SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- Sources Sought for Crab Mitigation Studies Professional Services in Grays Harbor, Washington
- Notice Date
- 4/16/2008
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Engineer District, Seattle, US Army Engineer District, Seattle, ATTN: CENWS-CT, PO Box 3755, Seattle, WA 98124-3755
- ZIP Code
- 98124-3755
- Solicitation Number
- W912DW-08-R-9996
- Response Due
- 4/21/2008
- Point of Contact
- Scott Britt, Phone: 206 764-3517
- E-Mail Address
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scott.w.britt@usace.army.mil
- Description
- THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT; THIS IS A POTENTIAL SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS: The purpose of this notice is to obtain market research to determine the availability and adequacy of potential business sources to support acquisition of theserequirements using a competitive Request for Proposal. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (hereinafter referred to as the Corps) District Seattle is seeking sources to provide non-personal professional services to conduct Grays Harbor juvenile crapproduction monitoring in Grays Harbor, Washington. The requirement is essential to an ongoing mitigation program to recover the substantial losses to the young Dungeness crab population as a direct effect of Corps dredging of the Grays Harbor and Chehalis River Navigation Project. Monitoring Dungeness crab in Grays Harbor requires several steps: (1) devising a monitoring plan; (2) preparing the experimental plots; (3) sampling and collection of data; (4) analyzing the data; and (5) preparing a monitoring report. The provision of specific technical expertise necessary to prepare an experimental plan, guide the field effort, and analyze the data requires an expert intimately familiar with crab biology and the Grays Harbor area of Washington State, inaddition to the Dredge Impact Model developed by the University of Washington. Performing this work, the contractor shall make extensive use of existing government-provided information, current scientific literature, previous identical studies and existing knowledge, analytical ability, professional judgment and involvement of contractors and sub contractors. The contractor shall complete the performance of the specific tasks outlined in the project Statement of Work. Please note that this synopsis is for planning purposes only. It does not constitute a solicitation for competitive bids/proposals and is not a commitment by the Corps. However, all interested parties who believe they can meet the requirements are invited to submit in writing complete information describing their interest, capability (personnel, facility, equipment, schedule slots, and materials) and ability to meet all requirements stated above. Firms responding to this notice must identify their companys capabilities to perform the requirements described herein, reference the number and indicate whether or not that they are a small business concern as defined in FAR 52.219-1. The NAICS code is 541690 with a small business size standard of $6.5 million. The information received as a result of this synopsis will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Corps not to open the requirement to open competition, based on response to this sources sought synopsis, is solely within the discretion of the Corps. The Corps does not intend to pay for any information provided under this sources sought synopsis. It is anticipated that a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract will be awarded in late April 2008, with work beginning in early May 2008. All responses may be sent via e-mail to: scott.w.britt@usace.army.mil or mailed to Contracting, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Attention: Scott Britt, P.O. Box 3755, Seattle, WA 98124. Fax Number: 206-764-6819. Responses to this sources sought synopsis are due in the office by Close of Business (COB) 21 April 2008.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Engineer District, Seattle ATTN: CENWS-CT, PO Box 3755 Seattle WA
- Zip Code: 98124-3755
- Zip Code: 98124-3755
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