SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- San Francisco Deep Ocean Disposal Site (SF-DODS) Monitoring
- Notice Date
- 11/16/2017
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541620
— Environmental Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USACE District, San Francisco, ATTN: CECT-SPN, 1455 MARKET ST., 17TH FL, San Francisco, California, 94103-1398, United States
- ZIP Code
- 94103-1398
- Solicitation Number
- W912P7-18-S-0011
- Point of Contact
- Roberto L. Escobedo, Phone: 4155036949, James E Garror, Phone: 415/ 503-6988
- E-Mail Address
-
Roberto.L.Escobedo@usace.army.mil, James.E.Garror@usace.army.mil
(Roberto.L.Escobedo@usace.army.mil, James.E.Garror@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This announcement is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE for Market Research only; this is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). This announcement is for information and planning purposes only and is not a commitment by the government, implied or otherwise, to issue a solicitation or award a contract. The purpose of this sources sought notice is to determine interested parties, socioeconomic status availability, and capabilities. The Government intends to use responses to this sources sought notice to make an appropriate acquisition decision for this project. The small business size standard for this NAICS Code is 541620 for Environmental Consulting Services. The small business size standard for this NAICS is $15 million, and the Project Service Code is B599 for Other Special Studies & Analyses. The Period of Performance is anticipated to be September 2018 through June 2019. The estimated price range for this project is $550,000 through $750,000.00. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), San Francisco District is the primary user of the San Francisco Deep Ocean Disposal Site (SF-DODS), located 50 miles offshore of the Golden Gate. As such, USACE is frequently required to conduct benthic sampling in accordance with the site monitoring plan. Box cores and sediment vertical profile imaging are collected to assess the sites chemical, physical and biological condition. Chemistry samples are taken from the box cores and the top 10 centimeters are sieved and the biota are preserved for future taxonomic assessment. Due to frequent inclement conditions at the site, a larger (over 150 ft) vessel is required to perform operations safely. Physical, chemical and biological data will be analyzed and presented in a detailed report. The Contractor shall provide all personnel, tools, materials, vehicles, supervision, and other items and services necessary to conduct the benthic surveys. This includes supplying a suitable vessel to work from that includes a crew, marine technician and a cook. The vessel must have a galley, lab and sleeping space for the sampling team, an ample work deck, appropriate winches and cabling for deep water sampling and appropriate electronics to track a 12 megahertz pinger. USACE has reserved time aboard the Oregon State University run R/V Oceanus during the desired sampling timeframe. This vessel has worked very well in the past. The contractor may elect to contract this vessel or use another subject to USACE approval. The contractor will supply an 8-man crew which will be accompanied by 2 scientists from the USACE and USEPA respectively. Operations will be conducted around the clock, weather permitting, with two shifts of 5 scientists. It is imperative that the team has documented experience in sampling at depths over 2500 meters and the types of troubleshooting that are usually necessary to maximize success in achieving sampling goals. Specific experience in the use and troubleshooting the Sandia MK-III 0.25 meter box corer broken into 25 10 cm x 10 cm sub-cores is very important. In addition, the contractor will need to provide this type of box corer, which will take some effort to locate. The sampling cruise is proposed to occur in October 2018. LOCATION OF SERVICE: San Francisco Deep Ocean Disposal Site (SF-DODS), located 50 miles offshore of the Golden Gate. The coordinates of the site center are 370 39.0 min N, 123 0 29.0 min W SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE Potential offerors having the skills and capabilities necessary to perform the described services above should response with the following information. The submission is limited to no more than 10 pages. 1. Point of Contact name, email address, and phone number. 2. CAGE Code and DUNS number if available. 3. In the event that the organization is a small business, state the category of small business, such as 8(a), HUBZone, Veteran Owned Small Business, Woman Owned Small Business, or SDVOSB. 4. Statement of Capability (SOC) a. Send a statement demonstrating Skills, equipment, and personnel required to perform the specified type of services are available, or can become available if the contract is awarded. b. Recent and relevant experience in deep-sea sampling, especially with respect to the above narrative, within the last five (5) years. Anticipated solicitation issuance date is on or around end of March 2018. An official synopsis citing the solicitation number will be issued on Federal Business Opportunity (www.fbo.gov) and inviting firms to register electronically to receive a copy of the solicitation when it is issued. All interested contractors should notify this office in writing by email or mail by 1:00PM Pacific Time on December 15, 2017. Submit response and information via EMAIL to Roberto.L.Escobedo@usace.army.mil or mail to Department of the Army USACE San Francisco District, 1455 Market Street, Suite 1741, San Francisco, CA 94103-1398 RESULT INFORMATION: Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Firms responding to this sources sought notice, who fail to provide all the required information requested, will not be used to help by the government to make the acquisition decision, which is the intent of this sources sought announcement.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: San Francisco, San Francisco, California, 94103, United States
- Zip Code: 94103
- Zip Code: 94103
- Record
- SN04742416-W 20171118/171116231129-515d76d931703d68ad45a8f15c8fffa7 (fbodaily.com)
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