Marseilles Earth Dike Repair

General. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT and is for informational/market research purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, QUOTATION OR BID, NOR A SYNOPSIS OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION UNDER FAR SUBPART 5.2. Contract Information. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, is seeking Businesses that can provide the following: Illinois River; Marseilles Lock and Dam; Marseilles, IL; Marseilles Earth Dike Rehabilitation. The proposed project will be a firm fixed price (FFP) construction contract. Responses to this Sources Sought announcement will be used by the Government to make, if appropriate, a small business set-aside acquisition strategy decision. This Sources Sought is to gain knowledge of the interest, capability, and qualifications of the small business members of the industry to include Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Businesses to include 8(a) firms, Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone), Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) are highly encouraged to respond. Minimum Technically Acceptable Contractor Expertise Criteria: The Contractor must demonstrate through experience, references, project lists, or reports, they possess relevant resources and expertise in earth work, concrete & asphalt placement, and fuel tank removal/disposal will be required. The Contractor shall also include experience performing under tight timelines. Note: The Government may consider the relevant past experience and past performance of key individuals and predecessor companies in evaluating the company's past experience and past performance factors. North American Industrial Classification Code (NAICS): 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction Size standard: $36.5M Federal Service Code: Z2KA, Repair or Alteration of Dams Point of Contact: Carissa McKinley, at Carissa.j.needham@usace.army.mil Project Description: The work includes, but is not limited to, demolition and removal of concrete slabs/patios, wooden structures, asphalt pavement, and HESCO Barriers; removal of trees, stumps and root balls; stripping turf and topsoil and replacing with fill (topsoil and/or clay); providing and installing sheetpiling; I-wall construction; aggregate relocation; gas tank removal and proper disposal; mill existing HMA and place new HMA, seeding and site restoration. The work area is a relatively narrow strip of land adjacent to the Illinois River, with only a couple points of access along approximately 3000 feet. While Marine Plant is not required to perform the work, it may be necessary to gain efficiencies in the removal of various items. Contract duration is estimated at 320 calendar days. The estimated Magnitude of Construction for this project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. Submission Instructions: Responses to this Sources Sought notice must be submitted electronically (via email) SUBJECT: W912EK-17-X-XX02, Illinois River; Marseilles Lock and Dam; Marseilles, IL; Marseilles Earth Dike Rehabilitation, to the Contract Specialist, Carissa McKinley, at Carissa.j.needham@usace.army.mil no later than 10:00 am Central Time, October 4, 2016. All responses must be received by the specified time and due date to be considered. All successfully submitted responses will receive an acknowledgement by return email. ANY RESPONSES RECEIVED AFTER THE SPECIFIED DATE AND TIME WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. A Firm's response to this Sources Sought shall be limited to five (5) pages and shall include the following information: A Firm's response to this Sources Sought shall be limited to five (5) pages and shall include the following information: a. Firm's name, address, point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, CAGE and DUNS number, and the Construction Bonding Level per contract. b. Firm's small business category and Business Size: Small Business, Small Disadvantaged, 8(a) firm, Historically underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone), Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small business (SDVOSB). c. Provide relevant information on the Firm's experience/Capabilities as it pertains to the proposed work outlined in the Project Description. The Government may verify information in CPARS or PPIRS. Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this Sources Sought or any follow up information. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or to provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses a solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. All interested firms must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov and remain current for the duration of the contract to be eligible for award of a Government contract.