May 10, 2024 Message from the Contract Specialist: Due to technical reasons, the Solicitation will not be posted on SAM until next week The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District intends to issue a solicitation package seeking to award via an Invitation for Bids (IFB) method a firm-fixed-price contract for the construction of the Phase II, Contract 4B components of the Port Monmouth Hurricane and Storm Damage Reduction Project in Middletown Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey. The project scope is for the construction of 1,521 LF Floodwall, 1040 Levee, 3,100 Contaminated non-hazardous material, 15,510 CY Haul and Dispose of excess/unsatisfactory material, 2,405 CY Borrow Material, 2 Road Closure gates, 119,300 LF Steel H-Piles, 11 total static load tests for primary and secondary test piles. This project will be acquired as a Small Business Set-Aside advertisement. It is anticipated that the IFB will be issued on or about 10 May 2024 and the bids will be due on or about 30 days later. The base period of performance for this project is 1,100 calendar days from the Notice to Proceed (NTP) date. The Specifications will be posted electronically via the Contract Opportunities website. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. The small business size standard for this code is $45,000,000. The magnitude of this construction is estimated to cost between $50 million and $75 million. Bids will be submitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Contracting Division, Room 16- 300, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278-0090. All questions must be submitted in writing via email (Microsoft word format) to the Contract Specialist. The media selected for the issuance of this solicitation and amendments shall solely be at the discretion of the Government; accordingly, the medium utilized for this project is the Internet. Paper copies of this solicitation and amendments, if any, will not be available or issued. In accordance with DFARS 252.204-7007, all vendors who want access to the solicitation must be registered with System for Award Management (SAM) located at online and Contract Opportunities located at www.sam.gov in order to safeguard acquisition-related information for all Federal Agencies. Interested parties may download and print the solicitation at no charge from the Contract Opportunities website at online. The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition Technology & Logistics (OUSD{AT&L}) A Guide to Collection & Use of Past Performance Information dated 2003 and FAR Part 36 requires the collection and use of past performance information (PPI) in acquiring best-value goods and services. FAR Subpart 36.3 and DFARS Subpart 236.2 mandates the use of Construction Contractor Appraisal Support System (CCASS) by all DoD agencies for construction contracts greater than or equal to $650,000 or more than $10,000 if the contract was terminated for default. CCASS is a module of the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) and is located at Online. Point of Contact is Ivan Damaso, Contract Specialist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, 26 Federal Plaza, Room 16-300, New York, NY 10278-0090. Email: ivan.d.damaso@usace.army.mil. *The value for this project is based on a financial range. The value is listed as the highest possible cost from the range provided by a stakeholder or official project document. The work includes the construction of floodwalls and retaining walls, earthen levees, interior drainage features (swales, ponding areas, drainage, pipes), and development of permit applications and incidental related work QA date with a cut-off date of 10 July 2024 at 6:00pm EDT for sending Requests for Information (RFI).