SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- General Environmental Services for National Environmental Policy Act Compliance U.S. Army Engineer District, Galveston Texas and Louisiana
- Notice Date
- 4/15/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541620
— Environmental Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, US Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, US Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston, 2000 Fort Point Road, PO Box 1229, Galveston, TX 77553-1229
- ZIP Code
- 77553-1229
- Solicitation Number
- W912HY-09-S-0018
- Response Due
- 5/6/2009
- Archive Date
- 7/5/2009
- Point of Contact
- Traci Robicheaux, 4097666306<br />
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- SOURCES SOUGHT - W912HY-09-S-0018 Subject: General Environmental Services for National Environmental Policy Act Compliance U.S. Army Engineer District, Galveston Texas and Louisiana THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District has a requirement for the above subject. This is not a Solicitation Announcement, nor a Request for Proposal, and does not obligate the Government to any contract award. NO SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS OR DRAWINGS ARE AVAILABLE. The purpose of this Sources Sought synopsis is to determine interest and capability of potential qualified Small Business Administration (SBA) certified: 8(a), Hub zone, Service Disabled Veteran-Owned, and Small Business firms relative to the North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) 541620. The Small Business Size Standard is $7 million. The Government will use responses to this sources sought synopsis to make an appropriate acquisition decision about soliciting this project as either a competitive Set-Aside for Small Business firms, Service Disabled-Veteran Owned firms, 8(a) firms, or Hub zone firms; or to proceed with full and open competition as Unrestricted. Project Information: The contractor must furnish all labor, management, facilities, supplies, materials, and equipment and do all things necessary to conduct any investigation and to prepare any report as specified in this contract and in subsequent task order(s). Services anticipated to be ordered consist of: 1) Preparation of documents for compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, including but not limited to, environmental assessments and environmental impact statements. Related required services include: a) collection of baseline environmental data and forecasting of future conditions; b) evaluation and comparison of the environmental effects of alternative plans; c) preparation of documents for compliance with specific federal requirements of the Endangered Species Act, the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the National Historic Preservation Act, the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the Coastal Zone Management Act, among others; d) application of conceptual and numerical ecological models to inventory and forecast conditions, and evaluate the effects of alternative plans; e) preparation and implementation of plans for the beneficial use of dredged material; f) field sampling, data collection and preparation of hazardous, toxic, and radioactive waste (HTRW) environmental site assessments; g) application of remote sensing technology and image analysis to map natural and physical resources and processes (such as vegetation types, water bottom substrate, submerged aquatic vegetation and coastal erosion); h) assessment of air and noise conditions and impacts; i) performance of historic property inventories and assessments; j) preparation of socioeconomic profiles, social impact assessments and Environmental Justice analyses; and k) performance of cost effectiveness and incremental cost analysis using IWR-PLAN; 2) Assessment of dredged material effects to terrestrial, marine, estuarine, and freshwater environments. Related required services include: a) the collection of water, sediment, elutriate, benthos, nekton and tissue samples; b) the performance and analysis of various complex laboratory analysis, including chemical, contaminant, nutrient content, grain- size, bioassay and bioaccumulation studies; and c) the performance of numerical modeling to analyze the movement and effect of dredged material in the offshore environment. 3) Support services and special studies. Services will include a) application of digital image processing and GIS to environmental analysis and reporting; b) development and execution of public involvement strategies and programs; c) preparation of conceptual plans for vegetation plantings in ecosystem restoration and mitigation projects; d) vegetation planting services; and e) special studies. Location of Work: Services will be performed in connection with civil works projects assigned to the Southwestern Division (SWD), but primarily in the Galveston District. The Galveston District covers an area averaging 100 miles in width along the Texas Coast, extending from approximately 15 miles east of the Texas-Louisiana state line south to the Rio Grande; The District encompasses 49 Texas counties, portions of four Louisiana parishes, and the adjacent waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Project locations will be identified for each task order. Field conditions will generally include terrain of varying types, steepness, and consistencies ranging from dry land to soft marshlands, including swamp. Locations will also include shallow and deep draft inland waterways and channels, rivers, lakes, bays, streams, and similar bodies of water as well as waters offshore from Texas and Louisiana, and other states as required by specific task orders. Services can also be performed in SWDs Tulsa, Little Rock, and Fort Worth Districts. The following information is requested: 1.Name of the Firm w/address, phone, fax, email address, and point of contact 2.Indicate whether your firm will submit a bid for this project, if the project is set-aside for 8(a), Hub zone Small Business, Small Business, or Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. 3.Provide a copy of your Federal certification if your firm is an 8(a), or Hub zone Small Business. 4. Identify key technical personnel and their length of service with your firm. 5.Provide a list of subcontractors you propose to use. List the company name, address, Federal business size and their specialty. 6.Indicate specialized experience and technical proficiency in: a) contracts of similar size and scope; b) response to simultaneous projects; c) experience in preparation of NEPA documents and related services; d) experience in the assessment of dredged material effects and related services; and e) support services as described above. 7.Submission Requirements: Firms submitting responses shall present their information in a matrix format displaying previously completed contracts. The matrix shall describe the three most recent projects that demonstrate the Firm's capability to meet each of the required qualifications listed above. Include the contract number, project location, description of work, and a point of contact and phone number for each effort. If you can meet all of the requirements for this project, please respond to this sources sought synopsis by fax, email or mail to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District, Contracting Division, Attention: Traci D. Robicheaux, 2000 Fort Point Road, Galveston, Texas, 77550, Phone (409) 766-6306. The fax number is (409) 766-3010. The e-mail address is: traci.d.robicheaux@usace.army.mil. Responses must be received no later than 2:00 P.M. central standard time, on 6 May 2009.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston 2000 Fort Point Road, PO Box 1229 Galveston TX<br />
- Zip Code: 77550-1229<br />
- Zip Code: 77550-1229<br />
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