HEAVY MARINE EQUIPMENT LEASING AND SITE ACTIVITY SUPPORT SERVICES – STAMFORD HURRICANE BARRIER, STAMFORD, CT AND HOP BROOKE DAM, MIDDLEBURY, CT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New England District is issuing this Sources Sought Announcement for Services for the HEAVY MARINE EQUIPMENT LEASING AND SITE ACTIVITY SUPPORT SERVICES, STAMFORD HURRICANE BARRIER, STAMFORD, CT and HOP BROOK DAM, MIDDLEBURY[ED1] , CT. This announcement is to determine interest, availability and capability of Small and Large Business concerns for this project.  The NAICS code for this procurement is 532412. *NOTE: If interested firms find a different NAICS code is more suitable for the type of work mentioned, they are urged to include suggested NAICS in the capabilities package. * The project is planned to be issued in the FALL of 2026 with work to take place in the WINTER/SPRING of 2027. The estimated project cost is between $1,000,000 - $5,000,000.

PROJECT SCOPE:

The Contractor shall provide ancillary support, site preparation, and heavy equipment leasing services at the Stamford Hurricane Barrier and Hop Brook Dam.

Key work components of the Performance Work Statement may include:

• Furnishing and operating critical maritime and heavy equipment assets. The detailed list may include, but will not be limited to the following:
  • 250-ton floating crane with an operator
  • Material and handling work barges
  • Note: Work barges must be capable of operating within a navigational channel width of 90 feet (bathymetry data is available)
  • All-terrain 90-ton crane with an operator (to assist in swinging materials into the barrier house
  • Vacuum trucks (for debris clean out of the gate’s interior)
  • Man lifts/telehandlers
  • Underwater lifting bags
  • Dewatering pumps
  • Supplementary rental generators or compressors
  • Necessary rigging for lifting operations
• Providing, operating, and maintaining all necessary confined-space safety equipment, including forced-air pumps and atmospheric monitoring systems, to ensure safe working conditions during all interior barrier operations. Note: Sediment is assumed to be contaminated with specific metal concentrations that exceed Connecticut DEEP direct exposure criteria, including but not limited to Zinc (up to 35,900 mg/kg), Arsenic (up to 15.3 mg/kg), and Cadmium (up to 43.8 mg/kg), along with elevated Benzo(b)fluoranthene (PAHs). Additionally, the assumed presence of Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) requires positive-pressure supplied air respirators for all entrants.
• Executing a complete debris cleanout of the hurricane barrier's interior gate (approximately 20 tons). Additional site activities include the replacement of structural anodes (approximately 225), and the installation of designated helical anchor points for the deployment of silk turbidity curtains for sediment containment in the work area.
• Preparing an equipment laydown and staging area at a Government-approved locations, requiring the installation of a temporary gravel pad and perimeter security fencing for the duration of the project, with minor site restoration required upon completion.

Interested firms should submit a capabilities package to include the following: business classification (i.e. HUBZone, small business, etc.), as well as qualifications and experience in performing the work components stated above.

 The Government will be issuing a solicitation and will evaluate submissions against the following strict prequalification criteria:

1. A minimum of five (5) years of corporate experience executing heavy marine civil construction, debris cleanouts, and marine site preparation on active navigation gates or tidal water structures.
2. Demonstrated past performance mobilizing and operating water-based heavy lifting assets, specifically floating cranes with a minimum capacity of at least 200 tons and managing work barges in restricted navigational channels.
3. Proven experience implementing and maintaining OSHA-compliant hazardous confined-space safety protocols, including continuous multi-gas atmospheric monitoring and forced-air ventilation systems, during interior gate chamber or barrier operations.
4. Demonstrated experience preparing storage yards or laydown sites to safely receive, support, and secure oversized, heavy structural components. This includes staging layout design, heavy timber dunnage engineering, and site leveling.
5. Provide at least two (2) specific project examples completed within the last seven (7) years that directly demonstrate experience in the heavy marine support elements described above. For each project, include the contract value, the client agency, and a detailed description of the marine and crane assets deployed. If subcontractors are proposed, their experience must also be documented within the same seven-year window.

Proof of bonding capability is required. Responses are limited to twenty pages. Responses are due by September 11, 2026.

Responses should be emailed to: Kyle.K.Hall@usace.army.mil 

Phone Contact: (978) 318-8479

Interested firms shall provide the above documentation in one original form and one copy.  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.  The results of this survey will be considered to be in effect for a period of one year from the date of this notice. 

Government Agency URL: www.nae.usace.army.mil

Government Agency URL Description: New England District, Corps of Engineers