FY27 Maintenance Dredging Yokohama North Dock

This is Prequalification Notice for Pre Solicitation Notice W912HV26Z0015PSN. PREQUALIFICATION NOTICE AND REQUIREMENTS 1. PROJECT INFORMATION: Project Title: FY27 Maintenance Dredging Yokohama North Dock Project Location: Yokohama North Dock, Kanagawa, Japan PSC: Z1KF – Maintenance of Dredging Facilities NAICS: 237990 – Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction Project Magnitude: Between ¥1,000,000,000 and ¥2,500,000,000 (Japanese YEN) Project Description: Maintenance dredging of naturally recurring bottom sediments (sand, silt, and clays) within the United States Exclusive Use Area (EUA) of Yokohama North Dock, encompassing Berths 1-7 and A-L, to ensure safe passage for watercraft and support mission requirements. Scope of work includes, but is not limited to, conventional hydraulic or mechanical dredging methods and transportation and disposal of dredged material. 2. GENERAL INFORMATION a. This is a Prequalification of Sources in accordance with the procedures authorized by Class Deviation 2026 O0019 DFARS 236.101-70 Prequalification of sources. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Japan District is seeking to prequalify sources for the upcoming Solicitation W912HV27BA003 for FY27 Maintenance Dredging at Yokohama North Dock, Kanagawa, Japan. b. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement or any follow-up information requests. c. Only those contractors that meet the prequalification criteria will be considered for the subsequent solicitation where the Government intends to issue an invitation for bid (IFB) utilizing FAR Part 14 Sealed Bidding procedures. To be eligible to participate, interested contractors must receive a “GO” for Factor 1 and be rated “ACCEPTABLE” for Factor 2 and 3 to participate in the IFB. d. Respondents will be notified of the results of the prequalification process before the solicitation is released. e. The solicitation is anticipated to be released in November 2026. f. Interested contractors are requested to submit a response to this Prequalification of Sources Notice. g. A site visit will not be held during the prequalification process. 3. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION a. Prospective Bidders will submit questions or requests for information (RFI) regarding this solicitation through the Microsoft Forms website. This form will allow prospective Bidders to submit questions and/or RFIs. This is an anonymous form; no log in, registration, or account is required. b. URL: https://forms.osi.apps.mil/r/RcQq7Lc5Fm Rules: i. Prospective Bidders shall submit all questions or requests for information (RFI) regarding this Prequalification through the provided Microsoft Forms website. Telephonic and email questions sent directly to Government representatives will not be accepted. ii. All questions or RFIs must be submitted using the Microsoft Forms link no later than 23:59 PM (midnight), Japan Standard Time on 27 August 2026. The form will stop accepting inquiries at the specified time. iii. Only one inquiry may be submitted on each form. c. Instructions: i. For each inquiry, go to the URL listed above. ii. Answer all questions including the Company name and email address. iii. Click "Submit" and then click "Submit another response" iv. Answer all questions including the Company name and email address. v. Repeat steps 3 and 4 as many times as necessary. vi. Notify the Contract Specialist, Ms. Clarissa Bermodes at Clarissa.Bermodes@usace.army.mil and the Contracting Officer, Dr. Nakiba Jackson at Nakiba.S.Jackson@usace.army.mil after submitting inquiries to confirm the correct number of inquiries have been received. d. Information and Support i. Prospective bidders should notify the Contract Specialist, Ms. Clarissa Bermodes at Clarissa.Bermodes@usace.army.mil and the Contracting Officer, Dr. Nakiba Jackson at Nakiba.S.Jackson@usace.army.mil if there are technical issues submitted inquiries. ii. Prospective bidders will not be able to view previously submitted questions and/or RFI posted by themselves or other prospective Bidders. iii. The Government will respond to inquiries through a posting on the SAM.GOV prequalification notice. iv. The Government reserves the right to answer questions after the deadline specified above but is not obligated to provide a response to late questions. 4. PREQUALIFICATION SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS – GENERAL INFORMATION a. Prequalification package submittal shall be clear, concise and include sufficient detail to substantiate the validity of stated claims to allow for effective evaluation. Your submission shall not simply rephrase or restate the Government’s requirements but rather provide convincing rationale to address how you meet the prequalification requirements. Contractors should assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of their facilities or experience and will base its evaluation on the information presented in your submission. b. Electronic submission: Prequalification package shall be submitted electronically via email to Clarissa.Bermodes@usace.army.mil and Nakiba.S.Jackson@usace.army.mil. A confirmation email will be sent once the prequalification package has been received. If your company does not receive email confirmation, please contact the Contract Specialist, Clarissa Bermodes, and the Contracting Officer, Dr. Nakiba Jackson. c. Submission must be received by 14:00 PM, Japan Standard Time on 25 September 2026. The Government will only accept electronic prequalification submissions via email. d. For the purposes of determining whether the submission was received “late” in accordance with RFO 14.301, the date and time the file(s) are confirmed received by the Government via email will be considered the date and time submitted. e. Submission shall be prepared and submitted electronically in Portable Document Format (PDF). Other formats or file types will not be accepted. It is recommended that the pages be formatted to standard letter size 8- 1/2” x 11” or A4 using 12 characters per linear inch or equivalent as the minimum size standard for text. f. The total pages submitted shall not exceed 50 (fifty) pages. Each page should be numbered. Any pages over the prescribed limit will not be considered for evaluation. 