Action Code: Pre-solicitation/Synopsis

Class Code: Z

Subject: Beachfill of the Delaware Coast, Rehoboth Beach to Dewey Beach, Sussex County, DE

Solicitation Number: W912BU-19-B-0013

Set-Aside Code: Unrestricted

Response Date: 10 September 2019 - 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

Place of Performance: U.S. Army Engineer District, Philadelphia, Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107-3390.

Description of Work: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District intends to award a firm fixed-price that consists of Beachfill of the Rehoboth and Dewey Beach in Sussex County, DE that consists of the following:

A base bid to place approximately 409,000 cubic yards of beachfill, along the Atlantic Ocean coastline of Rehoboth & Dewey Beach, DE. There will be four options each consisting of an additional 25,000cy of beachfill to be placed. If awarded options 1 & 2 will be used to place sand at Rehoboth Beach and Options 3 & 4 will be used to place sand at Dewey Beach. The project area encompasses the municipalities of Rehoboth and Dewey Beach. The project work will be for the Base Bid and Options, if awarded, also may include, in addition to beachfill: the repair of pedestrian, vehicle, and handicap crossovers; planting dune grass; installing sand fencing; and the relocation or removal of various existing structures to accommodate the beachfill. The beachfill material must come from the authorized offshore borrow area, trucking in sand will not be permitted under this contract. The awarded contract will contain Liquidated Damages at a rate to be specified in the Solicitation.

Solicitation No. W912BU-19-B-0013 will be issued on or about 22 July 2019, as an Unrestricted Invitation for Bids. Bid opening will be conducted on 10 September 2019 at 11:00 am. Bid Bonds will be required at the time of bid opening. Performance and Payment Bonds will be required prior to Notice to Proceed. The award will be made as a whole to one bidder in accordance FAR Part 14 Procedures. The contract period of performance is 160 Calendar days. Estimated cost range of this project is $10,000,000 and the NAICS code for this project is 237990 (SIC 1629) with a size standard of $27.5 million dollars.

Solicitation documents, plans and specifications will only be available via the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) homepage located at https://www.fbo.gov/. Copies of plans and specifications will be available via FBO Internet homepage as hard copies will not be available. No written or fax requests will be accepted. It is the contractor's responsibility to monitor FBO for any amendments. The solicitation will contain FAR 52.222-38 Compliance with Veterans' Reporting Requirements, therefore contractors who have received a Federal Contract of $100,000.00 or greater, except as waived, must have submitted the preceding fiscal year Federal Contractor Veterans' Employment Report (VETS-100 and/or VETS-100A Report) to be eligible for an award. If you have any questions or concerns regarding VETS-100 or VETS-100A reports please contact VETS- 100 customer support at 1-866-237-0275 or via email at [email protected]. The solicitation will contain FAR provision 52.204-7; therefore a bidder must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award. Davis Bacon rates will be applicable to the construction. Affirmative action to insure equal employment opportunity is applicable to the resulting contract.

Questions regarding this notice should be directed to Cheley Auguste at [email protected].