Houghtaling Island Sand Harvesting

Hudson River, NY, Federal Navigation Project; Houghtaling Island Sand Harvesting Market Research Synopsis THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR MARKET ANALYSIS ONLY. NO AWARDS WILL BE MADE FROM THE RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS TO GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF POTENTIAL CONTRACTOR INTERESTED IN PURCHASING AND REMOVING CLEAN FILL MATERIAL FROM HOUGHTALING ISLAND. Responses to this sources sought announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. NO SOLICITATION IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. Any potential competitive solicitation(s) that may proceed from this notice will be posted to SAM.GOV. All interested offerors will have the opportunity to respond to a solicitation announcement at a later time if and when a solicitation is issued. This notice is to assist the New York District, Corps of Engineers in determining potential sources for the work stated in this announcement. All interested businesses should notify this office in writing by email to the POC listed below and provide a response to the questions below: The following information is required: 1. Name of firm w/ address, phone, fax number, point of contact and email address. 2. Provide DUNS number and CAGE Code. 3. Business Size: State if your company is a certified 8(a), Small Disadvantaged Business, HubZone Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, or Large Business. 4. Statement of Interest: Please indicate whether your firm intends to submit an offer for this project. The New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) proposes: 1. The sale of clean fill material 2. A bid to make all necessary repairs to the existing dike walls and site work The dredge material for sale is located at the Government-owned Houghtaling Island Dredge Material Placement Site (DMPS), Town of New Baltimore, Columbia County, Hudson River, New York. The disposal area location for removal of the material is indicated on the enclosed map, identified as Exhibit - A and entitled - Houghtaling Island DMPS, Columbia County, New York. There is an estimated 362,000 cubic yards of material consisting of mixture of sand, gravel and silt. This material is not known to contain any form of hazardous substances or pollutants, and all materials tested to date meet the requirements for New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) non-residential cleanup standards. Materials may be excavated to elevation +35 feet NAVD 88 datum throughout the entire outlined area of Cell A.1. Limited land access is available along a 6 mile unpaved access trail from the northerly end of Upper Schodack Island. The access trail is designated as a multiuse recreation trail within the boundaries of the State Park. The Contractor will secure permission for Contractor use of the New York State owned segment of the access trail and will be subject to special conditions and only be used for limited transport of equipment (e.g. bulldozers, loaders, etc.). Material harvested from the Houghtaling Island DMPS will NOT be transported via the land access trail. All material harvested by the Contractor from cell A.1 must be transported off-shore via the Hudson River, using existing ingress and egress corridors. The transportation of material off-site via land access roads is strictly prohibited. All material must remain within the existing DMPS - footprint prior to transport. After removal of the material, the containment cell will need to be regraded and the dike walls repaired based on the plans and specifications prepared by USACE. Plans and specifications will be available at the time of bid. It is the intention of the Government to have the work for the removal of the material to begin in quarter 3 of 2022. The contractor may need to obtain additional permits, approvals, licenses, or similar documentation as may be required and applicable for federal, state or local agencies as they pertain to excavation and transport of the fill. All interested businesses should submit their responses in writing by email. The due date for responses is 17 March 2022, 02:00 PM EST. Send responses to: Michael McCue, contact@example.gov This is NOT a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract as a result of this notice or to pay for any information received. This synopsis neither constitutes a Request for Proposal or Invitation for Bid, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. This Sources Sought Synopsis should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose. The Government does not intend to rank submittals or provide any reply directly to interested firms. . Submittals will be used for market survey information only.