1. 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. 2. Contract Information. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Northwestern Division, Portland District (CENWP) has been tasked to solicit a contract for the Port Orford Breakwater Interim Repair. The proposed project will be a competitive, firm-fixed price (FFP) 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, capabilities, 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. 3. Minimum Technically Acceptable Contractor Expertise Criteria: The Contractor must demonstrate through references, project lists, or reports, they possess experience involving completing a jetty or breakwater project that consisted of the following: - Placement of at least 10,000 tons of stone, of which at least some of those stones were 10 tons or greater in mass in an open-sea environment. Open-sea environment is defined as wave action being present at the work site. For purposes of this Sources Sought a breakwater is defined as a rubble-mound structure designed to reduce the amount of wave energy reaching the protected area by dissipating, reflecting, or diffracting incoming waves. For this project, the Government is particularly interested in surveying the industry to determine the industry's capability of obtaining the quantity (approximately 10,000 tons) of stone with a minimum density of 170 pounds per cubic foot (PCF). 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 The size standard: $36.5M Federal Service Code: Z2KZ, Repair or Alteration of Other conservation and development facilities Point of Contact for small business questions or assistance is the Portland District Deputy for Small Business, Carol McIntyre at 503-808-4602 or Carol.A.Mcintyre@usace.army.mil. 4. Project Description. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, has a requirement to repair the Port Orford Breakwater located in Curry County, Oregon. The repairs consist of procurement, delivery, and placement of stones along the identified repair areas. Some haul road construction, including filling large voids, is anticipated to gain access to the breakwater repair areas. Stone placement work is anticipated to be carried out between 01 June 2019 and 31 October 2019. The estimated Magnitude of Construction for this project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. 5. Submission Instructions. Responses to this Sources Sought notice must be submitted electronically (via email) SUBJECT: W9127N18R0036 Port Orford Breakwater Interim Repair. Please send to Thomas J. Cohick, Contract Specialist, at thomas.j.cohick@usace.army.mil in either Microsoft Word or Adobe Portable Document Format by 2:00 pm Pacific Standard Time Wednesday, February 14, 2018. 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. d. Provide a minimum of one project similar in size, scope and complexity with a brief description of the project (to include location), customer name, timeliness of performance, contract number, customer satisfaction and the dollar value. The Government may verify information in CPARS or PPIRS. 6. 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.
