Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

***Added the (For Informational Purposes Only) Truckee_Biological_Assessment_Amendment_4oct2013 document and the list of offeror inquiries with responses (also for informational purposes only). *** Ed... ***Added the (For Informational Purposes Only) Truckee_Biological_Assessment_Amendment_4oct2013 document and the list of offeror inquiries with responses (also for informational purposes only). *** Edited to publish Amend 0003 *** Edited to publish Amend 0002 *** Edited to publish Amend 0001 ***Edited to add the bidder-inquiry key: I56RJ9-TU6P59 (12-28-2021) ***Edited to indicate this is the solicitation (12-22-2021). Place of Performance: Projects will primarily be in California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. Please continue to monitor this posting for further updates. This is a solicitation notice regarding the upcoming Cultural and Environmental Resource Services support for work assigned to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), including but not limited to South Pacific Division and their customers. Projects will primarily be in California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. The anticipated acquisition strategy is 100% Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5). Overall MATOC target is -six IDIQ contract awards The government anticipates two pools: A) Cultural Resources Only, and B) Cultural and Environmental Resources. The A) Cultural Resources Only pool is intended for offerors with professional qualifications and technical expertise required specifically for compliance with federal cultural resources laws including the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), and similar laws and regulations. Cultural resources task orders may involve all aspects associated with the identification and evaluation of historic properties for NHPA Section 106 compliance, data recovery and analysis, NAGPRA and Tribal liaison services, construction monitoring, and related tasks. Offerors in the B) Cultural and Environmental Resources pool are expected to have professional qualifications and technical expertise required for compliance with federal environmental resources laws including, but not limited to, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Endangered Species Act (ESA), Clean Water Act (CWA), and Clean Air Act (CAA), in addition to the professional qualifications and technical expertise required for compliance with federal cultural resources laws. Task orders applicable to this pool may involve conducting surveys and analyses of, and preparing documentation for, potential project effects to the human environment sufficient to comply with Corps policy as well as federal, state, and local environmental and cultural resources laws and regulations, as applicable. Sample task orders will be included at time of solicitation and will be used in part to evaluate responses of the solicitation. Please note the posted documents are DRAFTS and subject to change prior to solicitation. The Government reserves the right not to post the solicitation. Provided with this pre-solicitation are the base PWS and Sample PWS for Cultural Pool and Environmental Pool. During the solicitation a ProjNet entry will be created for inquiries/comments.

Inactive

Sources Sought Refresh-(For Market Research Purposes Only) Cultural and Environmental Resources Services Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contract (ID... Sources Sought Refresh-(For Market Research Purposes Only) Cultural and Environmental Resources Services Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contract (IDIQ) This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE for a Market Research PURPOSES ONLY to refresh the availability of small business firms and other than small business firms that have the capability of providing Cultural and Environmental Resources Services. NO AWARD will be made from this Sources Sought. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFQ, IFB or RFP in the future. This notice does not commit the U.S. Government to contract for any supply or service. Further, the U.S. Government is not seeking quotes, bids or proposals at this time and will not accept unsolicited proposals in response to this sources sought notice. Not responding to this notice does not preclude participation in any future RFQ or IFB or RFP, if any is issued. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on the Government wide Point of Entry. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the Government wide Point of Entry for additional information pertaining to this requirement. Be advised that the U.S. Government will not be able to set aside this requirement if 2 or more small businesses do not respond with information to support a set-aside. It is encouraged, that all small businesses, in all socioeconomic categories (including, 8(a) Business Development Program, Small Disadvantage Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Women-Owned Small Business concerns), to identify their capabilities in meeting the requirement. A SOLICITATION IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME; therefore, do NOT request a copy of a solicitation. Potential offerors having the skills and capabilities of performing the described project are invited to provide feedback via email to the POC’s below. All responses will be used to determine the appropriate acquisition strategy for a potential future acquisition. This project is planned for advertising in August 2021. The anticipated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541620 and the size standard is $16.5 million. DESCRIPTION of SERVICES: The Government intends to award up to five Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Task Order Contracts (MATOCs) utilizing Small Business Set Asides and other than small business firms for Cultural and Environmental Resources services within the South Pacific Division. These services would include, but not be limited to: cultural resources studies, monitoring, and mitigation as required under Section 106 and Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act, and under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act; environmental impact assessments and documentation as required under the National Environmental Policy Act, Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act, and other relevant environmental laws and regulations; biological monitoring of construction activities, and; environmental planning for ecosystem restoration or environmental mitigation studies. For Sources Sought the Government is interested in environmental consulting services (NAICS Codes 541620). Other potential NAICS Codes to consider would be 541690, 712120, and 541720. CAPABILITY STATEMENT ***Firms that have responded to the previous notice need only send in confirmatio nof their continued interest and updates to the items request below, if any.*** The following requests are designed to apprise the US Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento District of any prospective contractors' project execution capabilities. Please provide your response to the following: 1) Offeror's name, DUNS#, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address. 2) Offeror's interest in bidding on the solicitation when it is issued. 3) Offeror's capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity and comparable work performed within the past 5 years - Describe your self-performed effort, brief description of the project, customer name, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value of the project) - provide at least 3 examples. 4) Offeror's type of small business and Business Size (Small Business, HUBZone, Service Disabled Veteran Owned and/or Small Business, 8(a). 5) Identify whether your firm is interested in competing for this requirement as a prime contractor or not. Identify subcontracting, joint ventures or teaming arrangement that will be pursued, if any. 6) Information in sufficient detail regarding previous experience (indicate whether as a prime contractor or subcontractor) on similar requirements (include size, scope, complexity, timeframe, government or commercial), pertinent certifications, etc., that will facilitate making a capability determination. 7) State the % of the work anticipated to be self-performed and % that will be subcontracted, by identifying which topical elements under the Description of Services. The Capabilities Statement for this sources sought is not expected to be a Request for Proposal or Invitation for Bid, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach, but rather short statements regarding the company's ability to demonstrate existing-or-developed expertise and experience in relation to the areas specified herein. Any commercial brochures or currently existing marketing material may also be submitted with the Capabilities statement. Please ensure that all information is submitted as one (1) package. Submission of Capabilities statement is not a prerequisite to any potential future offerings, but participation will assist the Corps of Engineers in tailoring requirements to be consistent with industry capabilities. After completing its analysis, the Government will determine whether to limit competition among 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran, HubZone, or all Small Business firms or proceed with full and open competition as Other Than Small Business. Offers that do not meet all requirements or submit within the allotted time will not be considered. Please notify this office in writing by email by the specified due date. Submit response and information via email to: Joseph.D.Warby@usace.army.mil and Daniel.E.Czech@usace.army.mil. Please include the Sources Sought No. W91238-20-R-0036 and the business name in the subject line.