Port Everglades Harbor Maintenance Dredging Broward County, Florida

Description

This announcement constitutes a Source Sought Synopsis and seeks information from industry and will only be used for preliminary planning purposes. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. The Jacksonville District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking interest from prospective bidders for a potential fiscal year (FY) 2026 award of the aforementioned project. The purpose of this synopsis is to gauge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of the Dredging Community, to include Small Businesses, as the Government must ensure there is adequate competition amongst the potential pool of responsible contractors. The proposed project will be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract. The Jacksonville Districts anticipates the issuance of an Invitation for Bid (IFB). No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to said synopsis or any follow-up information requested. The Jacksonville District of the US Army Corps of Engineers is seeking interested bidders for a project work that consist of maintenance dredging of shoal material from the Federal navigation channel and Port Everglades berthing areas and will be divided into a Base (Federal) and Option A (non-Federal). This project incorporates 2 feet of allowable overdepth and dredged material will be disposed of in the Port Everglades Ocean Dredge Material Disposal Site (ODMDS). Additional work includes, but is not limited to, construction vibration monitoring, endangered species monitoring, turbidity monitoring, and maintenance of traffic. The Target Price Range is between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00. The subject project has a total estimated period of performance of 125 calendar days. The contractor shall commence work within 60 calendar days of receipt of the Notice to Proceed (NTP). Said time, which is inclusive of commencement and mobilization / demobilization provides 110 calendar days for completion of the Base, and 15 calendar days for completion of Option A. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 237990 (Exception), Dredging and Surface Cleanup Activities. The Small Business Size Standard for this project is $37 Million. Anticipated solicitation issuance date is on or about 28 July 2026 and the anticipated response date is on or about 28 August 2026. The official Synopsis citing the solicitation number will be issued on the Sam Contracting Opportunities Website: at https://.sam.gov/. Responses to this Synopsis shall be limited to 7 pages and shall include the following information:1. Company/Contractor name, address, point of contact, phone number and e-mail address. 2. Company?s interest in bidding on the subject requirement when issued. 3. Company?s capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity (include company?s capability to execute comparable work performed within the past 10 years). Company should provide at least 3 examples which, at a minimum, include the following: a. Brief description of the project b. Customer name c. Customer satisfaction d. Timeliness of performance e. Dollar value of the completed projects 4. Offeror shall identify their Small Business classification and Small Business Size _ Small Business_ Small Disadvantage Business_ 8(a) Small Business_ HUB Zone_ SDVOSB _ WOSB 5. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, firms should address the structure of such arrangement include Joint Venture information, if applicable ? existing and potential. 6. Bonding Capacity (construction bonding level per contract and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars) via letter from the bonding company. NOTES: COAST GUARD CERTIFIED VESSELS ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS PROJECT.DO NOT SUBMIT A RESPONSE TO THIS SYNOPSIS IF YOU DO NOT INTEND TO BID ON THIS PROJECT.DO NOT SUBMIT PROPRIETARY AND/OR BUSINESS CONFIDENITAL DATA. Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the work associated with the subject requirement, are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice no later than 12 June 2026 at 2:00 PM, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). All responses under this Sources Sought Notice shall be sent to Nicole Batista-Cruz via email at Nicole.M.Batista-Cruz@usace.army.mil and Ruth C. Rodriguez at Ruth.C.Rodriguez@usace.army.mil Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response under this sources sought synopsis. You must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), in order to be eligible to receive an award from any Government solicitation. To register, go to www.sam.gov. For additional information visit the website for the Federal Service Desk (www.FSD.gov) which supports SAM or contact them at 866-606-8220 for assistance.