USACE-Houston Ship Channel, Redfish to Morgan's Point, Chambers County, Texas, Pipeline Dredging, Deep Draft

The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District Office requires a contract for Houston Ship Channel, Redfish to Morgan's Point, Chambers County, TX, Pipeline Dredging, Deep Draft. FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT TO INCLUDE: 1. The following activities are anticipated under this contract, including: Deep draft pipeline dredging of Houston Ship Channel Redfish to Morgan's Reach. Dredging of approximately 2,300,000 cubic yards of maintenance material; Est. production rate is 10,000 CY a day. Maintenance dredging of Houston Ship Channel from Redfish Reef to Morgan's Point. Contract will require dredging of approximately 1,400,000 cubic yards of maintenance material from approximately HSC Beacon 78 to approximately Redfish Reef at depths of 48' MLLW to be deposited into Mid Bay Placement Area. Dredging of approximately 300,000 cubic yards of maintenance material from 5 mile cut (11' MLLW) and dredging of approximately 80,000 cubic yards of maintenance material from the North Boater Cut will also be required (11' MLLW). Option will exist for dredging approximately 500,000 cubic yards from approximately HSC Beacon 78 to Morgan's Point at depths of 48.5' MLLW. Contractor should become familiar with the traffic conditions along the Houston Ship Channel and Bayport Flare. Multiple dredges may not be used concurrently on this contract due to traffic conditions and dredge spacing requirements. Multiple dredges may not be used concurrently on this contract due to traffic conditions and dredge spacing requirements. 2. Pre-Bid conference, if needed, will be scheduled within 10 calendar days after issue of solicitation. 3. Estimated construction range is $10,000,000.00 - $25,000,000.00. 4. NAICS Code 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, Dredging. 5. SB Size Standard, $27.5M. To be considered small for purposes of Government procurement, a firm must perform at least 40 percent of the volume dredged with its own equipment or equipment owned by another small dredging concern. 6. PSC Code - Z2KF 7. Bonding Requirements - The Contractor shall provide Performance and Payment Bonds within (5) calendar days after award. The contractor shall begin work within (10) calendar days after acknowledgement of the Notice to Proceed. 8. Completion Time for Schedule 1 of this project is estimated at 277 calendar days after acknowledgement of the Notice to Proceed for; Option 1 - 56 calendar days after acknowledgement of the Notice to Proceed. 9. Pre-award information due two days after bid opening. Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response under this sources sought synopsis. The Solicitation issued will be Firm Fixed Price. This solicitation is subject to the availability of funds. The Solicitation is an Unrestricted Procurement. The Solicitation will be issued on or about 24 MAY 2016. Response date on or about 22 JUN 2016. ATTENTION TO OFFEROR(s): On July 14, 2014, Small Business Administration (SBA) increased the monetary-based industry size standards to account for inflation. You must update you Representations (Reps) and Certifications (Certs) for the impacted North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes identified with an exclamation point "!"next to the "Small Business" value in the System for Award Management (SAM). Please log into SAM, review, and resubmit your registration to apply the new size standard. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code applicable to this project is 237990. The Small Business Size Standard is $27.5 Million. NAICS code 237990 - Dredging: To be considered small for purposes of Government procurement, a firm must perform at least 40 percent of the volume dredged with its own equipment or equipment owned by another small dredging concern. All offerors are encouraged to visit the Army's Single Face to Industry Website at Federal Business Opportunities at https://www.fbo.gov to view and download the plans, specification and or any amendments for this procurement. Plans and specifications will not be available in paper format or on compact disc. To register as an "Interested Vendor", visit https://www.fbo.gov . Offerors must be registered with the SAM, Systems for Award Management, in order to receive a Government contract award. To register, the SAM address is: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ . The Contract Specialist for this solicitation will be Traci D. Robicheaux, at email contact@example.gov or phone +1 (555) 000-0000 between the hours of 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays. Email is preferred. Subcontracting goals for the Galveston District are: 41.5% - Small Business; 23.5% - Small Disadvantaged Business; 7.5% - Woman-Owned Small Business; 7.92% - HubZone Small Business; 5.18% - Veteran-Owned Small Business and Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business; Historically Black College or University/Minority Institution - 2%.