SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- Monitoring of Purple Loosestrife and Their Biological Control Agents, Columbia River Channel Improvement Project
- Notice Date
- 7/25/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Portland District, US Army Corps of Engineers, Contracting Division (CENWP-CT_, P.O. Box 2946, Portland, OR 97208-2946
- ZIP Code
- 97208-2946
- Solicitation Number
- W9127N-05-Q-0106
- Response Due
- 8/19/2005
- Archive Date
- 10/18/2005
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Portland District Army Corps of Engineers is conducting a market survey on the availability of potential contractors to monitor purple loosestrife and associated biological control agents in the Columbia River Estuary, Oregon, and Washington. The contractor shall be qualified in Entomology. The contractor shall have a boating license with the ability to navigate small boats under hazardous conditions such as extreme wind, waves, tidal flux, and shallow water. Navigation assistance in the form of G PS travel routes and maps will be provided. The work area extends from Tongue Point, Oregon (river mile 18) to Eureka Bar (river mile 52). Access to the area is by boat only. The contractor shall be responsible for monitoring survival of the Purple Loosest rife. The monitoring includes tracking population expansion, tracking the numbers of insects and the geographical spread of the insects within the Purple Loosestrife, tracking the nature of the Purple Loosestrife and the extent of insect damage to Purple L oosestrife, and tracking the environmental factors affecting survival and population growth of the biological control insects. There is a minimum of 15 specific locations in the Columbia River estuary. Aerial surveys of tidal marsh habitat are required in order to record distribution and relative density of Purple Loosestrife. Additional locations and biological control agents may be added to the monitoring action during the course of the project. The period of performance of this expected contract shall be for one year, with options renewable for four (4) additional one (1) year periods. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 541690 with a size standard of 500 employees. Interested businesses are invited to respond indicating their interest in providing this service and to provide a brief capability statement addressing organizational and staff experience and proficiency in being able to provide this servic e. Responses to this Market survey should include the following: business size and status such as Small Business, Disadvantaged, 8(a) or HUBZone. Please indicate your size standard so a determination can be made regardless whether or not the requirement c an be set aside. Include company name, street address, city, state, country, zip code, point of contact, and the point of contacts telephone number and email address. Forward this information to Ms. Kathryn Henry by e-mail, Kathryn.A.Henry@nwp01.usace.arm y.mil, FAX (503) 808-4605, or by mail at 333 SW First Street, US Army Corps of Engineers, Portland Oregon 97208. This market survey is being conducted to reach the widest possible audience and to gather current market information. The Government reserves t he right to set-aside this procurement for small business participation based on the response to this market survey. ***NAICS 541690, FSC AJ52***
- Place of Performance
- Address: Portland District, US Army Corps of Engineers Contracting Division (CENWP-CT-S), P.O. Box 2946 Portland OR
- Zip Code: 97208-2946
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 97208-2946
- Record
- SN00854036-W 20050727/050725212154 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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