Notice of Intent to Sole Source_23R0039 (SAM).pdf

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE

The US Army, Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, is issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to inform industry contractors of the Government’s intent to negotiate on a noncompetitive basis in accordance with FAR 6.302-1(a) (2) - Only one or a limited number of responsible sources and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

The intended Contractor is Chef Menteur Credit Co., LLC., 5550 Newbury St., Ste. B, Baltimore, MD 21209.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, (Government) seeks to acquire Brackish Marsh (LDNR) credits representing 0.58 Average Annual Habitat Units (AAHUs) to mitigate for impacts incurred and reasonably foreseeable impacts from the Morganza to the Gulf of Mexico (MTG), Humble Canal Gate Site Preparation and Initial Levee Preload, Brackish Water Marsh, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana (Project), within the Louisiana Coastal Zone (CZ).

A mitigation bank must be physically located within the Deltaic Plain which is coextensive with Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) 08070203, 08070204, 8070205, 08080101, 08080102, 08080103, 08090100, 08090201, 08090202, 08090203, 08090301, and 08090302. The purchase of these credits will fully satisfy the Government’s requirement to mitigate 0.58 AAHU of brackish marsh impacts incurred during work associated with construction of the MTG project. A mitigation bank must meet all of the following qualifications to be eligible to sell credits to satisfy the MTG Project mitigation requirements. For a proposal to be considered responsive and for the Offeror to be considered responsible, the mitigation bank shall:

• be approved by CEMVN and in full compliance with its Mitigation Banking Instrument, its other legal instruments (such as its conservation servitude and its financial assurances), and the standards set forth in 33 CFR Part 332; and

• provide habitat type that matches the habitat type being mitigated; and

• have credits assessed using version 2.0 of the Wetland Value Assessment (WVA) Brackish Marsh Community Model available to compensate for the impacts to the particular habitat to be mitigated; and

• have a duly recorded perpetual conservation servitude/easement; and

Chef Menteur Credit Co., LLC. is the only company who has the necessary mitigation bank credits for the USACE, New Orleans District to purchase. Utilization of a different contractor would create unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency's requirement because other companies would have to go through the CEMVN, Regulatory Division approval process which is lengthy and timely.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) for this requirement is 523910 – Miscellaneous Intermediation. The Small Business Administration (SBA) size standard for this sector is $47.0 Million.

The intent of this synopsis is for informational purposes only. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to compete this action based on this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. This notice of intent is neither a formal solicitation nor a request for competitive proposals. No solicitation document is available and telephone requests will not be honored. No award will be made on the basis of unsolicited quotations or offers received in response to this notice. Any response to this notice must show clear, compelling and convincing evidence that competition will be advantageous to the Government. All inquiries and concerns must be addressed in writing via e-mail to Anedra Baldwin at anedra.a.baldwin@usace.army.mil with the following information referenced in the subject line, Request for Proposal (RFP) W912P823R0039 – Morganza to Gulf, Brackish Marsh Credits. All interested parties who are responsible, certified, and capable may identify their interest and may submit a capability statement that includes sufficient detail with convincing evidence that clearly demonstrates the capability to meet the requirement. Interested parties must be registered in SAM (SAM.gov) under subject NAICS code - 523910. All capability statements received by the due date of this notice will be considered by the Government. Capability statements shall be emailed to Anedra Baldwin at anedra.a.baldwin@usace.army.mil and are due no later than Thursday, May 4, 2023 by 10:00 AM (Central Standard Time) to be considered by the Agency. The interested parties bear full responsibility to ensure complete transmission and timely receipt. The Government is not obligated to honor late submissions.

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