Sources_Sought__USACE_Enterprise-Wide_TRIDENT_Services3.pdf

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS

USACE Enterprise-Wide Emergency Management Services (Blue Sky and Gray Sky) Notice Type: Sources Sought / Market Research Tracking Number: W912PM26RA029

NAICS Code:

541330 – Engineering Services (Size Standard: $25.5 Million; $47.0 Million for Military and Aerospace exceptions)

Classification Code: R429 – Support- Professional: Emergency Response, Disaster Planning, and Preparedness Support

1.0 DISCLAIMER & NOTICE INFORMATION

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS

NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP), REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ), OR

INVITATION FOR BID (IFB). NO SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS ARE

CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineer District, Wilmington, is conducting market research to determine the capabilities, interest, and availability of qualified commercial sources, including both Large and Small Businesses (8(a), HUBZone, Service-Disabled Veteran- Owned, and Women-Owned Small Businesses), capable of performing emergency management professional services across a diverse spectrum of professions in support of Blue Sky and Gray Sky requirements.

The Government will use responses to this Sources Sought Notice to make informed acquisition decisions regarding potential set-asides and the overall procurement strategy. The Government will not pay for any information solicited, and submissions will not be returned.

2.0 BACKGROUND AND MISSION CONTEXT

NOTE: This requirement is separate and distinct from the announcement searching for businesses to serve as our ACI contractors for debris removal, reduction, and disposal in support of ESF #3.

USACE supports civil works, military, and emergency response missions nationwide under Public Law (PL) 84-99 (Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies), the Robert T.

Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 5121–5207), and Army Emergency Management programs.

During steady-state (Blue Sky) conditions, in context of this notice “Blue Sky” conditions in Emergency Management refer to the non-disaster, normal operational period when there is no active emergency or incident. During this time the focus is on preparedness, mitigation, and readiness activities without the constraints of an ongoing response.

USACE requires intermittent preparedness support, planning, training, and exercise execution. These normal, non-emergency periods are when USACE Emergency Management Centers will be engaged in preparedness, mitigation planning with State and Local Governments, and general community education.

During incident or disaster response (Gray Sky) operations, in the context of this notice “Gray Sky” conditions refer to the period immediately before, during, and after an incident occurs, when the focus shifts from routine preparedness (“Blue Sky”) to active response and recovery operations. USACE must rapidly surge to support Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs), FEMA Joint Field Offices (JFOs), Recovery Field Offices (RFOs), and field missions (including debris management, temporary roofing, temporary power, infrastructure assessments, and Rights of Entry collection).

Gray Sky conditions are the active emergency phase where emergency management moves from planning to execution, ensuring rapid, coordinated action to protect people, property, and critical systems. Ergo, the Contractor must demonstrate the capability to quickly mobilize and deploy qualified personnel to natural or man-made disaster zones nationwide and within the United States inhabited territories within 24 hours of task order activation.

3.0 SCOPE OF WORK & CORE CAPABILITIES SOUGHT

Scope of Contractor Authority

The Contractor shall provide advisory, analytical, technical, and administrative support services under this contract. The Contractor shall not perform any inherently governmental functions as defined by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 7.5 and Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Policy Letter 11-01.

The US Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, solicits a capability statement from all qualified businesses that have the organizational capacity, financial stability, and technical expertise to successfully execute Blue Sky requirements, and for Gray Sky missions, demonstrate the capability to quickly mobilize and deploy qualified personnel to natural or man-made disaster zones nationwide within the United States and its inhabited territories, within 24 hours of task order activation. The contractor must be able to deliver, scalable, standardized, non-personal services in the following core areas:

Part A: Blue Sky (Steady-State Preparedness)

1. Planning: Development, revision, coordination, and maintenance of emergency plans and SOPs aligned with the National Response Framework (NRF), NIMS, and

USACE doctrine.

2. Exercises: Designing, conducting, and evaluating Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP)-compliant exercises (seminars, tabletops, functional, and full-scale) including AAR/IP production within 45 days post-exercise.

3. Training: Development and delivery of emergency management curricula

(classroom, virtual, and hybrid formats).

4. Knowledge & Geospatial Management: Implementing and maintaining

SharePoint/data repositories and updating authoritative baseline GIS datasets.

Part B: Gray Sky (Incident Response & Recovery Surge)

1. EOC and Field Office Support: Providing 12-hour or 24-hour shift support (planners, logisticians, GIS analysts, and administrators) at EOCs, JFOs, and RFOs.

2. Quality Assurance (QA) Inspectors & Supervisors: Providing certified field personnel to perform technical QA inspections on massive debris management, temporary roofing (Blue Roof), temporary power, and infrastructure restoration sites.

3. Technical Engineering Assessments: Conducting rapid post-event structural and civil assessments of Critical Public Infrastructure Facilities, storm/disaster impacted areas, coastal features/beaches, levees, dams, and navigation channels.

4. Rights of Entry (ROE) Collection: Managing the legally compliant outreach, collection, database entry, and PII protection of ROE permits from private and public property owners.

