SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR MARKET RESEARCH ONLY – This notice does not constitute a solicitation announcement or restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach and NO AWARD will occur from this notice. NO SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS are available for this notice. Responses to this Sources Sought notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. This is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP), or Invitation for Bid (IFB). This is a SOURCES SOUGHT notice to determine the capabilities of both small AND large business firms. Qualified companies, regardless of their size or socio-economic status, are encouraged to respond. Two or more small business firms capable of performing this work may help to guide the acquisition strategy and influence potential set-aside. Businesses are strongly encouraged to review this SOURCES SOUGHT and submit according to the directions in this notice. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Detroit District is seeking potential firms for the removal of dredged material from Erie Pier. The Erie Pier Confined Disposal Facility (CDF) is an 82-acre disposal facility located near 45th Avenue East in Duluth-Superior Harbor. The goal of this project is the removal of fine-grained dredged material from specific locations in the Erie Pier CDF. Material to be transported is stockpiled at the CDF. Services include loading of dredged material, and hauling and delivery of material to several destinations within the local area and stockpiled for future use by others. In addition, the contractor is required to obtain all permits necessary to transport the material as necessary. Note that coordination may be required for pickup and delivery. For pickup, the access road to the CDF site is being used by other contractors and coordination may be necessary in order to access the material for loading. The contractor is responsible for labor, material, and equipment for loading, hauling, and unloading material (i.e. excavators, dump trucks, etc.) For delivery, coordination may be required with the receiving entity for offloading at the delivery site. No earthwork, leveling, or landscaping is anticipated for this requirement. GENERAL INFORMATION: Both Large and Small Business firms who are interested are encouraged to respond to this Sources Sought Notice. PLEASE NOTE: This Sources Sought announcement is for planning and market research purposes only and is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP), or Invitation for Bid (IFB) . Only qualified contractors capable of performing this type of work are encouraged to respond to this market research information request. No basis for claim against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources Sought Notice. The Government will not pay for information or comments provided and will not recognize any cost associated with the submission of responses or comments. The Government will not be maintaining an interested vendors list. INSTRUCTIONS: In order for the Government to determine the extent of industry interest, capability, and experience in the requirement, responses received to this notice shall be in summary format, in either Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat PDF format, and shall not exceed five (5) pages, including the attached Sources Sought Survey Information Form included in this Sources Sought Notice. All firms interested in responding are invited to submit their information via email only to Joseph Russell,
[email protected] and LRE proposals,
[email protected] no later than the response indicated in this notice. Please reference in the subject line "SOURCES SOUGHT Erie Pier." Respondents will not be contacted regarding their submission for information gathered as a result of this sources sought notice.