Sac River Mile 71.3R Erosion Protection

W91238-17-S-0802 This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE for Market Research ONLY to determine the availability of small business firms for a potential small business category type set-aside. NO AWARD will be made from this Sources Sought. NO SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS ARE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME; therefore, do NOT request a copy of a solicitation. Potential offerors having the skill, capabilities and bonding necessary to perform the described project are invited to provide feedback via email to Deanna C. Zemovich at contact@example.gov All responses will be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for a potential future acquisition. Particularly, the purpose of this NOTICE is to gain knowledge of potential small business sources to include small business in the following categories: Small Business, Certified 8a, Certified HUB Zone, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), for Erosion Protection at Sacramento River (Sac) River Mile (RM) 71.3 right bank (R) approximately seven miles east of Woodland adjacent to County Road 117. The capabilities will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining to Set-Aside for the Small Business Community or to conduct as an Other Than Small Business Procurement. Other than small businesses may respond to this NOTICE to indicate their interest in the project; however, preference will be given to the SB categories listed above. The government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of available contractors. This project is planned for advertising near the end of March 2017. In accordance with FAR 36.204(f), the estimated value of the resulting contract is expected to be between $1M and $5M. It is estimated to have a duration of 480 days or less. The resulting contract type is expected to be a Firm-Fixed Price. The NAICS Code is 237990, the size standard is $36.5 million, and the Product Service Code is Y1PZ Construction of Other Non-Building Facilities. Under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) guidelines 52.219-14, any 8(a) concern will perform at least 15% of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees for specialty general construction. Under FAR 52.236-1, any other-than-small business concern shall perform on the site, and with its own organization, work equivalent to at least 15 percent of the total amount of work to be performed under the contract. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The proposed work is a component of the Sacramento River Bank Protection Project (SRBPP), which was authorized by Congress under the Flood Control Act of 1960 (Public Law 86-645), in accordance with the recommendations of the Chief of Engineers (as recorded in Senate Document Number 103, 86th Congress, Second Session, entitled "Sacramento River Flood Control Project, Sacramento" and dated May 26, 1960). The Sacramento District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has an upcoming acquisition to establish a contract to implement erosion protection measures at Sacramento River (Sac) River Mile (RM) 71.3 right bank (R) approximately seven miles east of Woodland adjacent to County Road 117. This erosion area is +/- 520 linear feet of shore-line. The erosion protection measure is to place quarry stone, soil-filled quarry stone, and non-woody vegetation on the existing erosion site. The erosion repair includes the construction of a low riparian bench. Construction will consist of quarry stone placed above and below the mean summer water elevation (MSWE) and a layer of soil placed on top of soil-filled quarry stone above the MSWE. A wetland bench will be constructed below the MSWE. Work includes trimming and clearing of vegetation, placing quarry stone on the lower slopes, and soil-filled quarry stone on the upper slopes of the erosion site. This contract also includes erosion control seeding and one year plant establishment maintenance. CAPABILITY STATEMENT The following requests are designed to apprise the US Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District, of any prospective construction contractors' project execution capabilities. Please provide your response to the following. The submission is limited to 10 pages. 1) Offeror's name, DUNS#, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address. 2) Offeror's interest in bidding on the solicitation when it is issued. 3) Offeror's capability to perform contracts of this magnitude and complexity and comparable work performed within the past 5 years - Describe your self-performed effort, brief description of the project, customer name, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value of the project) - provide at least 3 examples. 4) Offeror's socioeconomic type and business size (Small Business, HUBZone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned and/or Small Business, 8(a), WOSB, etc.). 5) Offeror's Joint Venture information if applicable - existing and potential. 6) Offeror's Bonding Capability in the form of a letter from Surety. The Capabilities Statement for this sources sought is not expected to be a Request for Proposal or Invitation for Bid, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach, but rather short statements regarding the company's ability to demonstrate existing-or-developed expertise and experience in relation to the areas specified herein. Any commercial brochures or currently existing marketing material may also be submitted with the Capabilities statement. Please ensure that all information is submitted as one (1) document. Submission of Capabilities statement is not a prerequisite to any potential future offerings, but participation will assist the Corps of Engineers in tailoring requirements to be consistent with industry capabilities. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and is neither to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. After completing its analysis, the Government will determine whether to limit competition among 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran, HubZone, etc., or all Small Business firms or proceed with full and open competition as Other Than Small Business. Offers that do not meet all requirements or submit within the allotted time may not be considered. Please notify this office in writing by email by 2:00 PM Pacific Time on March 7, 2017. Submit response and information through email to: contact@example.gov and reference the Sources Sought Number: W91238-17-S-0802 in your reply.