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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District

1. Action Code: Sources Sought

2. Subject: Procurement – Geotextile Fabric

4. Response date: 9 February, 2024

5. Place of Performance: New Castle, DE

6. Description: Geotextile Purchase for the Wilmington Harbor South Dredged Material Placement Facility

This is a Sources Sought Notice and is for INFORMATION & MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. This IS NOT a request for proposals, quotations, or bids. Responses to this request will not be returned. Not responding to this sources sought does not preclude participation in any future and potential solicitation. It is the intent of the USACE Philadelphia to use this information for market research purposes only. The survey is being conducted to determine the interest of industry within NAICS code 313310, and to establish that there are adequate large and/or small business contractors for providing the work described below. The Government WILL NOT pay for the provision of any information, nor will it compensate any respondents for the development of any such information. If a formal solicitation is released, it will be via BETA SAM (http:www.betasam.gov).

The Philadelphia District has a requirement for the purchase and delivery of 14,500 square yards (SY) of high strength, woven geotextile fabric meeting the minimum requirements in the table below.

Table 1

PROPERTY

REQUIREMENT1

TEST DESIGNATION

Tensile Strength at 5 percent strain

19,180 lbs/ft

ASTM D6637

Ultimate Tensile Strength (MD)

54,800 lbs/ft

ASTM D6637

Elongation at Ultimate Tensile Strength (MD)

less than or equal to 10%

ASTM D6637

Ultraviolet Degradation

95% at 500 HRS

ASTM D4355/D4355M

NOTE 1: Minimum average rolls values (MARV) are based on a 95% confidence interval. MD - Machine Direction

All geotextile fabric shall be delivered to the following destination within 90 days of contract award: 1101 Lambson Lane, New Castle, DE 19720. The contractor will provide all labor and equipment required to unload the geotextile sections at the designated area.

All interested business concerns for this requirement may submit the following:

Company name

DUNS number

CAGE Code

Type of business concern (small business, large business, etc.)

Years in business

Statement of capability and qualifications of the organization to perform the requirement

Similar projects worked on over the past 5 years and services provided on those projects.

The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 313310.

** EACH SUBMISSION SHOULD NOT EXCEED 5 PAGES TOTAL**

Notice to potential contractors: All offerors who provide goods or services to the Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) located on the website https://www.sam.gov/portal/publi/SAM/#1 . Additionally, all Services Disabled/Veterans Owned Business or Veterans Owned Small Business must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs Center of Veterans Enterprise Vet Biz Registry located at http://vip.vetbiz.gov .

Responses should be submitted electronically via e-mail to: joseph.r.manney@usace.army.mil

All responses shall be received on or before: 9 February, 2024 by 3:00 P.M. EST

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