Wisconsin Piping Plover Habitat, Superior Wisconsin

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District is seeking contractors for FY19 Wisconsin Piping Plover Habitat, located in Superior, Wisconsin. The scope of work requires the contractor to provide all work materials, equipment, labor, supervision, management, and administration to construct a piping plover habitat in the Duluth-Superior harbor. Construction involves the placement of dredged material obtained from the Federal Navigation Channel to create an approximately 14 acre beach for piping plover foraging and nesting habitat. Other activities include debris removal, grubbing and clearing, grading material to meet required beach profile, and placement of cobble patches for nesting. The estimated cost of construction is between $1 Million and $5 Million. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineer Construction, which has a small business standard of 36.5 Million in annual receipts. This is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Invitation for Bid (IFB). This Sources Sought announcement is for planning purpose only. Qualified companies are encourage to respond. The response to this notice shall be in summary format and shall not exceed five (5) pages, including the attached response form. In order to determine the extent of industry interest and experience in the project. Interest contractors shall present the following information: 1. A Completed Sources Sought Information Request Form located in this "Source Sought" notice. www.fbo.gov. 2. If applicable, identification and verification of company; Small Business, HubZone, 8(a) Veteran Owned Business, Service Disable Veteran Owned Business and Women Owned Business. Small Business, subject to verification by Small Business Administration (SBA). 3. A letter from the firm's bonding company verifying that the firm can be bonded up to the amount of this project (construction bonding level per contract and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars). 4. Past Experience - provide descriptions of two projects substantially complete or completed within the last five years which are similar to this project in size, scope, and dollar value. Qualified companies, are encouraged to respond regardless of their size or socio-economic status. No basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought or Government use of any information or comments provided. The Government will not pay for information or comments provided and will not recognize any cost associated with submission of comments. Companies that are interested may submit their information via email only to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Detroit District Contracting Branch at: contact@example.gov. and contact@example.gov. Responses must be proved in either Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Please submit responses no later than time stated in this notice. (www.fbo.gov.) Please reference in the subject line "SOURCE SOUGHT: FY19 Wisconsin Piping Plover Habitat, Superior Wisconsin". Respondents will not be contacted regarding their submission or information gathered as a result of the Source Sought notice. The formal solicitation will be issued at a later date by a separate announcement.