New Buffalo

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District intends to issue a Invitation for Bid (IFB) to award a single firm fixed-price construction contract to perform dredging of the New Buffalo Harbor, MI. The task requires the contractor to mobilize to New Buffalo, MI and dredge between the upstream and downstream limits as shown on the plans. Dredging may be completed either mechanically or hydraulically. Place material in the Confined Disposal Facility (CDF) or Dredged Material Disposal Facilities (DMDF). Demobilize when dredging work is completed., site work, surveys, environmental compliance, and other associated work may be required as indicated in the task order plans specifications. The contractor will be responsible for all labor, equipment, and materials associated with respective task.

The following information is provided:

In accordance with FAR 36.204 the magnitude of construction is between $1 million and $5 million.

The project will be solicited under North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) is 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, which has a small business size standard of $37 million. Solicitation will be posted approximately on or about January 2025.

The Government intends to make a single award to qualifying offeror. A qualifying offeror is an offeror determined to be responsible source, submits a technically acceptable proposal which conforms to the requirements of the solicitation, and the Contracting Officer has no reason to believe would be likely to offer other than fair and reasonable pricing. In accordance with FAR15.304©(1)(ii)(B).

The Invitation for Bid (IFB) is intended to be issued as a 100% set-aside for small businesses and the government intends to make a single award to qualifying offeror.

The solicitation package materials, documents, drawings, specifications, and attachments will be available only electronically via https://piee.eb.mil/xhtml/unauth/home/login.xhtml and www.sam.gov. Hard copy documents will not be supplied by the Government to any interested parties as a result of this solicitation. Please note that the Government will not be maintaining a bidders list during the solicitation period. However, vendors are strongly encouraged to review the “Interested Vendors List” tab found on sam.gov for this solicitation.

In order for interested contractors to conduct business with the Federal Government, contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to submission of bid. Contractors can access SAM for free at www.sam.gov.