Thimble Shoal Maintenance Dredging

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THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. THERE WILL NOT BE A SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, NOR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Norfolk District is anticipating a future procurement for a firm-fixed-price construction contract for Thimble Shoal Maintenance Dredging, Hampton Roads, Virginia.

Description of Work:

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Norfolk District is seeking eligible firms capable of performing maintenance dredging by hopper dredge, by bucket dredge, or a combination of the two in the Thimble Shoal Channel, part of the Norfolk Harbor Federal Navigation Project. The segments are being dredged to required depth of -56 feet MLLW. One foot of allowable overdepth dredging will be considered as part of the contract dredging pay prism. Minor areas of new work dredging may be encountered when performing maintenance dredging. Dredged material generated by the project is expected to be transported and placed within the cells at the Dam Neck Ocean Disposal Site (DNODS). Dredging is estimated to generate approximately 1,000,000 to 1,500,000 cubic yards of pay volume. The Contractor shall be responsible for the following: dredging within the designated areas to the proposed required and allowable pay depths, transporting the dredged material to the DNODS, discharging the material by bottom dump method into the designated Government-furnished placement site, performing pre-placement and post-placement surveys of the cells utilized at DNODS, and communicating with the Port of Hampton Roads maritime users to minimize impacts to vessel traffic, adjacent structures, and other dredging operations.

In accordance with DFARS 236.204, the estimated construction price range for this project is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000. NAICS Code 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, applies to this project. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this synopsis.

Construction Time:

The work will commence first with performance beginning within 20 calendar days of receipt of Notice-to-Proceed (NTP). The construction period of performance will be approximately 325 calendar days from issuance of the NTP.

*There are restrictions on hopper dredging in the channel. No dredging will be allowed between September 1 and 15 November for the protection of sea turtles, so the contractor is expected to plan their work accordingly.

INDUSTRY SURVEY

The following confidential survey questionnaire is designed to apprise the Corps of prospective contractors' project execution capabilities. Please provide your response to the following questions. All questions are in regard to Thimble Shoal Maintenance Dredging project in Hampton Roads, Virginia.

1. Please provide company’s name, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address.


2. Would you be interested in bidding on the solicitation when it is issued? If the answer is No, please explain why not?


3. Have you worked on jobs similar in nature, complexity and magnitude to this project within the past 5 years?

Have you managed the dredge material placement sites with the inflows similar in magnitude to this project in the past 5 years?

If so, please describe the project(s) and for whom the work was performed. Indicate the dollar value of the project(s). Identify a point of contact (s) and phone number, as a reference of relevant experience.

1. Would you be bidding on this project as a sole contractor, prime contractor with subcontractor(s) or as a joint venture?


2. Is there a dollar limit on the size of contract that you would bid? If so, what is that limit?


3. What is the largest dredging contract, in dollars, on which you were the prime contractor?


4. What is your bonding capacity per contract? What is your total bonding capacity?


5. What is your firm’s business size (e.g., LB, SB, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOB)?


6. Are you familiar with the safety and health requirements of EM 385-1-1?

Please only include a narrative of the requested information. Additional information will not be reviewed. This Sources Sought Synopsis should not be construed in any manner to be an obligation of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers–Norfolk District to issue a contract, or result in any claim for reimbursement of costs for any effort you expand responding to this request. No solicitation is currently available.

The Government will utilize this information in determining an acquisition strategy. Please state all of the socio-economic categories in which your company belongs—(8)(a), Hub-zone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Woman Owned.

Please submit capability packages and responses to the above questions via email to Amy Herrera Coody at amy.h.coody@usace.army.mil, copying Tiffany N. Kirtsey at tiffany.n.kirtsey@usace.army.mil. Responses must be submitted no later than 06 January 2025.

The official synopsis citing the solicitation number will be issued on SAM.gov at https://sam.gov/content/home.

All prospective contractors are required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to contract award. Offerors and contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-866-606-8220 or via the Internet at https://www.sam.gov . Representations and Certifications Applications apply to this solicitation. Representations and Certifications may be completed online via the SAM.

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