Environmental Monitoring Services (MSCP)
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Region 8 Lower Colorado Basin along with Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program (LCR MSCP) has a requirement to develop an environmental monitoring station installation plan, an operations plan and a maintenance plan. After approval of the plans the contractor shall procure and install monitoring instrumentation, collect monitoring data, review and process the collected data, and transmit the collected data to DOI. The contractor is also responsible for obtaining permits, landowner clearances, developing an environmental compliance plan, a safety plan, and a quality control plan to support all the required tasks and activities. All monitoring instrumentation will be installed within the LCR MSCP Planning Area. All field work will take place at LCR MSCP conservation areas. Field work involves the installation and maintenance of instrumentation that will form the soil and groundwater monitoring network. Maintenance of previously installed instrumentation will be required at the following LCR MSCP conservation areas:Beal Lake Conservation Area: located near Needles, CaliforniaYuma East Wetlands: located near Yuma, ArizonaHunters Hole: located near San Luis, ArizonaPalo Verde Ecological Reserve: located near Blythe, CaliforniaCibola National Wildlife Refuge Unit #1 Conservation Area: located near Blythe, CaliforniaCibola Valley Conservation Area: located near Blythe, CaliforniaDennis Underwood Conservation Area: located near Blythe, CaliforniaImperial Ponds Conservation Area: located near Yuma, ArizonaThree Fingers Lake: located near Blythe, California Installation of new monitoring stations may be required at the above conservation areas. Additional sites may be added through the award of additional task orders, but all will be located within the LCR MSCP planning area.This requirement is restricted as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside.The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code assigned to this project is 541620, Environmental Consulting Services with a corresponding small business size standard of $16.5M.This acquisition will be procured in accordance with FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and FAR 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The Government contemplates award of one firm fixed price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a 5-year term ordering period.Registrations: In order to be awarded a contract an offeror must have a Unique Entity ID number, be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM), http://www.sam.gov, and have completed their Online Representations and Certifications. 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.
140R3022Q0028 Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation
5/9/22, 7:35 PM Environmental Monitoring Services (MSCP)
This is a Sources Sought announcement for acquisition planning purposes and no formal solicitation for this requirement exists at this time. All businesses, regardless of size; capable of providing these services 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. 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 Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this notice or otherwise pay for information solicited.The Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program (LCR MSCP) Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP), MSCP creates and maintains 5,940 acres of cottonwood-willow land-cover. The HCP provides general guidance for land-cover characteristics including vegetation structure and composition, patch size, and other environmental conditions such as soil salinity and moisture. Land-cover created as part of the LCR MSCP is designed, planted, and maintained to meet these guidelines. To ensure that these guidelines are met, soil moisture, soil salinity, groundwater level, and groundwater salinity need to be monitored. Reclamation established a monitoring network in 2018 under a previous contract. There are currently 89 soil moisture and soil salinity monitoring stations and 55 groundwater level and groundwater salinity monitoring stations being operated and maintained in the existing network. The contractor shall develop an environmental monitoring station installation plan, an operations plan, and a maintenance plan. Contractor shall procure and install monitoring instrumentation, collect monitoring data, review and process the collected data, and transmit the collected data. Equipment installation and maintenance will be required at the following LCR MSCP conservation areas:- Beal Lake Conservation Area: located near Needles, California- Yuma East Wetlands: located near Yuma, Arizona- Hunters Hole: located near San Luis, Arizona- Palo Verde Ecological Reserve: located near Blythe, California- Cibola National Wildlife Refuge Unit #1 Conservation Area: located near Blythe, California- Cibola Valley Conservation Area: located near Blythe, California- Dennis Underwood Conservation Area: located near Blythe, California- Imperial Ponds Conservation Area: located near Yuma, Arizona- Three Fingers Lake: located near Blythe, CaliforniaInstallation of new monitoring stations may be required at the above conservation areas. Additional sites may be added and will all be located within the LCR MSCP planning area. Equipment has previously been installed throughout the LCR area. At the previously installed monitoring stations, the successful contractor is responsible for maintaining all equipment installed. This includes replacing damaged sensors or dataloggers, failed sensors or dataloggers, or equipment that is operating outside of manufacturer's specifications. Contractor should possess adequate knowledge regarding this equipment and its installation to estimate damage and failure rates. Performance is anticipated to begin in October 2022 and services will likely be required to run for 5 years through 2027. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this acquisition is 541620, Environmental Consulting Services which has a Small Business Size Standard of $16.5 Million.At a minimum your package should include the following information:1. Name and Address of Firm2. Phone Number3. Email Address4. DUNS Number5. Size Status/SBA certification (Small business, Women Owned Small Business, HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, other)6. Capability Statement (not to exceed 10 pages) - A brief summary of capabilities to include demonstration of the company's capability to perform the work. Previous procurements performed of similar size and complexity to include references with point of contact information. All responsible sources are welcome to submit a capability statement on or before 2:00 PM PT on April 1, 2022. Information submittals will be reviewed and considered by Reclamation to determine the most appropriate strategy. Please send your capability package by email to Kathy Berry at kberry@usbr.gov. Include the reference number (140R3022Q0028) in the subject line. When it is determined that a formal solicitation will be issued, the pre-solicitation notice will be posted on Contract Opportunities at beta.sam.gov web site at http://beta.sam.gov/.
