Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Texas, Channel to Victoria, Texas, Beneficial Use (BU) Site 3 Improvements in Calhoun County, Texas

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District Office requires a contract for Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Texas, Channel to Victoria, Texas, Beneficial Use (BU) Site 3 Improvements in Calhoun County, Texas.

Project Information: The work consists of improvements to Channel to Victoria (CTV) BU Site 3 including construction of a revetment comprised of riprap, reef balls, and/or other material, as well as, other incidental work in order to maintain future upland bird habitat and prevent dredged material placed in BU 3 from being eroded by barge wakes and deposited back in the channel. Schedule No. 1 - Mobilization and demobilization of 12,000 tons of riprap, 4,000 tons of blanket stone, geotextile, and endangered species monitoring; Opt No. 1 - 2,000 tons of riprap, 800 tons of blanket stone and geotextile; Option No. 2 - 2,000 tons of riprap, 800 tons of blanket stone and geotextile.

Completion Time: Schedule No. 1 - 125 calendar days; Option No. 1 - 30 calendar days and Option No. 2 - 30 calendar days.

The contractor will be required to provide Performance and Payment Bonds within (10) calendar days after award. The contractor shall begin work within (10) calendar days after receipt of the notice to Proceed. If the contractor fails to complete the work within the time specified, the contractor shall pay liquidated damages to the Government in the amount of $1,705.00 for each calendar day of delay until the work is completed or accepted.

The Solicitation issued will be Firm Fixed Price. The magnitude of this project is between $1,000,000.00 and $5,000,000.00.

The solicitation is advertised as "Unrestricted" full and open competition for both large and small businesses. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code applicable to this project is 237990. The Small Business Size Standard is $39.5 Million.

The solicitation will be issued on or about 29 August 2019. Response date is 30 September 2019 @ 2:00 PM (CST) (All bids must be submitted electronically via www.FBO.gov). The estimated award date for this project is November 2019.

ATTENTION TO OFFEROR(s)/CONTRACTOR(s): EFFECTIVE MARCH 22, 2018, YOU MUST SUBMIT A NOTARIZED LETTER APPOINTING THE AUTHORIZED ENTITY ADMINISTRATOR BEFORE YOUR REGISTRATION WILL BE ACTIVATED. THIS REQUIREMENT NOW APPLIES TO BOTH NEW AND EXISTING ENTITIES. MAKE SURE YOUR SAM PROFILE INCLUDES "ALL AWARDS" AND NOT JUST "FEDERAL ASSISTANCE AWARDS" AS THIS OPTION IS ONLY FOR GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. PLEASE VISIT WWW.SAM.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION.

All offerors are encouraged to visit the Federal Business Opportunities website at https://www.fbo.gov to view and download the plans, specification and or any amendments for this procurement. Plans and specifications will not be available in paper format or on compact disc. To register as an "Interested Vendor", visit https://www.fbo.gov . Offerors must be registered with the Systems for Award Management (SAM), in order to receive a Government contract award. To register, the SAM Internet address is: https://www.sam.gov .
The Contract Specialist for this solicitation will be Ms. Lucille Smith, (409) 766-3845; E-mail: Lucille.r.smith@usace.army.mil . For technical information about this solicitation, please contact Mr. Angel Perez-Reyes at (409) 766-3158 or Ms. Brenda Hayden at (409) 766-3902, between the hours of 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays.
Subcontracting goals for the Galveston District are: 50.0% - Small Business; 17.0% - Small Disadvantaged Business; 18.0% - Woman-Owned Small Business; 10.0% - HubZone Small Business; 8.5% - Veteran-Owned Small Business and 4.0% - Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business.