to any previous e-mail messages or had other communications with our office regarding preliminary market research for this construction project, please be advised that it will be necessary for you to respond to this e-mail and the questions contained therein. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS SUCH. All information is to be provided on a voluntary basis and at no charge to the Government. There is no entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs related to or arising out of responding to this request for information. All information provided becomes property of the Government. There is no guarantee, expressed or implied, that the market research for this acquisition will result in any guarantee of award or acquisition strategy.
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