SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- Great Lakes Commission
- Notice Date
- 7/28/2008
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541620
— Environmental Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit, 477 Michigan Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, 48226
- ZIP Code
- 48226
- Solicitation Number
- W911XK-08-T-0018
- Archive Date
- 8/16/2008
- Point of Contact
- Darryl K. Williams,
- E-Mail Address
-
darryl.k.williams@usace.army.mil
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- It is the Government’s intention to negotiate on a sole source basis with the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) to provide technical and administrative support to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes & Ohio River Division (LRD). A. Includes support coordination with Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, and LRD on planning and program implementation between each Great Lake State and the Corps. B. Maintain regular contacts with representatives from key agencies from each state; assist in the development of programmatic plans; maintain and update lists of State and local agency contacts; update lists of State priority tributaries for model development; identify opportunities to partner with State and local programs such as TMDL evaluations, non-point pollution prevention, storm water & watershed planning, and soil conservation; organize meetings with States or regional interest groups, and; prepare periodic correspondence and reports on program activities and implementation. C. Facilitate coordination between the Corps and 208 soil and water conservation districts (SWDs) in the Great Lakes Basin. Provide contacts information with SWDs to Corps districts, facilitate meetings and workshops, and represent the Corps at selected meetings of SWDs to provide information about the 516(e) program. D. Facilitate coordination between the Corps and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (U.S.D.A.) funded Great Lakes Basin Programs for Soil Erosion and Sediment Control to enhance efficiencies and effectiveness of the two agencies. Track grants under this program and facilitate common links between the 516(e) program and U.S.D.A.’s programs. E. Facilitate coordination between the Corps and International Joint Commission (IJC), USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) on the activities of the 516(e) program through direct contacts, attending regional meetings related to soil erosion and conservation, and providing information about the 516(e) program for inclusion in newsletters and web sites of these agencies. F. Coordinate scoping meetings with state and local agencies to identify water and land management needs. Anticipate (4) scoping meeting per period of contract. G. support the Corps in distributing modeling technology through training workshops and the Internet. Anticipate (2) training one-day workshops per period of contract. H. Facilitate public outreach; prepare articles for trade journals and news letters and announcements on the Great Lakes Information Network (GLIN). I. Create, update, and maintain the project web-site, access to the modeling tools and project reports, coordination activities, and links to related programs as shown on the existing website (www.glc.org/tributary/ ). The website is updated twice a year. J. Prepare an educational “primer” on soil conservation best management practices that are applicable to the Great Lakes Region. This primer shall be coordinated with experts from states and academia and prepared within 6 months. The services are provided for a 12 month period. Specific dates for the periodic meetings and workshops will be identified by the Corps in consultation with the GLC. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all submittals received by the due date of Aug 1, 2008 will be considered by the Government. This notice represents the only official notice of such solicitation. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determiing whether to conduct a competitive procurment. The NAICS code for this requirement is 541620 and the small business size standard is 6.5 milion. Any questions reqarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing via email to the Contract Specialist, Darryl Williams, Darryl.k.Williams@usace.army.mil.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 477 Michigan Ave, Detroit, Michigan, 48226, United States
- Zip Code: 48226
- Zip Code: 48226
- Record
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