FY14 ERIE PIER MAINTENANCE

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District is seeking potential firms for providing firms that are capable of providing the services described herein. The Project site is the Erie Pier located on the northwest shore of St. Louis Bay in Duluth-Superior Harbor, Duluth, Minnesota. The work is consist of, but not limited to Install approximately 90 feet of 3"x10" timber fender and 440 feet of 5'x12' timber fender; Construct a gravel ramp approximately 18 feet wide and 120 feet long to provide access from lower berm to higher berm; Regrade the cross slope of approximately 1500 lineal feet of existing gravel road; Install approximately 18, 000 sft of biodegradable erosion control mats; Fabricate and install two (2) manhole covers; Rebuild approximately 3,000 Lineal feet of berm crest; Regrade an area of existing material approximately 1600 feet x 50 feet and perform survey of area before and after regarding; Clear and grub an area approximately 1200 feet x 60 feet. The estimated award date of the contract is 14 April 2014. The estimated cost range of construction is between $250,000 and 500,000. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 237990 with standard size of 33.5 million. Qualified companies are encouraged to respond. This is NOT a request for proposal. This announce serves as a research marketing tool for planning purposes only and to identify potential and eligible firms, of all sizes. The responses to this notice shall be in summary format and shall not exceed four (4) pages, including the attached response form. In order to determine the extent of industry interest and experience in the project, interested contractors shall present the following information: 1. A completed Sources Sought Information Request Form located in this "Sources Sought" notice on www.FBO.gov. 2. If applicable, identification and verification of the company as a Small Business, HubZone, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business, and/or Woman Owned Small Business, subject to verification by the Small Business Administration. 3. A letter from the firm's bonding company verifying that the firm can be bonded up to the amount of this project (construction bonding level per contract and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars). 4. Past Experience - provide descriptions of three projects substantially complete or completed within the last five years which are similar to this project in size, scope, and dollar value. 5. A statement identifying what portion of the work would be self performed, and how it would be accomplished. Qualified companies, regardless of their size or socio-economic status, are encouraged to respond. No basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this sources sought or Government use of any information provided. The Government will not pay for information or comments provided and will not recognize any costs associated with submission of comments. All firms that are interested in responding are invited to submit their information via email only to the Contracting Division at contact@example.gov and contact@example.gov . PLEASE REFERENCE "Sources Sought FY14 Erie Pier Maintenance" IN THE SUBJECT LINE. Responses must be provided in either Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Please submit responses no later than 2:00 pm eastern standard time on 21 February 2014. Respondents will not be contacted regarding their submission or information gathered as a result of this Sources Sought notice. If solicited the formal solicitation will be issued at a later date by separate announce on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website.