MOUNT ST. HELENS SPIRIT LAKE INTAKE HEADWALL

Mount St. Helens Spirit Lake Intake HeadwallU.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, PORTLAND DISTRICTISSUED: 03/08/2021RESPONSES DUE: 03/22/2021 at 5:00 pmTHIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government.  All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary, and the Government will not pay for information requested nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government.The proposed NAICS code for this procurement is 237990 - Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction.The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Portland District is searching for Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction Contractors who can provide construction services for Mount St. Helens Spirit Lake Intake Headwall. As part of its market research, USACE Portland District, is issuing this Sources Sought to determine if there exists an adequate number of qualified interested contractors capable of

providing the requirement. The Government may use the responses to this Sources Sought for information and planning purposes.Debris from the 1980 Mount. St. Helens eruption blocked the historic outflow of the lake, and engineers built a tunnel to drain the lake and prevent a catastrophic flood.  A 1.5 mile drainage tunnel was built by the Army Corps of Engineers to drain the lake and prevent a catastrophic flood.  The 35-year-old tunnel needs extensive repairs, and were it to fail, the lake could rise, break through the debris blockage and cause disastrous flooding in the Cowlitz and Toutle valleys.The multifaceted project focuses primarily on Spirit Lake’s drainage issues.   Re-establishing the road from Windy Ridge to the south shore of the lake would allow access the area to take samples of the debris blockage holding back the lake. It also would make it easier to replace the aging intake gate.  The proposed 3.4-mile access road would be built along an old road used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the early 1980s that generally tracks along the Truman TrailThe Mount St. Helens Spirit Lake Headwall will include to the following items:• A 3 mile temporary access road including cut and fill road design.• A lake-side barge loading facility consisting of an earthen ramp, and a staging area• Mechanical Dredging from barges or floating work platforms• Construction of and working behind a cofferdam• Replacement of inlet gate, design of slide gate, hydraulic steel structures• Concrete repair to HeadwallThe anticipated magnitude for this project will be between $10,000,000 and $20,000,000.*****UPDATED DATE******The anticipated Solicitaiton release date for this project will be 13 April 2022NO AWARD WILL MADE FROM THIS INITIAL NOTICE. THIS IS NOT AN INVITATION FOR BIDS OR REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.Submission Instructions:  Please send responses with the subject heading Spirit Lake Intake to Cory Pfenning, email address: cory.r.pfenning@usace.army.milCAPABILITY STATEMENT TO SHOW INTEREST AND INTENT:Respondents interested in performing the proposed project as a prime contractor should submit a capability statement for consideration that include the following: (In A through F).A. Offerors' name, address, points of contact with telephone numbers and e-mail addresses.B. DUNS number and CAGE code.C. Firm's small business category and Business Size: Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged (SDB), including 8(a) firms, Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone), Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), including Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB), and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small business (SDVOSB).D. A Statement of Capability (SOC) stating your skills, experience, and knowledge required to perform the specified type of work as described above. This SOC should be a brief description of your company's capabilities. The potential bidders should provide the magnitude and brief references of relevant work they have performed.  Include a statement detailing any special qualifications and certifications, applicable to the scope of this project, held by your firm and/or in-house personnel.  including the following;•Experience in performing work in remote locations, limited or no cellular service, inclement weather (high winds).•Experience in performing work in highly sensitive natural environments.•Experience in mechanical dredging operations•Hydraulic Steel Structure (HSS) fabricator must be AISC Quality Certified, Category III, Major Steel Bridges with Fracture Critical Rating•Experience in design and implementation of cofferdam systemsE. Indicate whether your company will perform the work directly or intends to subcontract the work. If subcontracting, identify the percentage of work to be subcontracted. Identify the percentage of work your firm may be capable of directly performing.F. Any other information that would assist in determining your company's capability in performing the described construction work.Responses to the Sources Sought will not be returned. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this Sources Sought. USACE Portland District will not pay for information received in response to this Sources Sought.Do not submit pricing information in response to this Sources Sought.All responses must be submitted in either Microsoft Word or Adobe Portable Document Format by no later than 5:00 pm Pacific Time on Monday, 22 March 2021.  Do not include proprietary information in your response.The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate.