SOURCES SOUGHT /REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI)

THE U.S. ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, NEW ORLEANS, IS SEEKING ALL BUSINESS SOURCES FOR the Acquisition of a multiple Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) A-E Contracts for Geotechnical Design, Laboratory Testing and Environmental Services. The work will be performed primarily within the New Orleans District, in addition to Districts within the Mississippi Valley Division, and for work in support of other Districts along the Gulf Coast region.

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 W912P8-24-SS-0001. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this requirement is 541330, Engineering Services.

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 multiple Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) A-E Contracts for Geotechnical Design, Laboratory Testing and Environmental Services.

For the new Geotechnical and Environmental contract, the successful offeror will be required to perform soil borings, testing, logging; installation, monitoring, and evaluation of geotechnical instrumentation; environmental materials and HTRW assessments, investigations, testing and monitoring; reporting and geotechnical oriented analyses and designs to be incorporated into the work being performed, as well as setting permanent benchmarks and related services as requested by task orders. The Contractor shall provide as a minimum item outlined in Attachment #1: General Requirements.

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 firms 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 can satisfy 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 Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number for the prime entity. 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 (SB); 2) the SBA 8(a) Program; 3) Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone); 4) Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB); 5) Service-disabled Veteran-owned Small Business (SDVOSB); or 6) Large Business.

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 (OCT 2022)".

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/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 are not 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 Lauren A. Gandolfi, Contract Specialist, at lauren.a.gandolfi@usace.army.mil no later than 2:00 p.m. Central Time on 25 October 2023. USACE personnel may contact firms responding to this announcement to clarify a responders 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 UEI number. Recommend registering immediately to be eligible for this potential procurement.

Attachment_1_-_General_Requirements_W912P8-24-SS-0001.pdf Description: General Requirements
Attachment_2_- Questionnaire_for_Sources_Sought / RFI_W912P8-24-SS-0001.pdf Description: Questionnaire

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