Sandbridge Beach Erosion and Hurricane Protection Beach Renourishment Project

W9123626BA011: Sandbridge Beach Erosion and Hurricane Protection Beach Renourishment Project This is a pre-solicitation notice. This is NOT a solicitation. Do NOT submit proposals or questions in response to this notice. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be posted on Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) website at https://piee.eb.mil/ by the end of August 2026. The solicitation is anticipated to be posted for 30 calendar days. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Norfolk District (NAO) intends to issue an Invitation for Bid (IFB) acquisition for the Sandbridge Beach Hurricane Protection Project; Virginia Beach, Virginia. This procurement will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 14, Invitation for Bid (IFB). The Government intends to award a firm-fixed-price (FFP) contract. The requirement will be solicited as unrestricted. The applicable NAICS code is 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (Dredging and Surface Cleanup Activities), with a small business standard of $37 million. In accordance with DFARS 236.204 - Disclosure of the Magnitude of Construction Projects, the magnitude of construction is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000. DESCRIPTION OF WORK The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is seeking eligible firms capable of performing new work dredging by hopper dredge in the Sandbridge shoal borrow site A, the southern borrow site, and placement at Sandbridge Beach for renourishment activities. Sandbridge shoal borrow site A has depths ranging from -35 feet mean lower low water (MLLW) to -67 feet MLLW. The scope will require the contractor to perform before-dredge and after-dredge hydrographic surveys of 3,260 acres Sandbridge borrow site A. The construction completion date will be approximately 365 calendar days from the issuance of Notice to Proceed (NTP). Contractors will be required to submit bid bonds documents with the proposal. The successful awardee will be required to provide 100% payment and performance bonds for the project. The effort will be solicited and awarded utilizing the Sealed Bid procedures under FAR Part 14. Anticipated solicitation issuance time frame is on or about the end of August 2026. THIS PROJECT IS A FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PROCUREMENT INVITATION FOR SEALED BID. The Government intends to award a firm fixed price contract using INVITATION FOR BID WITH PRE-AWARD SURVEY and procedures outlined in FAR 36 and FAR 14. Pre-award survey will determine contractor responsibility in accordance with FAR 9.104. Bidders will be evaluated on both pre-award survey and conformance to the solicitation and price. The Government reserves the right to reject any or all Bids; and to award the contract to other than the lowest total price and to award to the bidder submitting the lowest bid determined by the Government to be responsible. Bid bonds will be required with bid submittals. In addition, the awardee must be found responsible in accordance with FAR 9.1. The below Pre-Award Survey Information will be requested of the apparent low offeror. This information is not required to be responsive to the Invitation for Bid. a) Current commitments and expected dates of completion. b) One (1) signed bank reference demonstrating adequate financial resources. If bidder’s firm has a line of credit – provide information on how many figures bidder can borrow against the line of credit (i.e. medium 6 figures – exact line of credit is not required). c) The bidder shall provide the latest three (3) complete fiscal year financial statements for the prime contractor, certified by an independent accounting firm, if practicable, or signed by an authorized officer of the organization. Submit evidence of availability of working/operating capital, which will be used for the performance of the resultant contract. For Joint Venture arrangements, submit the latest three complete fiscal year financial statements for each company in the Joint Venture and discuss the finan...