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1. General This is a Sources Sought posted by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Contracting, Portland District, Supply & Services Branch (CECT-NWP-S) and is for informational/market r... 1. General This is a Sources Sought posted by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Contracting, Portland District, Supply & Services Branch (CECT-NWP-S) and is for informational/market research purposes only. This is not a solicitation nor a synopsis of a proposed action under FAR Subpart 5.2. The requirement is for the establishment of multiple Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA) for construction material testing. The Contractor’s laboratory facility must be validated by the USACE Materials Testing Center (MTC) along with maintain ISO/IEC 17025 certification and remain validated throughout the life of this agreement. 2. Project Background The Contractor shall collect, analyze, and submit reports for the collection of construction material samples taken per each Call issued by USACE, Portland District’s, Engineering & Construction Division. The locations of samples to be taken, and the needed QA Materials Testing, will vary and be within the Portland District areas of operation which covers all of Oregon and Southwest Washington. QA Materials Testing may be required at various designated sites such as construction work sites, fabricating shops, jetties, quarries, Government operation facilities, waterways, and treaty fishing sites among others. 3. Contract Information The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Northwestern Division, Portland District (CENWP) has been tasked with establishing multiple BPA’s. It is understood that all the requested testing/sampling may not be able to be done by laboratory or one laboratory may not be able to cover the whole requirement area. Due to these issues, it is intended to award multiple BPAs to cover the large number of testing/sampling needs and large requirement area. A key requirement is that any laboratory supporting the BPA’s must be validated by the USACE Materials Testing Center (MTC) along with maintain ISO/IEC 17025 certification and remain validated throughout the life of this agreement. The purpose of this Sources Sought is to gain knowledge of the interest, capabilities, and qualifications of industry to include Large Business, Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Businesses to include 8(a) certified small business firms, Historically Underutilized Business Zone small business (HUBZone), Woman owned Small Business (WOSB), including Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). All are highly encouraged to respond. If your company has a suggestion, question, or concern about this Sources Sought and/or the SAM-posting-attached Performance Work Statement, BPA Terms and Conditions and BPA Test and Sampling, please email the Point of Contact below. 4. Capability Statements Contractors are requested to submit their capabilities to successfully accomplish the requirements in the attachments. We are also requesting status of requirement be validated by the USACE Materials Testing Center (MTC) along with maintain ISO/IEC 17025 certification and remain validated throughout the life of this agreement Point of Contact for all questions or assistance is the USACE Contracting Specialist, Nathean Stoner, at nathean.w.stoner@usace.army.mil. 5. Submission Instructions: Responses to this Sources Sought notice must be submitted electronically (via email) SUBJECT: ‘USACE Testing/Sampling BPA”. Please send all responses to nathean.w.stoner@usace.army.mil. A Firm’s response to this Sources Sought shall be limited to (5) pages total, including cover page, and shall include the following information: a. Firm’s name, address, point of contact, phone number, email address, CAGE code and SAM number. b. Firm’s small business category and Business Size: Large Business, Small Business, Small Disadvantaged, 8(a) certified small business, Historically Underutilized Business Zone small business (HUBZone), Woman owned small business (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women-owned small business (EDWOSB), and Service-Disabled Veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB). c. Provide relevant and verifiable information on the Firm’s experience/capabilities as it pertains to the proposed work outlined in section 4. Capability Statements; and, d. Any questions you have on the proposed project. 6. Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this Sources Sought or any follow-up information. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization’s qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or to provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses, a solicitation may be published in the Government point of entry (SAM.gov). All interested firms must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and remain current for the duration of the contract to be eligible for award of a government contract.