W912BU23B0009-Roosevelt-Lewes Beach Nourishment

09/11/2023 -  Solicitation Amendment 0005 has been issued to provide answers to the submitted Requests For Information pertaining to the project.  Bid opening date and time remains unchanged.

08/29/2023 - Solicitation Amendment 0004 has been issued to to extend the bid opening date out to 19 September 2023, at 12:00PM.

08/18/2023: Solicitation Amendment 0003 has been issued to update a portion of the technical specifications. Amendment 0003 does NOT extend the bid opening date. 

8/17/2023: Solicitation Amendment 0002 has been issued to extend the bid opening date to September 1, 2023 and include applicable wage determinations. 

8/8/2023: Solicitation Amendment 0001 has been issued to provide RFI answers. Reference the Attachments section for the amendment and supporting documents. There is no extension associated with this amendment.

Contracts Branch (fc)  

SAM

Action Code: Solicitation

Class Code: Z

Subject: Renourishment of Roosevelt Inlet to Lewes Beach, Town of Lewes, Delaware

Solicitation No.: W912BU23B0009 – Re-nourishment of Roosevelt Inlet to Lewes Beach

Set-Aside Code:  N/A

Original Response Date:  21 August 2023

Place of Performance: Lewes, Delaware in Sussex County

Description of Work:

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District, intends to award a firm fixed contract to perform renourishment of Roosevelt Inlet to Lewes Beach, Lewes, Delaware in Sussex County.

The beach fill project extends from the southeast side of Roosevelt Inlet for a length of 1,400 ft. The beach fill project provides flood and coastal storm damage reduction to the community of Lewes Beach. The authorized beach design template includes a minimum 15-ft berm at elevation 8.0 ft NAVD extending at a slope of 1V:10H above MHW, and a dune with 25-ft crest width at elevation 14 ft NAVD. The minimum 15-ft design berm width is measured from the seaward toe of the design dune. This authorized design provides a total beach width (dune base and berm width) of 100 ft to the berm crest at elevation 8.0 ft NAVD.

The intended borrow areas for this beachfill includes the offshore borrow area, located approximately ¼-mile offshore. The project will include a base bid, which includes restoring each project to the design template and up to two options, for placement of additional sand as advanced nourishment. 

The NAICS Code for this project is 237990 Dredging and Surface Cleanup Activities and the small business size standard is $37.0 Million. Estimated cost range of the project is $1,000,000 - $5,000,000 Million dollars.

Bonding will be required; at the time of bid opening, by separate Bid Bonds; and after award but before Notice to Proceed, Performance and Payment Bonds will be required. The award will be made as a whole to one bidder in accordance with FAR Part 14 Procedures. The contract period of performance is 120 calendar days after receipt of Award/Notice to Proceed.

Solicitation documents, plans and specifications will only be available via the SAM.gov homepage located at https://www.SAM.gov/. Registration for plans and specifications should be made via SAM Internet homepage and hard copies will not be available. No written or fax requests will be accepted. It is the contractor’s responsibility to monitor SAM for any amendments.

The solicitation  contains 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 VETS100-customersupport@dol.gov.

The solicitation contains 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 are applicable to this construction contract. Affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunity is applicable to the resulting contract.

Note: Efforts to obtain the required water quality permit by the Government are underway. A solicitation amendment will be issued to notify bidders once the permit has been received. 

Questions regarding this notice should be directed to Frederick Conway at frederick.conway@usace.army.mil