C&D Canal Lift Boat Rental

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PART 10: MARKET RESEARCH. This RFI is issued solely for informational, market research, and planning purposes only. It does not constitute an Invitation for Bid (IFB), Request for Quote (RFQ}, or Request for Proposal (RFP} or a promise to issue an RFQ/IFB/RFP in the future. No solicitation document exists at this time.

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Requirement: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer (USACE), Philadelphia District (NAP), anticipates a requirement of a rental bucket boat for the C&D Canal.

Description: The C&D Canal project office will require the long-term rental for a bucket boat for the planned replacement of the canal bank lights. The canal uses lights that are fixed atop dolphins to mark the north and south limits of the navigation channel. These dolphins are located in the water along the canal from Reedy Point to Town Point and are in depths of water that vary from 10’ to less than 1’.

The dolphins cannot be reached from land and will require a specialized vessel to reach the lights at the top of the dolphins – approximately 25’ above the water surface. The vessel provided will need to be able to operate in shallow water and be able to provide a stable working platform at least 25’ above the water surface. There are approximately 80 dolphin lights that need to be replaced, it is assumed that the rental period for vessel will be 2 months.

A captain and all personnel associated with the operation of the vessel shall also be provided with the vessel rental. C&D personnel will supply all labor and materials necessary for the replacement of lights. The vessel should have sufficient capacity to accommodate 3 USACE personnel in addition to those provided to operate the vessel. The estimated period of performance will be 30 calendar days.

The anticipated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 532411, Commercial, Air, and Water Transportation Equipement Rental and Leasing with an SBA Size standard of $45.5M.

Survey: The Government is issuing this notice to determine a competitive basis. This is not a solicitation and the items listed herein are subject to change or eliminated from the requirement. This survey is for market research purposes only. Only prospective contractors capable of performing this type of work should respond to this Request for Information.

Your response to this survey is requested by 2:00 PM Eastern Time, March 18, 2026. Please send by email to Molly Gallagher at at Molly.Gallagher@usace.army.mil and Connor Struckmeyer at Connor.A.Struckmeyer@usace.army.mil. Include in the title "Sources Sought - "C&D Canal Lift Boat Rental " as the subject line in email communications. All submitted responses must be in either Microsoft Word or Adobe pdf format. 1.) Name of your firm: 2.)

CAGE/Unique Entity Identifier: 3.)

Point of Contact, Phone Number, and E-mail Address: 4.) List up to three (3) projects completed within ten (10) years of the date of this notice that demonstrates experience, as a prime contractor or subcontractor, for the supply of similar boat rentals. a.)

Project Name: Contract Number (if applicable) Year Completed Was the project completed on time?

Prime or Subcontractor: Type and percentage of work self-performed (based on contract value):

Dollar Amount: General description of project: b.)

Project Name: Contract Number (if applicable) Year Completed Was the project completed on time?

Prime or Subcontractor: Type and percentage of work self-performed (based on contract value):

Dollar Amount: General description of project: c.)

Project Name: Contract Number (if applicable) Year Completed Was the project completed on time?

Prime or Subcontractor: Type and percentage of work self-performed (based on contract value):

Dollar Amount: General description of project: 5.) Are you a Small Business classified under the above NAICS code? If so, do you fall into a sub-category (e.g. HubZone, 8(a), SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.)? 6.) If the answer to question 8 is "yes", are these small businesses with a sub-category (e.g. e.g. HubZone, 8(a), SDVOSB, WOSB, etc.) 7.) If this requirement is advertised, do you anticipate submitting a quote?