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THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ONLY. This Sources Sought notice is being issued solely for information and planning purposes - it does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ)/Invitation for Bid (IFB)/Reque... THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ONLY. This Sources Sought notice is being 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. No formal solicitation for this work exists at this time. All qualified concerns may submit capability statements for consideration. Capability statements received will be reviewed to determine the technical, administrative, and management 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 Government does not intend to award a contract and will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this notice. A simultaneous Sources Sought notice was issued on GSA eBuy. The Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Region, Phoenix Area Office (PXAO), has a requirement to develop a regional groundwater flow model for the Pinal Active Management Area (Pinal AMA) and work products that meet the planning needs of the Pinal Partnership, the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), and other stakeholders and participants (collectively the "Study Participants") for the Eloy and Maricopa-Stanfield Basin Study (Study). The goal of the groundwater flow modeling effort is to review, update, and recalibrate the Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) Pinal AMA Regional Groundwater Flow Model (ADWR, 2014) to current groundwater conditions, use it as a tool to simulate future groundwater conditions under various scenarios of projected future water supply and demand, and prepare a final report. Results from the updated model projections will be used to support decisions on operations of existing and near-term projects and potential mitigations strategies in Pinal AMA. Objectives of the groundwater modeling effort are: • Data Compilation • Groundwater Model Development and Calibration • Scenario Development • Meetings • Deliverables The anticipated North American Industry Classification System code is 541690, Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services, with a small business size standard of $15.0 million. Product Service Code B599, Special Studies/Analysis- Other. The basic contract is anticipated as a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP). The period of performance is anticipated to be 24 months. Capability statements are to be submitted no later than June 20, 2019. All responses to this sources sought notice must be submitted to Luis Gallardo via e-mail to lgallardo@usbr.gov. The capabilities package should include the following information: 1. Provide business name, DUNS number, address, point of contact to include e-mail address, telephone number and website if applicable; 2. Business size and type (8(a), HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned, Small Business, Women-Owned Small Business, Large Business, etc.); 3. Demonstrate the firm's capability and experience by providing a list of projects completed where the work involved similar contracts in the past five years, and in which your firm performed the work. Additionally, for each project listed, provide the following: a brief description of the work performed, project title, dollar value of the job, prime/subcontractor, location, and the customer's contact name and phone number for the work completed. When it is determined that a formal solicitation will be issued, a notice will be posted on Federal Business Opportunities website at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/.