W912P820R0024_Synopsis.pdf

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

NAICS: 523910. Total value is estimated to cost between $10,000,000.00 and $25,000,000.00.

The New Orleans District, US Army Corps of Engineers (CEMVN) described, evaluated and updated its plan to mitigate for unavoidable habitat losses caused by the construction of the New Orleans to Venice (NOV), Louisiana Project within the Louisiana Coastal Zone (CZ) . CEMVN seeks to purchase Bottomland Hardwood (BLH) mitigation bank credits located in the Barataria Basin watershed, as specified below.

As part of CEMVN’s plan to mitigate for unavoidable impacts to CZ BLH habitat caused by the construction of the NOV Project, CEMVN will purchase BLH mitigation bank credits able to mitigate CZ impacts (Louisiana Department of Natural Resources approved) in the Barataria Basin. 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 is not obligated to 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 low-price, technically acceptable.

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

CZ BLH credits representing up to 114.2 Average Annual Habitat Units (AAHUs)

A mitigation bank must meet all of the following qualifications to be eligible to sell credits to satisfy the NOV 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 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 Barataria Basin, which is coextensive with Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC) 08090301; and

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

• have mitigation credits assessed using version 1.2 of the Wetland Value Assessment (WVA) Community Model available to compensate for the impacts to the particular habitat to be mitigated; 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 WVA BLH Community Model has been certified and was used to assess construction impacts. Accordingly, 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 Barataria Basin with available CZ BLH credits based on information provided by the bank sponsors during the bank approval process. The Value Model results 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 Edith M. Brandon at edith.m.brandon@usace.army.mil or Christopher M Nuccio at christopher.m.nuccio@usace.army.mil before the deadline shown on the solicitation.

NAICS: 523910. A Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued on or about 30 April 2020, 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 Offerors 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 Edith M. Brandon at 504-862-1047; or by e-mail at edith.m.brandon@usace.army.mil.

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