2017-2019 MAINTENANCE DREDGING, DILLINGHAM HARBOR, DILLINGHAM, ALASKA

2017-2019 HOMER AND NINILCHIK HARBOR DREDGING Solicitation # W911KB-17-B-0001 THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY FOR 2017-2019 HOMER AND NINILCHIK HARBOR DREDGING, HOMER AND NINILCHIK, ALASKA. OFFER OR PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR THIS NOTICE. THIS IS NOT A PRE-SOLICITATION. The Alaska District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is conducting research prior to releasing a solicitation for 2017-2019 Homer and Ninilchik Harbor Dredging, Homer and Ninilchik, Alaska. DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Perform surveying, annual dredging, and upland/intertidal placement of dredged material at Homer Harbor in Homer, Alaska and Ninilchik Harbor in Ninilchik, Alaska. Work at both harbors will be performed with a combination of floating plant (cutter-head pipeline dredge) and land-based excavation and hauling equipment. For Homer Harbor, maintenance dredging of an estimated 9,000 cubic yards of recently shoaled silt, sand, gravel, and cobbles will occur each year in September to mid-October and focus primarily on the outer entrance channel where the project depth is -20 feet mean lower low water (MLLW). Work shall be accomplished in a manner that keeps the harbor accessible to traffic. The solicitation may include options for obstruction removal in the outer entrance channel as well as maintenance dredging of an estimated 7,000 cubic yards of similar shoaled material at the US Coast Guard dock (April to mid-May and September to mid-October). For Ninilchik Harbor, maintenance dredging of an estimated 11,000 cubic yards of silt, sand, gravel, cobbles, and boulder-size pieces of coal will occur each year in late April to early May for both the entrance channel and mooring basin where the project depth varies from +9 to +2 feet MLLW. New work dredging of an estimated 4,000 cubic yards of consolidated materials and rock may also be included as an option in the solicitation. The Contractor is to furnish all labor, equipment, supplies, materials, supervision, and other items/services necessary to accomplish the work. The Contractor shall comply with commercial and industry standards as well as all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and procedures. Option items for maintenance dredging at these project locations in 2018 and 2019 will be included in this solicitation. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 237990, Heavy and Other Civil Construction, and the related small business size standard is $27.5 millon. The estimated magnitude of construction is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. The type of contract will be firm-fixed price. The Davis Bacon Act will apply. The requirement for the submission of both performance and payment bonds, in an equivalent to 100% of the award price shall be applicable. therefore, the successful firm shall have the capability to acquire such bonding. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT FOR QUALIFIED PRIME CONTRACTOR FIRMS ONLY. All interested firms are encuraged to respond to this announcement no later than October 12, 2016, w:00 PM AST, by submitting all requrested documentation lsited to: US Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District ATTN: CEPOA-CT-SP (DALE) PO Box 6898, JBER, AK 99506-0898 or via email to: contact@example.gov contact@example.gov Interested firms should submit to the point of contact listed below, with the following information regarding their Company. 1. Company name, address, and point of contact (including phone and e-mail). 2. Small Business status (if applicable) and DUNS number. 3. Evidence of bonding capability. 4. Describe relevant work experience on similar projects (years and type of work) and specifically note the following: a. operating a cutter-head pipeline dredge; b. dredging maintenance and new work material; c. removing obstructions such as displaced armor stone, fishing debris, logs, etc. 5. Listing of cutter-head pipeline dredge, age, and size that may be used for dredging. 6. Experience with Alaskan infrastructure work (years and type of work).