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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JUNE 17, 2009 FBO #2760
SOURCES SOUGHT

C -- Nueces Delta Physical Modeling and Surveys Graduate Research and Equipment Acquisition for Nueces River and Tributarties, Texas.

Notice Date
6/15/2009
 
Notice Type
Sources Sought
 
NAICS
541712 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
 
Contracting Office
Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Engineer District, Fort Worth, US Army Engineer District, Fort Worth, PO Box 17300/819 Taylor Street, Fort Worth, TX 76102-0300
 
ZIP Code
76102-0300
 
Solicitation Number
W9126G-09-T-0077
 
Response Due
6/25/2009
 
Archive Date
8/24/2009
 
Point of Contact
Earnestine D. Cooper, 817-886-1044<br />
 
E-Mail Address
US Army Engineer District, Fort Worth
(earnestine.cooper@swf02.usace.army.mil)
 
Small Business Set-Aside
N/A
 
Description
Action Code: Sources Sought Notice (Control No. W9126G-09-T-0077) Date: June 15 Year: 2009 Contracting Office Zip Code: 76102 Classification Code: B Special Studies and Analyses not R&D. Contracting Officer Address: P.O. Box 17400, CESWF-CT-S, Fort Worth, Texas. Subject: Physical and Surveys Graduate Research and Equipment Acquisition for Nueces River and Tributaries, in Texas. Sole Source study for the Physical and Surveys Graduate Research, and Equipment Acquisition for the Nueces River and Tributaries, Feasibility level study in Texas. The Nueces River Basin lies in the southern part of Texas, with headwaters in Edwards and Real Counties. The focus is in research to establish how the principal ecological communities in the Nueces Delta respond to water flow, elevation, and salinity, and to establish an empirical basis for predicting ecological responses to upstream changes in water supply, local diversion efforts and/or restoration interventions. Request for Quotation Control No. is W9126G-09-T-0077. Proposed Solicitation Number: W9126G-09-T-0077, this is the solicitation number, and the Justification and Approval Control Number is of SWF09-28. Opening and Closing Response Date: Opens 15 June 2009 and closes 25 June 2009. Contract Point of Contact: Earnestine Cooper, Contract Specialist, (817) 886-1044. Contract Award Dollar Amount: Less than $90,000.00, firm fixed price. Contractor: The University of Texas at Austin, 101 E 27th Ste 4308, Austin, TX, 78712-1500. Description: The proposed contract action is for supplies and services which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within ten (10) days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. Interested companies shall respond to this notice by providing the following information: 1) Company Name, 2) Address, 3) Point of Contact information with telephone number and email address, 4) Cage Code, 5) Capabilities information/statement showing that the company has the ability to fulfill the Government requirement as described herein. The contractor shall be able to comply with all requirements described herein to be considered capable. This work effort is part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) catchment-to-estuary restoration efforts for the Nueces River and Tributaries, TX feasibility Study. The focus is on research to establish how the principal ecological communities in the Nueces Delta respond to water flow, elevation, and salinity, and to establish an empirical basis for predicting ecological responses to upstream changes in water supply, local diversion efforts and/or restoration interventions. The overall objective of this SOW is to provide for graduate research assistantship research support and equipment acquisition for the University of Texas research institutions including the Center for Research in Water Resources and the Marine Science Institute. Personnel from these institutes will be conducting physical model development and ecological survey work as part of the overall work efforts being conducted in the Nueces Delta. Much of the work and the product development will be conducted under separate contracts with the institutes and the City of Corpus Christi and provided to the overall Nueces River and Tributaries Feasibility study as work-in-kind. This scope of work provides for graduate research assistantship research support and equipment acquisition that is required by the physical modeling and ecological survey work efforts. The Nueces River Basin lies in the southern part of Texas, with headwaters in Edwards and Real counties. The Nueces River flows in a southeasterly direction and enters Nueces Bay near Corpus Christi, Texas. The Frio River is a principal tributary and drains the northeast edge of the Nueces River Basin. The study area encompasses most of the Nueces Delta, approximately 20,000 acres, located in the southern portion of the basin just above Corpus Christi Bay. Historic land use practices, drought and competing water management interests have resulted in significant environmental degradation within the Nueces River Basin. The study is evaluating opportunities in the study area for ecosystem restoration, water quality, water supply, flood damage reduction, recreation and other allied purposes. The study sponsors are the Nueces River Authority, San Antonio Water System, San Antonio River Authority, Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority, and the city of Corpus Christi. The scope of the services outlined in this document constitutes General Investigations feasibility level study activities and subsequent documentation whose purpose is to identify existing conditions and future without project conditions within the basin. The investigations undertaken for this study and subsequently included in the existing conditions documentation shall include: The Request for Quotation Control Number is W9126G-09-T-0077. This notice of intent to award a sole source is NOT a request for competitive proposals. North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code applicable to this acquisition is 541712, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology). Small Business Size Standard for this acquisition is 500 employees. Federal Supply Code is B510, Study/Environmental Assessments. Once the request for proposal is released, to be eligible to receive a Government contract award, a firm must be registered in the DoD Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Register via the CCR Internet site at http://www.ccr.gov. For further questions and/or concerns, please contact: CCR Assistance at (888) 277-2423 (Monday to Friday, 8.a.m. to 6 p.m. EST) at www.fbodaily.com. RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE SHALL BE emailed to earnestine.cooper@usace.army.mil. NO fax or traditional mail submissions shall be accepted. This is NOT a request for proposals or quotations. 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 determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Firms intending to provide submittals must submit detailed information indicating their ability to meet the Governments requirements. All inquiries must be received by 2 PM (1400) CST on 25 June 2009. Place of Performance: Corpus Christi, TX. Point of Contact: Earnestine D. Cooper, Contract Specialist, (817) 886-1044.
 
Web Link
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USA/COE/DACA63/W9126G-09-T-0077/listing.html)
 
Place of Performance
Address: US Army Engineer District, Fort Worth PO Box 17300/819 Taylor Street, Fort Worth TX<br />
Zip Code: 76102-0300<br />
 
Record
SN01844827-W 20090617/090615234750-c4182b559d1c385409246f3497f37ced (fbodaily.com)
 
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