Presolicitation Notice- BA Englebright_Daguerre Dams.pdf

Technical Memoranda & Supplements for the Existing 2013 Biological Assessment

Englebright and Daguerre Pint Dams, Yuba River, California

The Government anticipates issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) with the intent of awarding a Firm-Fixed Price service contract. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with one source under the authority of FAR 6.302.

Project Description: The required services are to provide a technical assessment of lower Yuba River conditions including the compilation and organization of new data available since completion of the 2013 Biological Assessment (BA). The assessment will include a technical review of the updated data to consider whether new data supports the conclusions regarding the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (USACE) operation and maintenance activities at Englebright and Daguerre Point Dams that were based on the 2013 BAs and documented in the NMFS 2014 Biological Opinion (BO) for Daguerre Point Dam, and the NMFS 2014 Letter of Concurrence (LOC) for Englebright Dam. Additionally, the technical assessment shall include the preparation of two Technical Memoranda (TM) and two Supplements that will serve as progress updates to the analyses conducted in the existing 2013 BAs for Englebright and Daguerre Point dams on the lower Yuba River, particularly with respect to potential effects of the USACE’s continued operation and maintenance activities at each dam.

This proposed contract action will be conducted using North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 541690, Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services.

The Request for Proposal is estimated to be issued in late-August.