POST 45 FY 18 DANIEL ISLAND PLACEMENT AREA WANDO CELL DIKE CONSTRUCTION

SOURCES SOUGHT/REQUEST FOR INFORMATION W912HP-18-R-0007 POST 45 FY 18 DANIEL ISLAND PLACEMENT AREA WANDO CELL DIKE CONSTRUCTION PURPOSE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT: This notice constitutes a SOURCES SOUGHT/REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI). This announcement seeks information from industry and will be used for preliminary planning and market research purposes only. THIS IS NOT AN INVITATION FOR BIDS/ SOLICITATION NOTICE. No bids/proposals are being requested or accepted with this RFI. There is no bid package, solicitation, specification or drawings available with this announcement. It does not constitute a procurement commitment by the US Army Corps of Engineers, implied or otherwise. No contract will be awarded from this sources sought announcement. Response is strictly voluntary, no reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this source sought announcement or any follow-up information requests. The government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any improper identified information. The purpose of this RFI is to determine interest and capability of potential qualified contractors relative to the North American Industry Classification code (NAICS) 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction.. The Small Business size standard for this NAICS code is $36.5 million average annual revenue. The type of solicitation issued, type of Small Business Set-Aside (if any) and the manner of advertisement (sealed bidding, competitive or sole source) may depend on the responses to this RFI. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Charleston District has been tasked to solicit the interest of prospective offeror(s)/bidders to determine the availability of qualified contractors to compete under a potential IFB/solicitation resulting from this announcement. The purpose of this RFI is to gauge interest, capabilities and qualifications of potential offerors, to include both Small and Large Businesses, as the Government must ensure there is adequate competition amongst the potential pool of responsible contractors. Responses to this synopsis will be used as a market research tool in order to determine acquisition strategy and how the upcoming solicitation will be advertised. PROJECT INFORMATION: USACE Charleston District intends to issue a solicitation for a Firm Fixed Price contract. Work under this proposed contract, Post 45 FY 18 Daniel Island Placement Area Wando Cell Dike Construction consists of furnishing all plant, equipment, labor, transportation, fuel, lubricant, supplies and materials, and performing all operations in connection with clearing, repairing and raising dikes and berms, installation of geotextile, and installation of new spillway systems in the Daniel Island Upland Placement Area Wando Cell. The Work is located in Berkeley County. Work under this proposed contract is planned from approximately November 2018 through January 2019. The anticipated magnitude of construction under this contract is $5,000,000 to $15,000,000. REQUESTED INFORMATION: NOTE: IF YOU DO NOT INTEND TO SUBMIT A BID/PROPOSAL FOR THIS PROJECT WHEN IT IS FORMALLY ADVERTISED, PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT A RESPONSE TO THIS RFI. (1) Your firm's intent to submit a proposal for this contract when it is formally advertised. (2) Name of firm with address, phone and point of contact. (3) CAGE Code, DUNS number OR a copy of your entity record on SAM.gov. State if your company is a Small Business, SBA Certified 8(a) firm, HubZone Small Business, or Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. Please indicate whether your firm will submit a bid for this project, if this project is set-aside for Small Business, 8(a), HubZone Small Business, or Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (4) A letter of current bonding capacity from an acceptable surety/bonding company both expressed in dollar value per contract and aggregate bonding capacity. (5) A Statement of Capability (SOC) stating your firm's skills, experience, and knowledge required to perform the specified type of work will be utilized as a market research tool in making decisions related to the solicitation of this contract. Specifically, capability to execute dike improvement projects of comparable scope, geologic condition, complexity and magnitude. (6) Demonstrated Experience: Submit up to five (5) projects where you have demonstrated similar experience within the last ten years. Include the following: - Customer Name and contact information - Dollar value - Description of the requirement by identifying the capabilities and experience requested in paragraph five above. - Identify whether you were the prime, sub and/or whether you were a part of a Joint Venture. If you were a part of a joint venture or a sub, what role did you have with the project? - Timeliness of performance (7) Provide all current and planned projects over the next five (5) years, if applicable. Identify the timeline of these projects and available resources. WHEN / WHERE TO SUBMIT RESPONSES: Interested business concerns are requested to complete and return via email any responses to this RFI. Responses to this RFI shall NOT exceed fifteen (15) pages, and must be electronically submitted no later than 2:00 PM Eastern time Tuesday, JUNE 5, 2018, to the attention of the Contract Specialist, Marshall Burns, at Marshall.Burns@usace.army.mil. To ensure your submission is received and processed appropriately, please subject your email "RFI RESPONSE: W912HP-18-S-0007 (FIRM NAME HERE)." Participation is voluntary; respondents will not be paid to participate. However, your participation in this market research endeavor is greatly appreciated and will be instrumental in assisting the USACE Charleston District in making the solicitation decision most appropriate for market conditions and to meet the Government requirements. NOTE: The Government does not intend to rank submittals or provide any reply to interested firms. Submittals will be used for market survey information only. Interested parties providing information as part of this market research process are hereby advised that your information will NOT be used later as part of the evaluation process should you choose to submit a proposal in response to any solicitation that may result in the future. All information submitted under this RFI will be considered proprietary and will not be available for use outside of the Federal government. PLANNED SOLICITATION: Currently it is estimated that the formal solicitation could occur in the next 3 months. The Government's acquisition strategy is Request for Proposal (RFP). A Pre-Solicitation announcement will be issued no later than 15 days prior to the release of the solicitation.