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This will be an UNRESTRICTED procurement. All qualified business concerns may submit proposals.

NAICS: 523910. Total value is estimated to be more $10,000,000.00.

The New Orleans District, US Army Corps of Engineers (CEMVN) seeks to purchase Bottomland Hardwood (BLH) mitigation bank credits located in the Lake Pontchartrain and Mississippi River Basin watersheds, as specified below, to compensate for unavoidable habitat losses associated with the construction of the Comite River Diversion (Comite) Project.

As part of CEMVN’s plan to mitigate for unavoidable impacts to BLH habitat associated with the construction of the Comite Project, CEMVN will purchase BLH mitigation bank credits to compensate for impacts in the Lake Pontchartrain and Mississippi River Basins. The bank(s) from which credits will be purchased will be selected through a competitive solicitation/award process. Any mitigation bank meeting the eligibility requirements and having the appropriate resource type of credits may submit a proposal to sell credits. CEMVN may enter into one or more contracts to purchase the amount of credits necessary to meet 100% of CEMVN’s need at the time of purchase; however, CEMVN may purchase a lesser quantity of credits than it requires.

A separate contract shall be executed for each bank credit purchase. Award will be made based on the lowest-price technically acceptable source selection process.

The CEMVN desires to acquire credits in the amount and type specified below:

BLH credits representing 212 average annual habitat units (AAHUs) to mitigate for impacts associated with the construction of the Comite Project.

A mitigation bank must meet all of the following qualifications to be eligible to sell credits to satisfy the Comite Project mitigation requirements. For the proposal to be considered responsive and for the offeror to be considered responsible, the mitigation bank shall:

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

• be physically located within the Lake Pontchartrain or Mississippi River Basins, which together are coextensive with Hydrologic Unit Codes (HUCs): 08090203, 08090202, 08090201, 08070205, 08070204, 08070203, 08070202 and 08070201; and

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

• have available BLH mitigation credits assessed using version 1.2 of the

Bottomland Hardwood Forest Wetland Value Assessment (WVA) Community Model; and

• have a duly-recorded perpetual conservation servitude/easement.

Models used for Civil Works projects are required to be certified by Headquarters USACE Model Certification Panel and comply with the certification criteria presented in EC 1105-2-412.

Version 1.2 of the BLH WVA Community Model has been certified and this model will be used to assess compensatory mitigation credit values. To facilitate the solicitation process, CEMVN, in conjunction with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, has run Version 1.2 of the WVA on the approved banks in the Lake Pontchartrain Basin and Mississippi River Basin with available BLH credits based on information provided by the bank sponsors to CEMVN during the bank approval process and continuing compliance reviews. The WVA results for approved banks in the Lake Pontchartrain Basin and Mississippi River Basin will be included in the solicitation package.

All requests for information as well as any questions pertaining to this solicitation shall be submitted in writing via email to Anedra Baldwin at anedra.a.baldwin@usace.army.mil or Charles Zammit at Charles.R.Zammit@usace.army.mil before the deadline shown on the solicitation.

NAICS: 523910. A Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued on or about 8 January 2021, with a proposal due date established. Actual issue date will be shown when the solicitation is issued. The solicitation documents for this procurement will be posted on the beta.SAM.gov website and can be accessed from a link located on this beta.SAM.gov website. You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader for .pdf files (www.adobe.com) in order to open most files posted by the CEMVN. You are encouraged, for marketing purposes, to register as an Interested Vendor on Beta.sam.gov.

A prospective Offeror must be registered with the Beta System for Award Management (SAM), including the NAICS code they are bidding under, in order to submit a proposal and receive a Government contract award. To register, the beta.SAM Internet address is: https://beta.sam.gov. The Contract Specialist for this procurement is Anedra Baldwin at 504-862-1754; or by e-mail at anedra.a.baldwin@usace.army.mil.

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As part of CEMVN’s plan to mitigate for unavoidable impacts to BLH habitat associated with the construction of the Comite Project, CEMVN will purchase BLH mitigation bank credits to compensate for impacts in the Lake Pontchartrain and Mississippi Rive...