MODIFICATION
R -- Advisory and Assistance Services - Biological Studies in the Snake and Columbia River Basins
- Notice Date
- 4/9/2013
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 541712
— Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
- Contracting Office
- USACE District, Walla Walla, 201 N. Third Avenue, Walla Walla, WA 99362-1876
- ZIP Code
- 99362-1876
- Solicitation Number
- W912EF-13-R-SS23
- Response Due
- 5/4/2013
- Archive Date
- 6/8/2013
- Point of Contact
- Mary Van Sickle, 509-527-7204
- E-Mail Address
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USACE District, Walla Walla
(mary.m.vansickle@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The purpose of this sources sought notice is to assist the US Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District in Market Research of Industry to identify potential sources that may meet Advisory and Assistance service requirements. This is not a Request for Quote (RFQ) or a Request for Proposal (RFP). This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract. Since this is a Sources Sought announcement, no evaluation letters and/or results will be issued to the respondents. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement. No telephone calls will be accepted requesting a bid package or solicitation. A solicitation does not presently exist. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District is seeking small business sources (an individual, a group of individuals or a business) for a service requirement entitled: Biological Studies In the Snake and Columbia River Basins and Other Areas in the Northwest. It is anticipated that an Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) contract where consideration is being given to issuing a Firm Fixed Price contract could be issued at a later date. The North American Industry Classification code (NAICS) 541712. The Small Business size standard for this NAICS code is 500 employees as determined by 13 CFR 121.104. To make an appropriate acquisition decision for this project, the Government may use responses to this sources sought synopsis. The type of solicitation issued and the manner of advertisement will depend on the responses to this sources sought synopsis. Advisory and Assistance Services: The Walla Walla District Corps of Engineers (District) requires a range of professional and technical scientific expertise to fulfill specific biological objectives identified by the District under the Columbia River Fish Mitigation Program, the Continuing Authorities Program, the Project Authorities of the Dams and other programs directed and managed by the Corps. The Corps intends to make multiple awards of indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contracts from a single solicitation. The District needs to establish new contracts to continue research investigations, and respond to litigative issues associated with implementation of the Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS) Endangered Species Act (ESA). Most of the work conducted under the previous contracts has been focused on the passage of adult and juvenile salmonids, lamprey, and resident fish at hydroelectric projects. Future work is anticipated to occur throughout the Northwest, including but not limited to the Columbia, Snake, and Willamette Basins, estuaries and near-shore ocean environment, Lake Washington, Puget Sound, and tributaries. In future years, similar types of research needs are anticipated. It is important to be aware that the topics, techniques, and scope of biological studies may need to evolve, based on changing priorities identified through regional discussions. This has been readily accommodated by past Contractors with a broad array of professional experience available within their organization. Less specifically focused types of biologically-related activities may also be requested. These may involve the development of study plans, experimental designs, literature reviews, data analysis, or biological assessments. In addition, studies may be conducted either in a laboratory setting or in the field, at a hydroelectric site or other locations. The actual volume, type, and location of work to be undertaken during the term of this contract are uncertain. 1.Expertise Needed The intent of this Source Sought is to secure a source of high quality expertise for the District to have available on an as-needed basis for biological and ecological-related tasks. Individual delivery orders (task orders) will be developed by the District and provided to the Contractor as a scope of work, describing the problem and objectives that would need to be addressed in responsive proposals. Depending on the nature of the work, the scopes of work may be very specific or rather general. In the latter case, the burden would be on the Contractor to develop methodology and experimental design to address a problem statement, formulate relevant objectives, and provide a methodology to address the objectives. A Request for Proposal (RFP) solicits a technical portfolio/proposal that describes how the Contractor would provide needed expertise to the District on an indefinite delivery basis. The areas of expertise listed below are those frequently required in recent investigations contracted by the District, or are anticipated by the District within the next 5 years. The evaluation process, detailed description of each scientific area of expertise, evaluation factors, standards, and ranking will be explained in the RFP once issued. It is the intention of the District to award a contract or multiple contracts for services that provide all or some of the expertise identified below. It is not necessary for an Offeror to demonstrate expertise in all of these areas of expertise to qualify for contract award. The team of professionals the Offerors have, or would assemble, may use the services of subcontractors to broaden their experience and expertise to address the areas of expertise listed in the following paragraphs. a.Research proposal development and study planning. Contractor will need to show their ability to provide capability to