140R3022Q0028 Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation
3/16/22, 2:40 PM IDIQ Contract for Environmental Monitoring Services
F1 Environmental Monitoring Services (MSCP) Awarded contract 140R3022D0006 to GEOSYSTEMS ANALYSIS, INC. for 233642 on 2022-09-01.
140R3022Q0028 Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation
9/13/22, 3:47 PM Environmental Monitoring Services (MSCP)
PRESOLICITATION NOTICEEnvironmental Monitoring ServicesThis is a Pre-Solicitation Notice with the intent of synopsizing a proposed contract action prior to issuance of the solicitation. Specific instructions on submitting your proposal will be contained in the solicitation documents to be issued on or about April 29, 2022, posted to the SAM.gov website. No documents will be available until the solicitation is issued.The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Region 8 Lower Colorado Basin along with Lower Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program (LCR MSCP) has a requirement to develop an environmental monitoring station installation plan, an operations plan and a maintenance plan. After approval of the plans the contractor shall procure and install monitoring instrumentation, collect monitoring data, review and process the collected data, and transmit the collected data to DOI. The contractor is also responsible for obtaining permits, landowner clearances, developing an environmental compliance plan, a safety plan, and a quality control plan to support all the required tasks and activities. All monitoring instrumentation will be installed within the LCR MSCP Planning Area. All field work will take place at LCR MSCP conservation areas. Field work involves the installation and maintenance of instrumentation that will form the soil and groundwater monitoring network. Maintenance of previously installed instrumentation will be required at the following LCR MSCP conservation areas:Beal Lake Conservation Area: located near Needles, CaliforniaYuma East Wetlands: located near Yuma, ArizonaHunters Hole: located near San Luis, ArizonaPalo Verde Ecological Reserve: located near Blythe, CaliforniaCibola National Wildlife Refuge Unit #1 Conservation Area: located near Blythe, CaliforniaCibola Valley Conservation Area: located near Blythe, CaliforniaDennis Underwood Conservation Area: located near Blythe, CaliforniaImperial Ponds Conservation Area: located near Yuma, ArizonaThree Fingers Lake: located near Blythe, California Installation of new monitoring stations may be required at the above conservation areas. Additional sites may be added through the award of additional task orders, but all will be located within the LCR MSCP planning area.This requirement is restricted as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside.The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code assigned to this project is 541620, Environmental Consulting Services with a corresponding small business size standard of $16.5M.This acquisition will be procured in accordance with FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and FAR 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The Government contemplates award of one firm fixed price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a 5-year term ordering period.The solicitation and any amendments to the solicitation will be available only through SAM.gov. 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. All dates in this announcement are estimated and are subject to change. No other information will be available before the solicitation is posted.Registrations: In order to be awarded a contract an offeror must have a Unique Entity ID 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.
140R3022Q0028 Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation
4/12/22, 5:01 PM Environmental Monitoring Services (MSCP)
Environmental Monitoring Services (MSCP) Awarded contract 140R3022D0006 to GEOSYSTEMS ANALYSIS, INC. for 2000000 on 2022-08-30.
140R3022Q0028 Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation
8/30/22, 7:42 PM