This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE which serves as a market research tool to obtain information from industry and will be used for preliminary planning purposes. Only firms who respond to this announcement by submitting the requested information will be considered in determining whether to set-aside this requirement for small business concerns. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTATIONS, OR BIDS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED AS A RESULT OF THIS NOTICE. The Government is under no obligation to issue a solicitation as a result of this announcement. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this Sources Sought notice or any follow-up information. Respondents will not be notified of the results of this notice.

This will be a firm-fixed price construction contract. The construction magnitude is between $500,000.00 and $1,000,000.00. The anticipated North Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 237990 (Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction) with a Business Size Standard of $36.5 Million.

This project calls for the creation of a dredge material placement site near Tilghman Island, Talbot County, MD. The site is a previously used dredge material placement site last used by the Corps in 1996. The site needs to be improved before dredged material can be placed when the Knapps Narrows Channel is dredged in the spring of 2017. Berm creation and other earthwork are required. The construction calls for raising the existing berms to an elevation of 20 feet, replacing the three existing weir boxes with new ones, and the creation of an armored overflow sill. The period of performance for this job is 120 days.

Interested qualified Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Service Disabled Veteran Owned SB (SDVOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZones), or Qualified Section 8(a) certified firms should submit capability statements to include the following information: details of three most recent projects of similar scope and magnitude directly performed by your company, dates of projects, project references (including owner with phone number and email address), floating plant, final costs of completed projects, and provide evidence for bonding capacity for a dredging project of the anticipated magnitude detailed above. It should also contain and identify all expertise, types and number of equipment, and name and number of personnel. The contractor must also have worked previously with the Federal government on a similar job and provide examples of those jobs and references (name and phone number) to assure expertise. The contractor should be familiar with the Federal safety manual and provisions of the Davis-Bacon Act. The prime contractor will have to perform the administration of the project

In addition, please provide a letter from the surety regarding the potential Small Business General Contractor's maximum bonding capability for a single contract action and total aggregate bonding capacity.

Narratives shall be no longer than ten pages.
Comments will be shared with the Government and the project design team, but otherwise will be held in strict confidence.

Responses must include the Offerors' name, POC phone number, SAM information and email address.

Place of Performance:
Knapps Narrows, Talbot County, MD.

SUBMISSIONS:

Must submit the following at a minimum:
1. Company name, address, phone number, and email address for a point of contact.
2. Company's CAGE Code and DUNS Number to verify your business status as a qualified Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned SB (SDVOSB), Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone), Certified 8(a) or Women- Owned Small Business (WOSB).
3. Indicate the primary nature of your business.
4. Percentage of work capable of being performed with your equipment.
5. A letter from the surety regarding the bonding capability for a single contract action and aggregate of the interested small business prime contractor.
6. Email responses are required.

Responses are to be sent via email to [email protected] no later than 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, May 10 2016.

All interested firms must register in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award of Government contracts. Please see www.sam.gov for additional registration information.