Z--Corps Island Unloading, Sources Sought

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District Contracting Division, has a requirement for hydraulic dredging and is seeking interested sources from HUBZone small business concerns that are capable of providing the work required. The Statement of Work is as follows: The St. Paul District, Corps of Engineers, requires a contractor to hydraulically dredge approximately 400,000 cy from a dredge material storage site to a gravel pit approximately 3 miles away. The storage site is located near Diamond Bluff, WI, in Pool 3 of the Mississippi River. The attached graphic depicts the project. This is not a request for proposals, but instead market research to determine interested HUBZone sources prior to issuing the solicitation. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to obtain an indication of interest among HUBZone concerns in Minnesota and adjoining states, and obtain capability information of those interested sources. A determination by the Government on the method of competing this requirement has not been established. The Government will not award a contract based on this Sources Sought Notice, the information received, nor reimburse participants for the information they provide. If you are an interested HUBZone concern, please provide the following information: 1). HUBZone business name and Point of Contact; 2). DUNS number and CAGE code; 3). provide evidence of HUBZone status; and 4). a brief Statement of Capability (no more than 10 pages) which demonstrates the ability to meet the requirements specified in the above statement of work. Also include any past performance information on Government contracts of similar size and scope. Electronic responses are preferred and telephonic requests for information will not be honored. No requests for capability briefings will be honored as a result of this notice. Information provided will not be used as a part of any subsequent solicitation requirement. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Responses are due no later than 5:00 p.m., Central Standard Time, on 04 March 2009 to the attention of Patricia M. Simon, Contact Specialist, via e-mail to contact@example.gov or by fax to +1 (555) 000-0000.