2025 EMISSIONS OFFSETS

U.S. Army Engineer District, New York, CENAN-CT, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10278-0090          

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT TO BE USED FOR MARKET ANALYSIS ONLY. NO AWARDS WILL BE MADE FROM THE RESPONSES TO THIS SYNOPSIS. NO SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. ANY POTENTIAL COMPETITIVE SOLICITATION(S) THAT MAY PROCEED FROM THIS NOTICE WILL BE POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS. ALL INTERESTED OFFERORS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESPOND TO A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT AT A LATER TIME IF AND WHEN A SOLICITATION IS ISSUED.

The purpose of this announcement is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of industry including Large Business and the Small Business Community to include but not limited to Small Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), 8(a) Certified Small Business and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), for Compliance with Clean Air Act General Conformity provisions. 

The period of performance for this project is one week after award to transfer (retire) the credits directly to USACE’s EPA account (information will be provided).

The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is

523160

Commodity Contracts

 BACKGROUND AND INFORMATION FOR CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT

USACE is looking to procure the following

2025 emissions offsets required within 100 Miles of Project Location including the 1.3 offset ratio are

Great Egg to Townsends (218 tons)

Barnegat to Little Egg (LBI) (180 tons)

Requirement

For Compliance with Clean Air Act General Conformity provisions USACE NAN (on behalf of NAP) is required to purchase ozone season NOx allowances (in tons) under the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) to offset project NOx emissions. The credits shall be sent to a location directed by USACE Credits must be made available upon award on the contract.

SURVEY OF THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR INDUSTRY

The following is a confidential survey questionnaire designed to apprise the US Army Corps of Engineers, NY District, of any prospective construction contractors' project execution capabilities. Please provide your response to the following items. At the end of this survey you will be asked to provide your comments. Offerors response to this Synopsis shall be limited to 20 pages.

1. Name of responding firm with address, phone number, fax number, point of contact and email address.
2. Identification and verification of the company as a:
   a. Small or large business firm as defined by SBA, or
   b. Certified HUBZone firm, or
   c. Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) firm, or
   d. SBA certified 8(a) firms serviced by SBA districts located within Region I-New     England, Region II-Atlantic, and Region III-Mid Atlantic
   e. Women Owned Small Business
   f. Offerors Joint Venture information if applicable – existing.
3. A CAGE Code and DUNS Number for the firm.
4. Statement of Interest: Please indicate if your firm is willing to submit an offer for the contract described above. If not, please explain why not.
5. Indicate if your firm would be bidding on this contract as a sole contractor, prime contractor with subcontractor(s), or as a joint venture.
6. Do you believe 237110 "Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction Contractors”  is the correct NAICS code for this work?  If not, please suggest another NAICS code for consideration.
7. Qualification Criteria: Responses to this sources sought shall provide information that indicates the contractor has the experience to perform the work as specified above. Include:

Please note that this notice is not a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract as a result of this notice or to pay for any information received. This synopsis neither constitutes a Request for Proposal or Invitation for Bid, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. Firms should not construe this Sources Sought Synopsis as a commitment for any purpose. The Government does not intend to rank submittals or provide any reply to interested firms. Firms responding to this sources sought announcement, who fail to provide ALL of the required information requested, will not be used to assist the Government in the acquisition decision, which is the intent of this sources sought announcement.

All interested businesses should submit their responses in writing by e-mail. The due date for responses is 7 days from this announcement

Send responses to: Nicholas.P.Emanuel@usace.army.mil