A-e hydrographic mapping and surveying services

As part of its market research, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Portland District, is issuing this Sources Responses to gain knowledge of the interest, capabilities, and qualifications of small business members of the industry. All interested parties are highly encouraged to respond.

Reponses to this Sources Sought Notice will be used by the Government to inform its acquisition strategy and make business decisions regarding a potential future solicitation.

NAICS: 541370, Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services

Size Standard: $19 million

Anticipated Advertisement Date: April 2026

Project Background: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District has a need for professional architect-engineering (A-E) services to provide hydrographic mapping and surveying. This contract is being procured in accordance with the Brooks A-E Act as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. Firms will be selected for negotiation based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for the required work

Project Scope: The projected scope of this requirement primarily includes hydrographic mapping, geodetic control, and other surveying or mapping services under the direct and supervision of a Certified Hydrographer or Hydrographic Surveyor such as:

• Single transducer Hydrographic Surveys utilizing high and low frequency depth recorders
• All modes of GPS which shall include VRS network, static and RTK procedures
• Multi-Beam Surveys
• Side scan sonar surveys
• Sub-bottom profiling
• Sub-bottom probing and surficial sampling, testing and analysis
• Magnetometer surveys
• Environmental monitoring and wetlands restoration investigations and studies
• Wreck, underwater obstruction, and underwater structure/facility investigations and inspections
• Investigations using ROV’s for tidal or inland waters
• High resolution imaging sonar surveys
• Jetty/groin surveys
• Topo surveys to augment hydro surveys
• Overbank surveys
• Vessel mounted Laser Scanning surveys for the collection of Shoreline Data
• Dredge disposal monitoring control
• Under water vegetation (Eel Grass) delineation surveys
• Cartography 

Incidental Services: The Contractor may be required to perform incidental services to meet requirements, including:

• Land Survey. Provide incidental land surveying services under the direction and supervision of a Land Surveyor licensed in the state in which the work is located. 
• Digital Survey. Be capable of computerized hydrosurvey, geodetic, and other related surveying capabilities.
• Flood Risk Management. Provide a mix of survey services for levee, dam, floodwall, channel modifications, stream-bank stabilization projects, and other features that manage flood risk not directly linked to project-sites or installations.
• Coastal, Rivers and Harbors. Provide a mix of survey services for coastal, rivers, and harbors features: jetties, breakwaters, groins, navigation channels, piers, docks, wharves, mooring structures, small boat basins, river training structures, and anchorage.
• Ecosystem Restoration. Provide a mix of survey services for ecosystem restoration projects: wetland restoration, stream and river riparian restoration, and stream and river aquatic restoration.
• Topographic, Photogrammetry, and LiDAR Surveying
• CADD, GIS, and Building Information Management (BIM) capability including modeling

Request for Response: Interested firms are requested to submit a summary of their capabilities, special qualifications/certifications and equipment as it pertains to the work outlined in the Project Scope.  Submissions shall include the following information:

Company/Firm Information:

• Company/Firm Name
• Address
• Point of Contact (Name, Title, Phone Number, Email Address)
• Unique Entity ID
• CAGE Code
• Business Size (e.g., Small Business, Large Business, 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB)
• Any applicable certifications (e.g., Certified Hydrographer, Professional Land Surveyor)

Experience: Provide a maximum of three (3), minimum of one (1), Hydrographic Mapping and Surveying project(s) . These project examples must be similar the work outlined in the Project Scope, with a description of each project (to include pertinent qualitative and quantitative information about featured scope elements), and include the following:

• Project Title
• Contract Number
• Contract award date
• Customer name, phone number and email address
• Prime or Subcontractor
• Initial contract dollar value
• Final contract dollar value
• Initial contract completion date
• Final contract completion date

Submission Instructions:  Responses to this Sources Sought notice shall be submitted via email.  SUBJECT: Sources Sought – Hydrographic Mapping and Surveying Services.

Please email to Kristel Flores, Contracting Specialist, at Kristel.M.Flores@usace.army.mil and Alicia Evans, Contracting Officer, at Alicia.G.Evans@usace.army.mil by 5 January 2026 at 3:00 pm Pacific Time.

Disclaimer and Important Notes. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this Sources Sought or any follow up information. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's capabilities to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or to provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.

All interested firms must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov to have size status considered. You must remain current for the duration of the source selection process to be eligible for award of a government contract.