Big Fishweir Creek, Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Continuing Authorities Program (CAP) Section 206, Duval County, Florida

Notice ID:

W912EP22Z0001

Department/Ind. Agency:

DEPT OF DEFENSE

Sub-tier:

DEPT OF DEFENSE

Sub Command:

US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT JACKSONVI

Office:

US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT JACKSONVI

All Dates/Times are:

(UTC-04:00) EASTERN STANDARD TIME, NEW YORK, USA

Updated Published Date:

Oct 20, 2021 10:44 am EDT

Original Published Date:

2021-10-14 11:33:00

Updated Response Date:

Oct 29, 2021 10:00 am EDT

Original Response Date:

Oct 29, 2021 10:00 am EDT

Inactive Policy:

15 days after response date

Updated Inactive Date:

Nov 13, 2021

Original Inactive Date:

Nov 13, 2021

Initiative:

• None***--***

NAICS Code:

237990 - Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction

Original Set Aside:

This announcement constitutes a Source Sought Synopsis. This announcement seeks information from industry and will only be used for preliminary planning purposes. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. The Jacksonville District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking interest from prospective offerors for a potential fiscal year (FY) 22 award of the aforementioned project. The purpose of this synopsis is to gauge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of the Construction Community, to include Small Businesses, as the Government must ensure there is adequate competition amongst the potential pool of responsible contractors. The proposed project will be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract. Although the acquisition method has not been determined, the Jacksonville District is considering the issuance of a Request for Proposal (RFP) using the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection process. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to said synopsis or any follow-up information requested. The Jacksonville District of the US Army Corps of Engineers is seeking interested offerors for a project that consists of excavation of three separate and unique portions of the Big Fishweir Creek and Little Fishweir Creek. Big Fishweir Creek is a relatively small tributary on the west side of the St. Johns River approximately 4 miles south of downtown Jacksonville, Florida (Duval County). It is just north of the Ortega River mouth into the St. Johns River. The project will require the dredging, transport, offloading and disposal of a maximum of 30,000 cubic yards of material. Dredged material from Little Fishweir Creek (STA 1+50 to STA 9+57), the Channel Widener (STA 33+19 to STA 35+33.02) and the main channel (STA 35+33.02 to STA 55+38) shall be transported to and placed into Bartram Island Disposal Area into Cell B. Dredged material from the upper reaches of Big Fishweir Creek (STA 1+00 to STA 18+25) may be transported to and placed into Bartram Island Disposal Area Cell B or an approved upland disposal facility. Cell B is approximately 14 miles northeast of the project location. The Bartram Island Disposal Area is significantly higher than the water surface of the St. Johns River. Prior to demobilization, Cell B must be dewatered by pumping any effluent water into Cell B2. Work also includes turbidity monitoring, endangered species monitoring, vibration control monitoring, debris removal, and incidental related work as well as, coordination with JAXPORT's Hired Contractor for disposal in Bartram Island. The Estimated Magnitude of construction is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. The project will have an estimated period of performance of 270 calendar days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed (NTP). The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. The Small Business Size Standard for this project is $30.0 million. Anticipated solicitation issuance date is on or about 31 January 2022. The official Synopsis citing the solicitation number will be issued on the SAM.gov Contracting Opportunities Website: https://sam.gov. Responses to this Synopsis shall be limited to 5 pages and shall include the following information: Company/Contractor name, address, point of contact, phone number and e-mail address. Company’s interest in submitting an offer on the subject requirement when issued. Company’s capability to perform work of this magnitude and complexity. The capabilities statement should provide a (1) brief description of the project, (2) customer name, (3) customer satisfaction, (4) timeliness of performance and (5) dollar value of the completed project as well as include at least 3 examples citing the following: Company’s capability to execute comparable work performed within the past 10 years. - Experience working in narrow work areas bounded by residential waterfront structures such as bulkheads and docks. - Experience working near bridges with low overhead clearance and a narrow channel between bridge bents. - Experience dredging in tidal influence coupled with shallow depths. - Experience working in highly populated areas with limited points of access and limited opportunities for staging and storage areas adjacent to or near the work area. Prospective Offeror shall identify their Small Business classification and Small Business Size: _ Small Business _ Small Disadvantage Business _ 8(a) Small Business _ HUB Zone _ SDVOSB _ WOSB If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, firms should address the structure of such arrangement include Joint Venture information, if applicable – existing and potential. Bonding Capacity (construction bonding level per contract and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars) via letter from the bonding company. NOTES: DO NOT SUBMIT A RESPONSE TO THIS SYNOPSIS IF YOU DO NOT INTEND TO SUBMIT AN OFFER ON THIS PROJECT. DO NOT SUBMIT PROPRIETARY AND/OR BUSINESS CONFIDENITAL DATA. Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the work associated with the subject requirement, are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice no later than 29 OCTOBER 2021 at 10:00AM, Local Time. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice shall be sent to Ms. Anelis I. Nazario Castillo via email at Anelis.I.Nazario-Castillo@usace.army.mil. Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response under this sources sought synopsis. You must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), in order to be eligible to receive an award from any Government solicitation. To register, go to www.sam.gov. For additional information visit the website for the Federal Service Desk (www.FSD.gov) which supports SAM or contact them at 866-606-8220 for assistance.

KO CONTRACTING DIVISION 701 SAN MARCO BLVD

JACKSONVILLE , FL 32207-8175

USA

Primary Point of Contacts:

Anelis I. Nazario Castillo

Secondary Point of Contact:

Manuela Voicu