FBO Notice Date 11/06/19
BIDS Reference Number 290
Document Type: Sources Sought
Maintenance, Repair, And Alteration Of Real Property

Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commanding Officer, USCG Civil Engineering Unit Providence, 02886-1379

Z -- DREDGE CHANNEL (FY20) USCG STATION JONES BEACH, FREEPORT, NY SOL 70Z0G1-20-S-DREDGESTAJB DUE 111519 POC Teresa L. Lamphere, Contracting Officer, Phone 401-736-1785, Fax 401-736-1704, Email Teresa.L.Lamphere@uscg.mil - Jean M Bretz, Sr. Field Contracting Officer, Phone (401)736-1765, Fax 401-736-1704, Email JEAN.M.BRETZ@USCG.MILSOURCES SOUGHT: THIS IS ONLY A MARKET SURVEY FOR WRITTEN INFORMATION ONLY. THISIS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS ANNOUCEMENT. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up information requests. In order to protect the procurement integrity of any future procurement that may arise from this announcement, information regarding the technical point of contact will not be given and no appointments for presentations will be made.

The U.S. Coast Guard is considering whether or not to set aside an acquisition for HUBZone Small Business concerns, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business concerns (SDVOSB), 8(a) certified Small Business concerns, Woman-Owned Small Business concerns or Small Business concerns, or solicit Unrestricted. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 237990, with a small business size standard of $27.5 Million. The estimated value of the procurement is between $1,000,000 and $1,500,000. Performance and/or Payment bonds will be required.

The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking Interested Vendors with successful past performance, current relevant experience, personnel/resources, equipment, and capability to perform the following work:

Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, materials, tools, vehicles, supervision, and other items and services required to hydraulically dredge approximately 4,745 cubic yards (CY) out of the channel at STA Jones Beach. Dredgeto -8' below Mean Lower Low Water (MLLW), plus a 1' of allowable over-dredge to-9' MLLW. Dredge back slopes at a ratio of 1 vertical to 3 horizontal. Materialdredged beyond -9' MLLW will not be paid for. Dredge spoils will be de-watered on-site at STA Jones Beach, and then trucked to 110 Sand Company landfill in Melville, NY for final disposal. A confined de-watering facility (CDF) will need tobe constructed on-site at STA Jones Beach to de-water the dredge spoils from the hydraulic dredge. The upland site will need to be fully restored to its pre-dredge condition at the end of the project. Final permits are in the process of being secured. We are anticipating the dredge work to begin as early as the summerof 2020, or no later than the fall of 2020. The dredge material ranges from 38%to 88% sand, 9% to 49% silt, up to 13% clay, and up to 11% gravel, depending onthe location within the dredge area. To be further refined, but roughly 3 months are expected from contract award to 100% contract completion.

If your firm is interested in this requirement, and intends to submit an offer on this acquisition, please respond by email to and with "Sources Sought Notice 70Z0G1-20-S-DREDGESTAJB" in the subject line.

Your response MUST include the following: (a) a positive statement of your intent to submit a proposal for this solicitation as prime contractor; (b) evidence of bonding capacity; (c) a statement identifying your certified small business designation (if any); and, (d) evidence of prior successful dredging experience in the Long Island Sound area -- to include contract numbers, project titles, dollar amounts, points of contact and telephone numbers. Your response is required no later than 15 November 2019. All of the above must be submitted in sufficient detail for a decision to be made on an applicable set-aside.

CITE: https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DHS/USCG/USCGCEUP/70Z0G1-20-S-DREDGESTAJB/listing.html