Pre-Solicitation Notice for Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) for Regional Dredge Multiple Award Task Order (MATOC) - USACE Huntington District - W91237-27-R-A003

1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: The contract consists of a base period of one-year with four option periods, one-year each for maintenance dredging and/or clearing and snagging services for Ohio River Government Lock facilities and Ohio River open channel areas (within commercial navigation limits) located in the geographical boundaries of the following U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Districts: Nashville (LRN), Louisville (LRL), Huntington (LRH), and Pittsburgh (LRP). There will be no site visit for this requirement. The award of a target of (3) Firm Fixed price Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity Multiple Award Task Order Contracts (IDIQ-MATOC) is anticipated. The contracts will be awarded to up to three (3) qualifying Offerors. The total capacity for the sum of all task orders issued under these contracts is a shared Not to Exceed (NTE) amount of $45,000,000.00. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. The NAICS code for this procurement is 237990, which has a size standard of $37 million in average annual receipts. If a large business is awarded this contract, it must comply with RFO Clause 52.219-9 Alt II Small Business Subcontracting Plan, Alternate II. Solicitation documents will be available on or about November 10, 2026, and can be downloaded at https://www.sam.gov. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The primary objective of this contract is to provide maintenance dredging and/or clearing and snagging services for Ohio River Government lock facilities and Ohio River open channel areas (within commercial navigation limits) located anywhere within the geographical boundaries of the following Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Districts: Nashville (LRN), Louisville (LRL), Huntington (LRH), and Pittsburgh (LRP). This includes work on any navigable tributary of the Ohio River system.3. SELECTION CRITERIA: All proposals will be evaluated on the basis of the factors stated below to award a contract to each and all qualifying offerors. There will be no trade-offs performed. Awards of MATOCs will be made to those offerors that are determined to be a responsible source, submitting a technically acceptable proposal that conforms to the requirements of the solicitation, and the Contracting Officer has no reason to believe would be likely to offer other than fair and reasonable pricing. FACTOR 1: Technical Capability - This factor evaluates the offerors proposed capability to perform specific dredging and related tasks that may be required under the basic contract and all option periods. FACTOR 2: Equipment - Offeror shall provide documentation for all marine floating plant/equipment being proposed for use under this solicitation/contract and any subsequent task orders. FACTOR 3: Past Performance - Provide descriptions of at least one (1) and no more than three (3) projects completed or substantially complete (90% or more) within seven (7) years from issuance of the solicitation that are similar in scope, magnitude, and complexity to the work under this MATOC. Self-performance of at least 50% of the total cost of the project is required. FACTOR 4: Small Business Participation Plan - This factor evaluates the offerors proposed level of participation of Small Business (as prime and/or subcontractor) relative to the following goals: Small Business (SB) - minimum mandatory (23%), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) (13%), Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) (5%), Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) (5%), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) (5%), and HUBZone Small Business (3%).4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Proposers shall submit all documents electronically through PIEE Solicitation Module at www.piee.eb.mil. No paper copies, CD, DVD, thumb drives, email, or facsimile will be accepted. To be eligible for award, a firm must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM). Register via the SAM internet site at www. SAM.gov. Questions may be submitted to Amy L. Davis; amy.l.davis@usace.army.mil. Please note, as of April 2018, GSAs System for Award Management (SAM) system requires new registrations and renewals of existing registrations to submit an original signed notarized letter identifying the authorized Entity Administrator. The notarized letter is not to be submitted to the Huntington Contracting Office as it is not our requirement. Vendors are encouraged to check their entitys status in www.SAM.gov and plan accordingly. If the prospective contractor is not registered in the SAM database, the Contracting Officer will follow the procedures in FAR 4.1103. Contact the supporting Federal Service Desk at www.fsd.gov, or by telephone at 866-606-8220 (toll free) or 334-206-7828 (internationally) Monday through Friday from 8am to 8pm EDT, for free assistance. The SAM registration process may take several weeks to process once submitted. Please carefully consider this information when deciding to submit your proposal.