develop, plan, and successfully implement biological studies in the laboratory and field environment. This includes the capabilities to develop experimental study design, collect data, conduct statistical analysis, prepare and review reporting, and presentations. This expertise shall be focused on applied fish research in the Snake and Columbia River hydrosystem using, but not limited to, hydroacoustics, radiotelemetry, and Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tag and underwater video monitoring methodologies. b.Hydroacoustic fish evaluations. Contractor will need to show their ability to provide professional and technical personnel with the specific hydroacoustic expertise and equipment necessary to conduct hydroacoustic evaluations of fish populations, fish movement, and estimate survival at and near the hydroprojects. c.Biotelemetry. Contractor will need to show their ability to provide professional and technical personnel and equipment to track fish movement throughout mainstem river systems, tributaries, reservoirs, hydroprojects, and estuary and near-shore ocean environments. This capability includes the ability to acquire fish handling permits for ESA-listed species from the appropriate federal fish agency. d.Mass fish marking activities. Contractor will need to show their ability to conduct large-scale fish marking activities at hatcheries, the juvenile fish facilities at the hydroprojects, in situ marking on islands, mainstem rivers, tributaries, and the estuary. Provide for the capability to develop fish marking plans, equipment deployment, data recording and analysis, and fish tagging techniques (handling, anesthetics, recovery, and release). e.Computer model development. Contractor will need to show their ability to provide the professional and technical personnel and equipment to statistically model hydraulic conditions and fish behavior to help improve conditions, or understand the conditions, or better understand the conditions through the FCRPS. This includes habitat restoration modeling, with corresponding environmental changes and biological response of target species. Provide capability to develop model schematics, coding, calibration, validation, and evaluation of performance of either commercially-available process models and/or custom-constructed models. Provide for professional and technical unbiased review capability, and an understanding of existing hydrologic, water quality parameter, fishery population, and habitat process models used by regional analysts. f.Fish physiological monitoring and evaluation. Contractor will need to show their ability to provide the professional and technical personnel and equipment required to develop and perform physiological investigations and monitoring of fish in the laboratory and field, and to correlate dam and hydrosystem operations, environmental conditions, and natural cycles to physiological responses. g.Environmental sampling, monitoring, and analysis. Contractor will need to show their ability to provide the professional and technical expertise, equipment, and facilities to develop and perform studies and support work that requires sediment and water quality monitoring and data analysis. h.Direct and indirect fish injury and survival studies. Contractor will need to show their ability to provide professional and technical personnel and equipment to develop and implement studies to estimate and evaluate fish injury and direct survival through various routes of fish passage and under specific hydraulic conditions, with special emphasis on hydroprojects. i. Data Management and Analysis. The Contractor will need to show their ability to provide the expertise in biological data management and analysis and technical personnel and equipment to develop and implement data management services for biological data collected from COE funded studies. This shall include having data management systems, equipment, and trained personnel capable of storing and organizing large data sets for analysis. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR SOURCES SOUGHT: Interested statements shall be limited to five pages and shall include the following information: a.Firm's name, addresses, point of contact, phone number, and email address. b.CAGE Code and DUNS Number. c.A capability statement expressing interest in proposing on the solicitation when it is issued, describing the company and its specialized experience with the Bureau of Reclamation, US Army Corps of Engineers, and/or public utilities. d.A statement detailing any special qualifications or certifications, applicable to the scope of services requested, held by the in-house personnel of the firm expressing interest. e. A list of the firm's current or past specialized experience similar to or the same as the summary scope of services for this requirement performed in the last five years. Include a brief description of each project scope, schedule, and dollar value. f.A statement of your firm's business size to include designation as: SBA certified 8(a), SBA certified HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman-Owned Business, or a Large Business. Where to send responses: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 201 North Third Avenue ATTN: Contracting / Mary M. Van Sickle Walla Walla, WA 99362 Phone: (509) 527-7204 Fax: (509) 527-7802 E-mail: mary.m.vansickle@usace.army.mil Response deadline: May 4, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. (Pacific Time Zone) This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Invitation for Bid (IFB), nor is it to be construed as a commitment by the Government; it is only to obtain market capabilities/industry comments and is to be used for informational purposes only. The Government does not intend to make an award on the bases of this sources sought synopsis/request for information, nor will the Government pay for the information solicited herein.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USACE District, Walla Walla 201 N. Third Avenue, Walla Walla WA
- Zip Code: 99362-1876
- Zip Code: 99362-1876
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