This is a SOURCES SOUGHT and is for informational/market research purposes only. This announcement seeks information from industry on capability, qualifications, and availability of potential certified small and large business contractors approved under NAICS Code 541370 that are interested in proposing on an Indefinite Delivery/ Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for Architect and Engineering Services for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) – St Louis District (SLD) to provide Photogrammetric Mapping, LiDAR, and related services.

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION /REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTATIONS, OR BIDS, NOR A SYNOPSIS OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION UNDER FAR SUBPART 5.2. AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SOURCES SOUGHT. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this Sources Sought or any follow up information. A SOLICITATION IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.

The St Louis District anticipates and intends to award up to ten (10) IDIQ contracts for five (5) years. The total contract capacity is estimated at $16.6M-$25M each. The estimated minimum task order amount is $10,000 and the maximum task order amount will not exceed the contract amount. It is anticipated some task orders will exceed $4M. Awards will be based on selection of the most highly qualified firm(s) in accordance with A-E Brooks Act procedures as implemented by FAR 36.6 and supplements thereto.

North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code applicable to this acquisition is 541370.

Small Business Size Standard for this acquisition is $15 Million average annual receipts over three years. Small Business firms are reminded FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, requires at least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern.

LOCATION OF SERVICES: Place of performance will be for areas CONUS and possibly OCONUS. The contractor should anticipate requirements to perform services on federal, state, local, tribal, and military projects.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES: The primary work under this contract will be photogrammetric mapping, aerial LiDAR and related services to support federal, state, local, tribal, and military missions for the planning, design, construction, operations, maintenance, and management of real property and lands.

The services will consist of performing and/or producing aerial photogrammetric and LiDAR surveys, ground control, analytical aero-triangulation, geo-rectification, ortho-rectification, pan-sharpening, tiling, mosaicing, digital elevation model/digital terrain model(DEM/DTM) data, collection and manipulation of photogrammetric mapping, aerial photography, GIS mapping, remote sensing, large and small-scale topographic maps, planimetrics compilation and contouring , geo-database development, maintenance and support and landuse/landcover analysis and mapping, satellite imagery, and other geospatial processes and services. The firms team must have a Certified Photogrammetrist or a Professional Licensed Surveyor. The potential exists that some requested services will include data classified up to SECRET; therefore, PRIOR TO AWARD, the Architect-Engineer shall demonstrate the ability to achieve interim SECRET clearance for facilities, equipment, and personnel involved in the required services. A SECRET CLEARANCE IS NOT REQUIRED WITH THIS SUBMISSION.

SUBMISSION CONTENT: Your firms response to this Sources Sought synopsis/Market Research request shall be limited to five (5) 8-½ X 11 inch pages, utilizing front and back, with a font no smaller than “10” in either Times New Roman or Courier New, and shall include the following information:

1. Firms name, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address.

2. Firms interest in responding to the Sources Sought when it is issued.

3. Provide any information on your firms technical abilities/capabilities, capacity, and ability to manage subcontractors to execute the services outlined in this announcement. Specifically address your ability to manage multiple task orders simultaneously and individual task orders up to $4M or more. Include a list of available equipment including a description of the type of aircraft available, digital imagery/mapping and LIDAR sensors and the number of years of specific experience.

4. Provide at least three (3) and no more than five (5) past performance/experience information on projects that were completed within the past five years or are at least 80% complete. The past experience information should include project title; location; general description of the project to demonstrate relevance to the required services; the firms role in the project; dollar value of contract; timeliness of performance; customer satisfaction and name of the company, agency or government entity for which the work was performed with contact information (reference name, phone number and e-mail address). All projects submitted must be performed as the Prime contractor (Include past contracts with USACE, if applicable). Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response under this sources sought synopsis.

5. Firms small business category and Business Size (Small Business, Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), 8(a) Certified Small Business, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB).

6. Firms Joint Ventures (existing), including Mentor Protégés and teaming arrangement information is acceptable.

7. Identify if you are a large business.

The Government requests interested firms submit one (1) copy of their capability and experience response no later than 2:00 p.m., Central Standard Time, on 17 November 2023 to Tracy N. Tenholder, St. Louis District, Corps of Engineers, via email at tracy.n.tenholder@usace.army.mil. Fax and hard copies will not be accepted. Please direct any questions on this announcement to Tracy N. Tenholder at the above email or phone number 314-331-8257.

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