5. PREQUALIFICATION SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS – CONTENT a. The first page (cover page) of your prequalification package shall show the following information: Solicitation Number Company Name and Address Point of Contact (POC) Name, Title, and Email Address Name, title, telephone and email address of individuals authorized to bind/sign for the company in connection with this acquisition. Evidence of the person’s authority should accompany your submission. b. Factor 1 - Eligibility Contractor shall submit a copy of their Japanese civil construction (doboku isshiki koji) license with ENGLISH Translation. c. Factor 2 – Relevant Dredging Experience and Project Scale The Dredging Experience Information Sheet (Attachment I) included in this announcement is provided for the contractor to submit their relevant dredging experience for Prequalification Criteria Factor 2 - Relevant Dredging Experience. Use Attachment I –Dredging Experience Sheet to submit a minimum of one (1) but not more than three (3) dredging projects. Each submitted project information sheet shall not exceed five (5) pages per project except JV agreements do not count towards the information sheet page limitation. Contractor should ensure all prequalification criteria for the factor are addressed. The Government will not evaluate more than three (3) projects. If more than three (3) projects are submitted to this criteria, the Government will only evaluate the first three (3) projects submitted in the order presented by the contractor. d. Factor 3 - Proven Competence Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ) – Attachment II, included in this announcement, is provided for the contractor to submit past performance information for each project submitted for Prequalification Factor 2, Dredging Experience on the Dredging Experience Sheet – Attachment I. The responsibility of sending out the past performance questionnaire rests solely with the contractor. Contractors should follow-up with clients/references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. If the client requests, questionnaires may be submitted directly to the Government’s point of contact via email at Clarissa.Bermodes@usace.army.mil and Nakiba.S.Jackson@usace.army.mil by the due date and time. Contract Performance Assessment Report (CPAR) generated from CPARS.GOV (previously known as Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS)) and other official contract performance assessment records in lieu of the PPQ, Attachment II for any project may be submitted. NOTICE: If contractor submits a record other than PPQ or CPARS, contractor shall ensure rating definitions are provided. The Government reserves the right to obtain or verify a contractor’s past performance information using CAGE/DUNS/SAM UEI numbers of team members (partnership, joint venture, teaming arrangement, or parent company/subsidiary affiliate firm) identified in the bidder’s prequalification submission, from other sources, including, but not limited to Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), and Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS) Evaluators in determining the offeror’s past performance confidence rating. Government evaluators may contact your points of contact/references for the projects submitted to verify past performance on these projects. The Government may consider relevant past performance data obtained from any source in determining the performance rating. 6. PREQUALIFICATION EVALUATION CRITERIA: a. Factor 1 - Eligibility This contract will be performed in its entirety in the country of Japan and is intended only for local sources. Only local sources will be considered for this prequalification process and subsequent solicitation. Contractors must possess a Japanese civil construction (doboku isshiki koji) license by the prequalification due date and time. The U.S. Government will verify the contractor’s submitted license through the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) website at https://etsuran2.mlit.go.jp/TAKKEN. It is the responsibility of the contractor to ensure that it has the license (Japanese civil construction), and that it is accurately shown on the MLIT website. RATING: GO – Contractor submitted proof of license, and their license was verified through the MLIT website. NO GO – Contractor does not have Japanese civil construction (doboku isshiki koji) license. NOTICE – If contractor receives a “NO GO” for this factor, no further evaluation will be conducted for remaining factors 2 and 3. b. Factor 2 - Relevant Dredging Experience and Project Scale The Government will evaluate the construction experience demonstrated by the interested contractor. The requirements for this prequalification criteria will be met if the Contractor demonstrates experience on a minimum of one (1) project that individually meets all the below criteria: (1) Contractor was the Prime Contractor of the project at time of completion; (See notes below regarding Prime Contractor Experience) (2) Project was completed no longer than ten (10) years preceding the date of this request for prequalification of sources notice issuance date (project completion date shall be no older than 10 years preceding this request for prequalification of sources notice issuance date); (3) Project was completed in Japan; (4) At time of project completion, the project had a total contract value greater than or equal to ¥500,000,000 (or $3,000,000 U.S. dollars equivalent); and (5) Project scope was primarily dredging that included conventional hydraulic or mechanical dredging methods and transporta