Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Lake Mohave Razorback Sucker Monitoring The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), Lower Colorado Region has a requirement for monitoring of the Razorback Sucker, ... Lake Mohave Razorback Sucker Monitoring The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), Lower Colorado Region has a requirement for monitoring of the Razorback Sucker, one of four large bodied river fish species native to the Colorado River Basin. This fish is currently listed as endangered under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973. The Contractor shall monitor Lake Mohave, AZ-NV to assess the current razorback sucker population(s). In addition, efforts will be made to determine the age of captured individuals and identify any recruitment pattern apparent from the population age structure. A report will be written describing methods, a summary of results, discussion of any problems or situations that may have occurred throughout the project, and conclusions. The Contractor will attend and present data at the Annual Colorado River Aquatic Biologists (CRAB) meeting, provide monthly data collection reports, one draft report, and one final report for review by Reclamation. The Contractor will address all of the review comments from the draft report and make revisions as necessary before submitting the final report. This requirement is restricted as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code assigned to this project is 541690, Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services with a corresponding small business size standard of $15M. This acquisition will be procured in accordance with FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR 15 Contracting by Negotiation. The Government contemplates award of one firm fixed price contract with a base year and 4 1-year option periods. The solicitation and any amendments to the solicitation will be available only through Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) (www.fedbizopps.gov) website and the FedConnect website (https://www.fedconnect.net/). All proposals, and other normal documents required for the proposal submittal, including amendments to the proposal, shall be in paper medium. Electronic medium for the proposal documents will not be allowed. Registrations: In order to be awarded a contract an offeror must have a DUNS number, be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM), http://www.sam.gov, and have completed their Online Representations and Certifications. Contracting Office Address: Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region, P.O. Box 61470, Boulder City, NV 89006 Point of Contact: Kathy Berry, Contract Specialist, e-mail: kberry@usbr.gov. All contractual technical questions must be submitted in writing via e-mail to: kberry@usbr.gov. Telephone questions will not be accepted.

Inactive

This is a sources sought notice for acquisition planning purposes only. No formal solicitation exists at this time. This is NOT a request for proposals and is NOT to be construed as a commitment by th... This is a sources sought notice for acquisition planning purposes only. No formal solicitation exists at this time. This is NOT a request for proposals and is NOT to be construed as a commitment by the Government. All businesses, regardless of size, capable of providing these items are invited to respond to this announcement and submit a capability statement for consideration. Capability statements received will be reviewed to determine a firm's previous experience performing similar work as well as their technical, administrative, management, and financial capability. The capability statements will be reviewed and used to determine an appropriate procurement strategy, in particular whether a set-aside is warranted or an alternate procurement strategy. The applicable North American Industry Classification (NAIC) code is 541690 - Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services and the Small Business Size Standard is $15 Million. Proposed Project: The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), Lower Colorado Region has a requirement for monitoring of the Razorback Sucker, one of four large bodied river fish species native to the Colorado River Basin. This fish is currently listed as endangered under the authority of the Endangered Species Act of 1973. The Razorback Sucker was historically abundant throughout the Basin and was predominantly found in the main stem river and major tributaries of Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Tasks for monitoring the razorback sucker population(s) in Lake Mohave, AZ-NV, shall include: -Locating and capturing/contacting adult razorback suckers -Locating and capturing larval razorback suckers -Recording biological data (e.g. sex, total length, weight), documenting the PIT tag number, and examining the general health and condition of captured adult razorback sucker -Collecting tissue samples from captured adult razorback sucker for genetic analysis directly to a lab of Reclamation's choosing. -Marking of captured adult razorback sucker with PIT tags for individual identification (only if fish have not been previously tagged) -Using mobile, remote PIT tag scanning units capable of deployment in both slack water and riverine sections of Lake Mohave -Participating in a maximum of two (2) annual, weeklong, multi-agency, survey events to take place in the spring (March) and fall (November or December) of each contract year. -Providing estimates for current repatriate, and if possible, wild, razorback sucker populations -Assimilating Lake Mohave razorback sucker capture/contact data collected by other federal and non-federal entities into population estimates -Providing monthly progress reports summarizing all field, laboratory, or office work completed in the course of this effort -Providing copies of all data sets generated in the course of this work to the designated COR -Providing a draft interim report during each contract year for review by LCR MSCP staff -Providing a final interim report for each completed contract year -Providing a draft project report during the final option year -Providing a final project report for the complete contract -Attending the annual CRAB meeting and presenting monitoring results Capability Statement/Package: All qualified concerns may submit capability statements for consideration. Capability statements received will be reviewed to determine the technical, administrative, management, and financial capability of such offerors to perform this type of work. The capability statements will be used to determine appropriate procurement strategy, in particular whether a set-aside or an alternate procurement strategy is warranted. The Bureau of Reclamation is seeking sources capable of providing the following types of services. Capability statements should demonstrate the firm's experience and capability to perform the principal components of services listed above. Packages should include the following information: -Capturing multiple life stages of native, endangered fish -Recording standard biological data for captured fish species -Marking juvenile and adult fish with passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags for individual identification -Using mobile, remote PIT scanning units to contact marked fish -Assimilating fish capture and contact data from multiple entities -Estimated population size or abundance Interested sources are welcome to submit a capability statement package to include the following information: 1. Capability statement shall address your company experience performing the work listed above and identify available resources (specifically equipment & personnel) for performing this type of work. 2. Provide your business name, address, point of contact, phone number and email address. 3. Provide your business size & type: 8(a), HubZone, Service Disabled Veteran, Women-Owned, Small Business or Large Business, etc. 4. The capability statement shall demonstrate that your company is capable of performing under a contract of this magnitude and complexity. Please provide a list of ALL RELEVANT projects (projects of a similar size, scope, and complexity of the proposed project are considered relevant), either Government or commercial, performed within the last five (5) years, with a brief description of the project; contract number, project title, dollar amount, timeliness of performance, and customer satisfaction. Include the customer's name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, and points of contact with phone numbers. Indicate whether or not you were the prime contractor, and, if you were a subcontractor, provide the name and point of contact information for the prime contractor. Include the percentage of self-performed work, how the work was accomplished, and the performance rating for the work. All businesses are encouraged to limit responses to not more than 10 pages in length. The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of potential contractors for solicitation planning purposes only. Information provided by industry in response to this announcement is voluntary. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this sources sought. All interested sources must respond to future solicitation announcements separately from responses to this sources sought notice. Interested sources should submit their capability statement on or before 2:00 PM Pacific Time, May 17, 2019. All responses to this sources sought notice shall be provided to Kathy Berry, Contract Specialist, via e-mail at kberry@usbr.gov. The subject line shall clearly reference the Solicitation Number associated with the announcement. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Berry at 702-293-8460. When it is determined that a formal solicitation will be issued, a pre-solicitation notice will be posted on Federal Business Opportunities web site at http://www.fedbizopps