Beach Renourishment, Kennedy Space Center, Brevard County, Florida

The Jacksonville District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking interest from prospective offerors for a potential fiscal year (FY) 2027 award of the aforementioned project. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to gauge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of the Construction and Dredging Communities, to include Small Businesses, as the Government must ensure there is adequate competition amongst the potential pool of responsible contractors. The notice is also soliciting comments from the construction community addressing the potential use of Project Labor Agreements (PLA) for this large-scale construction project exceeding $35,000,000. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to said notice or any follow-up information requested. 

The proposed project will be a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract. The Jacksonville District anticipates the issuance of an Invitation For Bid (IFB). No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to said sources sought notice or any follow-up information requested.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK: The proposed project work will consist of nourishing approximately 4.1 miles shoreline along Kennedy Space Center between FDEP Range Monuments V-366 and V-386 in Brevard County, Florida. The project includes dredging approximately 2.5 million cubic yards (MCY) of material for construction of a beach berm and dune. Beach compatible sand for the project may be dredged from up to three (3) offshore borrow areas. Chester Shoals I is located east of Cape Canaveral in State waters and is centered approximately 1.7 miles offshore of Kennedy Space Center. Kennedy Shoals and Hetzel Shoals are located east of Cape Canaveral in Federal waters and are centered approximately 4.5 miles and 10 miles, respectively, offshore of Kennedy Space Center. Project work also includes, but is not limited to, beach tilling, turbidity monitoring, environmental species monitoring, and Munitions and Explosive of Concern (MEC) support.

The project will have an estimated period of performance of 280 calendar days after issuance of Notice to Proceed (NTP), including 60 calendar days to commence work.

Magnitude of construction is between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000.

The NAICS Code is 237990 Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction and the SMALL BUSINESS STANDARD SIZE IS $45,000,000.00.  NOTE: TTo be considered small for purposes of Government procurement, a firm or its similarly situated subcontractors must perform at least 40 percent of the volume dredged with their own equipment or equipment owned by another small dredging concern.

Anticipated solicitation issuance date is on or about June 1, 2027 and the anticipated bid opening day is on or about July 1, 2027. The official Synopsis citing the solicitation number will be issued on the SAM.gov Contracting Opportunities Website: www.sam.gov.

An Invitation for Bid will be issued in electronic format only and will be posted on the System for Award Management (SAM) website at https://www.sam.gov/.  In order to receive notification of any issued amendments, interested parties must register as an interested vendor on the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov/.  Please be advised, if you are not registered, the Government is not responsible for providing you with notification to any changes to this solicitation.  You must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be eligible to receive an award from this solicitation. For additional information, please call 866-606-8220 or visit the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov/.

Responses to this Sources Sought Notice shall be limited to 5 pages and shall include the following information:

1. Company/Contractor name, address, point of contact, phone number and e-mail address.
2. Company’s interest in bidding on the subject requirement when issued.
3. Company’s capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity (include company’s capability to execute comparable work performed within the past 10 years).  Company should provide at least 3 examples which, at a minimum, include the following:
   1. Brief description of the project
   2. Customer name
   3. Customer satisfaction
   4. Timeliness of performance
   5. Dollar value of the completed projects
4. Offeror shall identify their Small Business classification and Small Business Size

_ Small Business

_ Small Disadvantage Business

_ 8(a) Small Business

_ HUB Zone

_ SDVOSB

            _ WOSB

1. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, firms should address the structure of such arrangement include Joint Venture information, if applicable – existing and potential.
2. Bonding Capacity (construction bonding level per contract and aggregate construction bonding level, both expressed in dollars) via letter from the bonding company.

1. Do you have knowledge that  Project Labor Agreement (PLA) has been used in the local area on projects of this kind? If so, please provide supporting documentation?

1. Are you aware of skilled labor shortages in the area for those crafts that will be needed to complete the reference project? If so, please elaborate and provide supporting documentation where possible.

1. Are you aware of time sensitive issues/scheduling requirements that would affect the rate at which the referenced project should be completed? If so, please elaborate and provide supporting documentation where possible.

1.  Identify specific reasons why or how you believe a PLA would advance the Federal Government’s interest in achieving economy and efficiency in Federal procurement.

1. Identify specific reasons why you do not believe a PLA would advance the Federal Government’s interest in achieving economy and efficiency in Federal procurement.

1. Identify any additional information you believe should be considered on the use of a PLA on the referenced project.

1. Identify any additional information you believe should be considered on the non-use of a PLA on the referenced project.

1. Does your company intend to bid/propose on this project if a PLA requirement is included in the solicitation? Does your company intend to bid/propose on this project if a PLA requirement is not included in the solicitation?

1. What are the likely cost impacts, if any, to your bid/proposal price if a PLA requirement is included in the solicitation?  Please provide as much detail as possible regarding any anticipated cost impacts (positive or negative) of the inclusion of a PLA requirement, including any information you can provide about the magnitude of the anticipated impact.

NOTES:

DO NOT SUBMIT A RESPONSE TO THIS NOTICE IF YOU DO NOT INTEND TO BID ON THIS PROJECT.

DO NOT SUBMIT PROPRIETARY AND/OR BUSINESS CONFIDENITAL DATA.

Submission Instructions:

Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the work associated with the subject requirement, are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice no later than December 22, 2026 at 5:00PM, local time. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice shall be sent to Mrs. Ruth Rodriquez via email at ruth.c.rodriguez@usace.army.mil and Mr. Guesley Leger at guesley.leger@usace.army.mil.

Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response under this sources sought notice. 

You must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), in order to be eligible to receive an award from any Government solicitation.  To register, go to www.sam.gov. For additional information visit the website for the Federal Service Desk (www.FSD.gov) which supports SAM or contact them at 866-606-8220 for assistance.