Water Resources IDIQ Contracts
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for Water Resources Engineering for Civil Works Projects to Support the Jacksonville District. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 541 -- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services/541330 -- Engineering Services.
There is no solicitation at this time. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred.
The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of industry, namely the Small Business Community to include Section 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women-Owned (WOSB) and Historically Underutilized (HUBZone) concerns. The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors.
The Jacksonville District of the US Army Corps of Engineers is planning work that will consist of preparation of studies, reports, or portions of reports, pertaining to engineering of water resources and related projects, including work related to flood damage reduction, water delivery and control, water management, ecosystem restoration, coastal systems, navigation, recreational areas and other Corps of Engineers hydrologic and hydraulic responsibilities. Work will include, but not be limited to: hydrologic and hydraulic analyses associated with the design and performance of flood damage reduction, water delivery, water management, ecosystem restoration, coastal storm damage reduction, navigation and recreation projects. Tasks will include analyses of tidal inlet hydraulics and sediment transport, numerical modeling of ocean and coastal waves and currents, analysis and design of coastal hard structures and beach nourishment, surface water hydrology, hydraulics and hydrodynamics, supercritical flow, 2-D and 3-D flow and integrated surface water and groundwater modeling using USACE-approved models; sediment transport and scour studies, water quality analyses and modeling; groundwater studies; analytical/statistical evaluation of historic data; technical review; public involvement; and expert testimony. Data collection, such as topographic and bathymetric survey work for model input, datum conversion of gage data and topography data, and Quality Assurance/Quality Control reporting of data may be required. Additionally, the A-E may be tasked to perform risk and uncertainty analyses, and value engineering.
The primary purpose is to provide services for projects located within the geographic boundaries of the Jacksonville District. However, it may be required to provide services within the geographic boundaries of the other U.S. Army Corps of Engineers districts both within and outside the South Atlantic Division. This will be an Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity contract for a period of one year, with options to extend for four additional years; not to exceed a total of five years with a Maximum of $5,000,000 for the life of the contract, including options.
Firm's response to this Synopsis shall be limited to ten (10) pages and shall include the following information:
1. Firm's name, address, point of contact, phone number, website, and email address.
2. Firm's interest in bidding on the solicitation when it is issued.
3. Firm's capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity (include firm's capability to execute comparable work performed within the past five (5) years: This may and should be tailored specifically to the project.
Brief description of the project, customer name, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value of the project) - provide at least three (3) examples.
4. Firm's Business category and Business Size -Other than Small, Small Business, 8(a), SDVOSB, WOSB, or HUBzone. If your firm is a Small Business, be sure you understand the performance of work requirements for your specific socioeconomic category. i.e. SB, 8(a), SDVOSB, WOSB, or HUBZone.
5. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, firms should address the structure of such arrangements to include Joint Venture information if applicable - existing and potential.
All responses to this sources sought notice/market research will be evaluated and used in determining acquisition strategy.
Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by 7 Aug 19 NLT 3:30 pm eastern. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to jamauh.d.winston@usace.army.mil and remi.j.eggers@usace.army.mil.
Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response under this sources sought synopsis.
You must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to receive a Government contract award. To register go to www.sam.gov.
If you have any questions concerning this opportunity, please contact: Ms.
Andrea Agudelo. Ms. Agudelo may be reached by phone at (904) 232-3302 or email at andrea.m.agudelo@usace.army.mil
LaVaughn T. Williams , Contract Specialist , Phone (904) 232-2134, Email LaVaughn.T.Williams@usace.army.mil - Remi J. Eggers , Contracting Specialist , Phone 9042321003, Email Remi.J.Eggers@usace.army.mil
