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THIS NOTICE IS FOR SOURCES SOUGHT ONLY. THE U.S. ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, NEW ORLEANS, IS SEEKING SMALL BUSINESS SOURCES FOR the Acquisition of four Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) A-E C... THIS NOTICE IS FOR SOURCES SOUGHT ONLY. THE U.S. ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, NEW ORLEANS, IS SEEKING SMALL BUSINESS SOURCES FOR the Acquisition of four Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) A-E Contracts for General Design and other related services anywhere within the Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS), UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS (USACE) JURISDICTION WORLDWIDE THIS NOTICE IS FOR SOURCES SOUGHT ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL OR INVITATION FOR BID. SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS AND DRAWINGS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. The tracking number for this announcement is W912P8-19-SS-0006. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 541330, Engineering Services, and 541380, Testing Laboratories. The Government will use responses to this SOURCES SOUGHT synopsis to make appropriate acquisition decisions regarding the type of procurement to be utilized for Acquisition of four Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) A-E Contracts for General Design and other related Services. For the new design contracts, the successful offeror will be required to provide all services necessary for the development of engineering products, to include but not limited to plans and specifications, for all disciplines of engineering (architectural, electrical, mechanical, structural. civil, environmental, hydraulic, etc.). Necessary services may also include surveys, geotechnical design including soil borings and testing, investigation, design reports and engineering design support during construction. USACE intends to award multiple task orders from these design contracts with aggressive design schedules. The purpose of this SOURCE SOUGHT Synopsis/RFI is to identify small business concerns with the capability to perform the services defined Attachment #1, General Requirements, with the intent of assessing set-aside possibilities. In order for USACE to assess set-aside possibilities under the NAICS code specified above, interested firms shall identify their company as one or more of the following: 1) small business; 2) 8(a) business; 3) HUBZone small business; 4) small disadvantaged business; 5) woman-owned small business; 6) service-disabled, veteran-owned small business; or 7) large business. All interested firms are invited to submit a capability statement of no more than five (5) pages back and front, and no smaller than 12 point Times New Roman font. The capability statement should demonstrate the interested firm's understanding, capability, approach, qualifications, and past experience in meeting the work requirements identified in Attachment # 1. Finally, interested firms should identify challenges and risks associated with meeting the requirements of Attachment #1 and how the organization would minimize those risks. The Government will review the capability statement to determine if the interested firm is capable of satisfying the requirements based on its demonstrated understanding, capability, approach, qualification, and past experience as required by the tasks of Attachment #1. Moreover, all capability statements must also include (not counting towards the 5 page limit): the name of the firm, or firms if a teaming arrangement is proposed, point of contact, phone number, address of firm(s), and the DUNS number for the prime entity. Please note that a small business firm may submit a capability statement that includes the expertise of large business partner companies under a teaming arrangement. If a teaming arrangement is contemplated, then the response to this SOURCES SOUGHT must clearly discuss the tasks that the small business firm intends to perform; and, the specific areas that the large business teaming partner intends to perform. Please note that at least 51% of the total cost of all services provided must be incurred by or for personnel of the small business firm pursuant to the FAR clause at 52.219-14 entitled "Limitations on Subcontracting (NOV 2011)". In addition to the Capability statement, all interested firms shall complete Attachment #2, Questionnaire for Sources Sought Information. The completed Attachment #2 shall be submitted along with all other documents as required by this SOURCES SOUGHT synopsis and RFI. IMPORTANT: Submission of a Capabilities Statement is not a prerequisite to any potential future offerings, but participation will assist the Corps in tailoring requirements to be consistent with industry capabilities. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and is neither to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents WILL NOT be notified of the results of the evaluation. Statements that do not meet all requirements or submitted within the allotted time will not be considered. Electronic submissions will be accepted. The responses to this SOURCES SOUGHT synopsis may be emailed to Melissa Vaughn, Melissa.A.Vaughn@usace.army.mil no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, April 10th, 2019. USACE personnel may contact firms responding to this announcement to clarify a responder's capabilities and other matters as part of this market research process. NOTE: Contractors must be registered in SAM (System for Award Management) to be eligible for contract award or payment from any DOD activity. Registration requires applicants to have a DUNS number from Dun & Bradstreet. Recommend registering immediately in order to be eligible for timely award. Contracting Office Address: Attn: CEMVN-CT P.O. Box 60267 New Orleans, Louisiana 70160-0267 United States Primary Point of Contact: Melissa Vaughn Contract Specialist Melissa.A.Vaughn@usace.army.mil Phone: (504) 862-2762