SPECIAL NOTICE
88 -- Fall Chinook Fish Production, Prosser Hatchery Notice of Intent to Sole Source
- Notice Date
- 12/2/2019 12:54:38 PM
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 112511
— Finfish Farming and Fish Hatcheries
- Contracting Office
- US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT PORTLAND PORTLAND OR 97204 USA
- ZIP Code
- 97204
- Response Due
- 12/20/2019 10:00:00 AM
- Archive Date
- 01/04/2020
- Point of Contact
- Enshane L. Hill-Nomoto, Phone: 5038084613, Patrick Collins, Phone: 5038084594
- E-Mail Address
-
enshane.l.hill-nomoto@usace.army.mil, patrick.collins@usace.army.mil
(enshane.l.hill-nomoto@usace.army.mil, patrick.collins@usace.army.mil)
- Description
- Fall Chinook Fish Production, Prosser Hatchery Notice of Intent to Sole SourceThis is a special notice prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 5.2 “Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions.”The Army Corps of Engineers intends to negotiate the sole-source award of a new contract with the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation (Yakama Nation). All requirements necessary will be provided for the annual acclimation and release of up to 1.7 million sub-yearling upriver bright (URB) fall Chinook juveniles (received from Little White Salmon Hatchery) and for an additional 210 thousand yearling URB fall Chinook juveniles (received from Bonneville Hatchery) at Prosser Hatchery. This fish production satisfies a portion of USACE’s mission in fulfilling mitigation obligations for The Dalles and John Day Dams. Pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 2304(c)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1 and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (DFARS) 206.302-1, only one responsible source and no other vendor will satisfy agency requirements.In 2008, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issued a revised Biological Opinion that concluded that the Federal Columbia River Power System jeopardizes the continued existence of various Endangered Species Act-listed anadromous fish in the Columbia River Basin. Jeopardy and adverse modification may be avoided by implementing reasonable and prudent alternatives (RPAs) composed of discrete actions covering, among other things, hatchery operations. RPA action number 40 calls for a review of the hatchery program associated with the mitigation for The Dalles and John Day Dams. After reviewing the program, USACE, among other agencies and organizations, ultimately arrived at a plan to move the hatchery operations into or above the exclusive Zone 6 Indian fishery to better meet mitigation objectives.Prosser Hatchery is situated just downstream of Prosser Dam at river kilometer 75 of the Yakima River. The Yakima River feeds into the Columbia River near Richland, Washington, above Zone 6. Prosser Hatchery possesses the appropriate water temperature, rearing pond space and availability during the required months to acclimate and release the subject fall Chinook juveniles into the Yakima River. No other acclimation and release facilities exist in, or near, the lower Yakima River that are 1) capable of acclimating these fish, and 2) not already in use by USACE for similar purposes.The underlying land, facilities and equipment at Prosser Hatchery are under the ownership of the Yakama Nation. Therefore, Yakama Nation has sole control and use of the facilities at Prosser Hatchery and does not permit other contractors to utilize these facilities. Regional fisheries experts from NMFS, USFWS and USACE agree that Prosser Hatchery is the only reasonable location to perform these specific rearing and release activities.A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE POSTEDTHIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS OR QUOTATIONS. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement to the contracting officer before the notice end date. If no affirmative written responses are received by 10:00 AM Pacific time on 20 December 2019, the Contracting Officer will proceed with the sole source action. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement is solely within the discretion of the Government. Electronic responses and questions shall be submitted via email to BOTH POCs listed, below. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is not responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice.Contracting Office Address: US Army Corps of Engineers, Portland DistrictATTN: CECT-NWP-P333 SW 1st AvenuePortland, OR 97204Points of Contact for this notice: Email: Enshane.l.hill-nomoto@usace.army.mil Patrick.p.collins@usace.army.mil Small Business questions:Kevin Thomsen, Small Business Specialist Direct: 503-808-3733Email: kevin.s.thomsen@usace.army.mil
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 56450, WA 99350, USA
- Zip Code: 99350
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 99350
- Record
- SN05506202-F 20191204/191204045507 (samdaily.us)
- Source
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