Richmond Inner Harbor Reaches 1 Maintenance Dredging, Contra Costa County, California

The Government is seeking sources for Market Research ONLY to support the services listed below for which the applicable NAICS code is 237990, Dredging Services. The Federal Supply Code (FSC) will be Z299. The Standard Industrial Code (SIC) used is 1629. The size standard for small business is $33,500,000.00. Interested parties sought for maintenance dredging project located at the Port of Richmond, CA. Project will be solicited as an Invitation For Bids (IFB) contract to include dredging in the inner harbor. Interested parties will be invited to attend a Pre-Solicitation conference to receive the latest project related information as well as information on available permitted upland disposal sites. NO AWARD will be made from this Sources Sought. NO SOLICTATION, SPECIFICATION, OR DRAWINGS ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. Potential offerors having the skills and capabilities necessary to perform the described services below are invited to provide feedback via email to: contact@example.gov or contact@example.gov All responses will be analyzed in order to determine the appropriate strategy for a potential future acquisition. Particularly, the purpose of this NOTICE is to gain knowledge of potential small business sources including certified HUBZone small business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned small business, Veteran-Owned small business, Certified 8(a) small business, Women-Owned small business, etc. Other than Small Business may respond to this notice in the event the market does not indicate significant Small Business interest. Project Description: The work includes maintenance dredging of the federal navigation channel of Richmond Inner Harbor Reaches 1 through 10. Alternative A project depth of -38-ft and 1-ft of paid overdepth contains approximately 381,800 cubic yards of dredged material to be excavated from the Richmond Inner Harbor that shall be transported and disposed at the Government-furnished Ocean Disposal site, SF-DODS that located 62 miles offshore. Alternative B project depth of -37.5-ft and 1-ft of paid overdepth contains approximately 169,700 cubic yards of dredged material to be excavated from the Richmond Inner Harbor that shall also be transported and disposed at the Government-furnished Ocean Disposal site, SF-DODS. Bidders may submit bids for Contractor-furnished upland disposal sites for Alternative A and Alternative B bid schedules. All proposed Contractor-furnished upland sites must be fully permitted. CAPABILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS: a. Qualified personnel are required with recent knowledge and experience in: 1. Interested parties must have the capability and equipment necessary for dredging and disposal of dredged material at the San Francisco Deep Ocean Disposal Site (SF-DODS), which requires scows with current ABS certification for ocean disposal. Interested parties are required to submit proof of ownership, or access to, ABS-certified scows that meet EPA requirements, including current scow certification documentation from an independent third party inspector, as part of the response to this Market Research. Interested parties may submit inspection ABS certification documentation from previous contracts executed within the last 12 months. Interested parties must have the capability to dredge at a minimum daily rate of 7,000 cubic yards, including appropriately sized scows and dredge bucket, all necessary scow offloading and pumping equipment in order to complete all work within the period of performance specified in the contract solicitation. 2. Contract work will start after July 1, 2014 and will cease before December 1, 2014. Interested parties will submit bid proposals for disposal of dredged material at any permitted upland sites provided the contract work can be completed within the specified period of performance. However, interested parties must still have ocean disposal capability because the SF-DODS site will remain as the back-up site if the interested party's proposed upland site becomes unavailable and the work cannot be completed within the contract's period of performance. 3 Offeror's type of small business and Business Size (Small Business, Certified 8a, Certified HUB Zone, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), etc.). Your response is limited to 3 single-sided pages total - using 10pt font. Please label your email response as follows: Subject: Response to W912P7-14-B-0004: Sources Sought market research for "Port of Richmond Maintenance Dredging." All interested contractors or potential offerors having the skills and capabilities necessary to perform the described services above should notify this office in writing by email or mail by 5:00 PM Pacific Time on March 27, 2014. Submit response and information to: contact@example.gov, CESPN-CT, US Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District, 1455 Market St., Suite 1741B, San Francisco, CA 94103-1398. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Contracting Office Address: USACE District, San Francisco, 1455 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 Place of Performance: USACE District, San Francisco, 1455 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 US Point of Contact(s): Linda F. Hales, +1 (555) 000-0000 contact@example.gov