5. Data Analytics & Dashboarding: Consolidating field reporting into real-time visual dashboards (e.g., Power BI, ArcGIS) to inform command decision-making.

6. Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) / Drone Operations: Providing FAA Part 107 certified pilots and DoD-compliant (non-foreign-manufactured) UAS platforms for rapid orthomosaic damage mapping.

4.0 SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS & CAPABILITY QUESTIONS

Interested firms are requested to respond via e-mail to Joshua Craven at

Joshua.S.Craven@usace.army.mil NO LATER THAN 2:00 P.M. Eastern, ON 14 August

2026. Firms shall submit a comprehensive Capability Statement. To facilitate the timely review by USACE, the submission must not exceed 10 pages and must address the following six (6) distinct areas:

A. Corporate Profile & Administrative Information

- Firm Name, Address, and main Point of Contact (including valid telephone number, facsimile, and email address).

- Unique Entity ID (UEI) and CAGE Code.

- Business Size and Certifications (e.g., certified 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, or

Large Business) under the designated NAICS codes.

- Active registration, status in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov).

Registration should reflect the NAICS Code listed in this notice.

NOTE: Registering in the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) is a mandatory, 100% free process for any contractor wishing to bid on and be awarded federal contracts. The registration must be completed online at SAM.gov and requires setting up a secure login, obtaining a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), providing comprehensive business and financial details, and completing required legal representations and certification.

- Teaming, Joint Ventures: List any existing teaming agreements or joint venture arrangements currently in place that would be leveraged to meet the anticipated multidisciplinary requirements reflected in this notice.

- Financial/Bonding Capacity: Provide statement about the dollar values of your firm’s financial and bonding capability to secure adequate operational capital to support immediate, large-scale surge payrolls prior to government reimbursement cycles.

B. Geographic Coverage and Regional Capacity

USACE has divided the nation into five regions for purposes of maximum coverage.

Offerors are not precluded from submitting interest in more than one of the USACE

Regions, but when a Request For Proposals is issued the Government reserves the right to make offerors elect to submit on no more than two regions or even restrict offerors to submit on one region.

For this Sources Sought Notice, please provide a clear statement of interest indicating which of the USACE Geographic Regions your firm has the interest in and capability to support. The Regions are:

A map of USACE Regions has been added as an attachment to this notice.

C. Rapid Surge & 24-Hour Mobilization Methodology

- Summary description of your firm's proven methodology for rapidly recruiting, vetting, deploying, and payroll-sustaining large numbers of specialized personnel (e.g., 50+ QA inspectors or technical engineers) within 24 hours of a disaster declaration.

- Summary of your firm's strategy for managing logistics (travel, lodging, PPE) for field-deployed staff in areas with severely compromised or non-existent local infrastructure.

D. Technical Capability Narrative

- Provide a brief summary demonstrating your firm's experience in executing both professional "Blue Sky" consulting (planning/exercises) and demanding "Gray Sky" emergency field operations (QA inspections, technical assessments, ROE management).

- Detail your familiarity with federal emergency frameworks, specifically FEMA ESF

#3 (Public Works and Engineering) and PL 84-99 operations.

E. Past Performance Experience

Provide a list of no more than three (3) contracts that are ongoing or were completed within the last five (5) years for like or similar services. At a minimum, include:

- Contract Number / Task Order Number.

- Awarding Agency (USACE, FEMA, DoD, or private sector equivalents).

- Total Contract Dollar Value.

Region AREAS States/

Terrritories

1 NWD

MT, WY, ID, OR, WA, MO, KS, CO,

NE, SD, ND

2 MVD & SWD

IL, IA, MN, WI, LA, MS

TX, AR, OK

3 NAD & LRD

ME, VT, NH, MA, CT, NY, DE, MD,

DC, PA, NY, VA, RI &

MI, IN, TN, KY, OH, WV

4 SAD & PR/USVI

NC, SC, GA, AL, FL

Puerto Rico & USVI

5 SPD & West PAC Terrotories

CA, NV, NM, AZ, UT, HI, AK, Guam, Am. Samoa, Other U.S. Territories within POD

- Period of Performance.

- Brief description of the scope, including the peak number of personnel deployed and the geographic footprint.

- Point of Contact (Name, title, valid telephone, and email).

5.0 SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

- Due Date: All responses to this Sources Sought synopsis must be received no later than 02:00 P.M. Eastern, on August 13, 2026.

- Submission Channel: Submissions must be delivered electronically via email to the

Contract Specialist: Joshua.S.Craven@usace.army.mil

- Subject Line: Please format the email subject line as: “Response to Sources Sought:

W912PM26RA029 Your Company Name”.

- Format: Documents must be in Adobe PDF format. Responses must not exceed 10 letter sized pages, excluding a standard cover sheet.

Printed Paper Size: 8.5” x 11”, Font Style: not specified, Font Size: 11pt minimum, Footnotes: Same style as main text, no smaller than 8pt.

INDUSTRY DAY ADVANCE NOTICE: USACE Wilmington anticipates holding an

Industry Day o/a November 3, 2026, in Charlotte, North Carolina, final place and time to be determined.