A14_Sources_Sought_140G0224Q0108_1.docx

SOURCES SOUGHT: This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is conducting a MARKET SURVEY to determine the interest and capability of any small business firms eligible to compete under NAICS code 541620 (Environmental Consulting Services), with a small business size standard of 19 Mil. USGS is seeking sources for leadership and support for examining the performance of the various options of the water management model of the Milk-St. Mary River system.

Critical to examining the performance of the various options is a water management model from the headwaters of the St. Mary River, to the mouth of the Milk River near Nashua, previously developed by the Bureau of Reclamation and Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation (DNRC) using the proprietary RiverWare river system modeling software. The model represents the various components of the river system (rivers, reservoirs, canals, diversion structures, etc.) as objects, and uses rules to simulate operations of the system according to water availability and water rights. The RiverWare model is needed to investigate the potential of water management options, both administrative and structural, to improve each country’s access to its share of water, under existing conditions and future climate conditions. This will be accomplished by coding new rules for water accounting within the bounds of the Treaty and Order and adding in new infrastructure (such as reservoirs or alternative conveyance) that has been prioritized by the Study Board. Without this model completed, the study will not be able to provide a U.S. based perspective of the changes to available streamflow based on administrative and structural options, and the USGS will not be able to adequate fulfill its responsibility to the U.S. State Department.

The USGS is in need of a contractor to assist the IJC Study technical team, and specifically the Reclamation and DNRC modelers, with trouble-shooting the RiverWare model, coding the model for various administrative and structural options, and with running and managing model input and output files for future water supply and water management scenarios.

Responses to this announcement are requested from (1) SBA certified Small Business HubZone firms; (2) Small Business firms certified by a Small Business Administration (SBA) district or regional office for participation in the 8(a) program; (3) Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned small Business firms; (4) Small Businesses.

In response to this announcement, please indicate your firm's socioeconomic status (e.g. small business, service-disabled veteran-owned, women owned, HUBZone, etc.) This information will assist the Government in determining how small businesses can fit into the acquisition strategy.

Interested small business firms shall submit (1) NAME, ADDRESS, and PHONE NUMBER OF THE FIRM (including DUNS NUMBER); (2) a CAPABILITY STATEMENT including (a) RECENT (within the last three fiscal years) RELEVANT (similar projects to this requirement) performance history (identify the name of the owner and their point(s) of contact with telephone and fax numbers, e-mail addresses; and (b) in what capacity (e.g., prime, subcontractor etc.) they performed the work; and (3) their SIZE STATUS.

Your company must have a Unique Identifying Number and be registered on-line at the System for Award Management (SAM).

All responses must be submitted NLT JUNE 4, 2024 at 12:00 pm MDT via e-mail to: probinson@usgs.gov

This is NOT a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Invitation for Bid (IFB) and does not constitute any commitment by the Government. Responses to the sources sought notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. All interested sources must respond to future solicitation announcements separately from responses to this market survey. Any solicitation that may be issued will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website and no paper copies will be provided.