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Sources Sought AVC Realty Support IDIQ 140R4022R0011 NAICS 541191: Title Abstract and Settlement Offices Small Business Size Standard: $12.0 million

This is a Sources Sought Announcement for the Arkansas Valley Conduit (AVC) Realty Support IDIQ. This announcement is being used for market research and advanced planning purposes. Proposals are not requested and will not be accepted from this Sources Sought Notice. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND A CONTRACT WILL NOT BE AWARDED AS A RESULT OF THIS NOTICE. The majority of work will be located southeast of Pueblo, CO in Pueblo County.

Background:

The AVC is a major infrastructure project that upon completion will convey a reliable municipal and industrial water supply from Pueblo Reservoir to 40 communities serving a projected future population of 50,000 people in southeastern Colorado. The service area includes water providers in Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero, Prowers, and Pueblo counties. When completed, the AVC will supply as much as 7,500 acre-feet annually to these communities.

Requirement:

It is anticipated that the Government will solicit this requirement as a single award IDIQ that will be used to issue individual task orders for up to 600 land acquisitions over five years. It is anticipated that the IDIQ ceiling will be $14,000,000 with a guaranteed minimum of $10,000.

The AVC Realty Support IDIQ includes creation and/or obtaining of multiple professional services to complete land acquisitions in support of the construction of the AVC Pipeline, and consists of the following tasks:

The principal components of work include:

The Government is seeking interested small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, woman-owned small businesses, HubZone small businesses and/or service-disabled veteran owned small business concerns who have the specialized knowledge, experience and resources necessary to successfully complete a project of this size, scope and complexity.

The NAICS Code for this project is 541191 Title Abstract and Settlement Offices with a business size standard of $12.0 million. The estimated need for services is projected to be up to (5) five years. The Government anticipates issuing a solicitation for this project around June 2022 and will award in November 2022.

The Government will not reimburse any costs associated with responding to this Sources Sought Notice. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will not be bound to this information if a solicitation is issued. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract action, based on the responses to this notice, is at the discretion of the Government.

Submission:

Interested and capable contractors shall submit the following documentation jgillespie@usbr.gov by 4:30 PM MST on March 18, 2022 and reference 140R4022R0011 - AVC Realty Support IDIQ.

· SAM Registration ID

· Small Business Status including any socio-economic designations

· A capability statement that clearly supports your ability to perform this type of work. Examples include but are not limited to:

· Licenses

· Experience

· Past performance

· Key personnel

For record keeping purposes, telephonic inquiries will not be accepted.