DEPT OF THE ARMY USA Tender

This Is A Sources Sought/request For Information Only. This Is Not A Solicitation Announcement, Nor Is It A Request For Proposal. This Request Does Not Obligate The Government In Any Contract Award. The U.s. Army Corps Of Engineers, Savannah District Is Issuing The Sources Sought Synopsis As A Means Of Conducting Market Research To Identify Parties Having An Interest In And The Resources To Support The Requirement For Civil Works Construction. The Result Of This Market Research Will Contribute To Determining The Method Of Procurement. The Applicable North American Industry Classification System (naics) Code Assigned To This Procurement Is 237990with A Size Standard Of $39.5 Million. The Potential Magnitude For This Requirement Is Estimated Between $5 Million To $10 Million Dollars. the Contractor Will Be Required To Close One Man-made Cut In The Salt Marsh North Of The Satilla River In Camden County, Ga: Noyes Cut (approximate Location: 31.0101˚ N, 81.5466˚ W). This Work Is Part Of The Noyes Cut Ecosystem Restoration Project And Has The Objective Of Increasing Tidal Exchange Throughout The System, Restoring Salinity Gradients To Dover Creek, And Reducing Shoaling In Umbrella Creek. the Site Is Remote And Only Accessible By Water. It Is Located Approximately 10 Linear Miles South Of Brunswick, Ga And Is 11 Linear Miles From The Woodbine Boat Ramp Located At 103 E 1st St, Woodbine, Ga, 31569 And 8 Linear Miles From The Tidelands Nature Center Boat Ramp Located At 100 S Riverview Dr, Jekyll Island, Ga 31527. The Site Is Subject To Large Tidal Variations Typical To The Ga Coast And The Site May Not Be Accessible At All Tide Stages For All Types Of Equipment. The Contractor Will Verify Site Accessibility For Selected Equipment. Vessel Traffic In The Vicinity Of The Site Is Expected To Be Minimal And Limited To Occasional Recreational Boaters And Small Commercial Crab Fishing Boats. the Cut Closure Structure Will Consist Of A Trapezoidal Rubble Mound-type Structure With A 3:1 H:v Slope And An Approximately Length Of 495 Ft At Noyes Cut. The Width At The Crest Will Be Approximately 6 Ft For Each Structure. The Structure Will Be Made Entirely Of Gdot Type I Riprap. The Current Estimate For Rock Quantities Is Approximately 21,000 Tons For Noyes Cut. The Contractor Will Be Responsible For Furnishing, Stockpiling, And Placement Of All Rock. The Rock Will Be Carefully Placed Within The Template Using Approved Equipment In A Manner To Produce A Well-graded Mass Of Rock And To Minimize Impacts To Fish And Wildlife. The Contractor Will Install Aids To Navigation Consisting Of Signs And Other Markings Mounted On Pile Foundations At Each Cut Closure Location. the Site Is Owned By The State Of Georgia And All Applicable Laws And Regulations Of Safe Vessel Operation Will Be Maintained. All Work At The Site Will Be Conducted From Floating Platforms And No Equipment Will Be Allowed To Be Placed In The Marsh. During Construction, The Contractor Will Use Best Management Practices To Minimize Damage To The Marsh And Impacts To Fish And Wildlife. Marsh That Is Damaged Outside Of The Established Footprint Of The Structure Will Be Restored By The Contractor At No Additional Cost To The Government. if You Are Interested In This Project And/or Your Organization Has The Potential Capacity To Perform These Services, Please Submit The Following To The Point Of Contacts (poc) Information Listed Below: name And Address Of Your Firm point Of Contact (name/phone/email) company Website data Universal Numbering System (duns) Number (http://www.dnb.com) commercial And Government Entity (cage) Code (http://www.dlis.dla.mil/cage_welcome.asp) business Size, To Include Designation As Hubzone, 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman-owned Business, And Large Business. The Government Must Be Able To Verify Sba Certification Of Hubzone, 8(a), And Sdb Via The System For Award Management (sam) (http://www.beta.sam.gov/) bonding Capability For Your Firm In Terms Of Single And Aggregated Bonding capability Statement Addressing The Particulars Of This Effort, With Appropriate Documentation Supporting Claims Of Organizational And Staff Capability. Please State If You Have Experience In Performing Heavy Civil Marine Construction, Furnishing And Placement Of Rock, And The Use Of Barges And Over-water Platforms For Hauling Rock And Placing Rock From Over-water. If Significant Subcontracting (self-performance Is Less Than 15%) Or Teaming Is Anticipated In Order To Deliver Technical Capability, Organizations Should Address The Administrative And Management Structure Of Such Arrangements To Include The Percentage Anticipated To Be Self-performed By Each Party.