Bergen Site Research and Relocation

General: This is a Sources Sought and is for informational/market research purposes only. This is not a request for proposal, quotation, or bid, not a synopsis of a proposed contract section under FAR subpart 5.2. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District has been tasked to solicit for a non-personal services contract for technical writing services to prepare the following documents:

Provide a brief history of Dr. Bergen’s work on the Columbia River;

Identify and assess the Bergen sites and determine if they are associated with recorded site trinomials;

Confirm site locations using forms, historic aerials, and records from the Burke Museum;

Field verify the site locations when possible; and

Update and submit site forms to SHPOs office.

The Burke Museum houses the Dr. Harold Bergen collection. The collection, including site reports, maps, photographs, and over 14,000 artifacts, represents decades of work in Oregon and Washington by Dr. Bergen and his wife, Marjory Bergen. Dr. Bergen recorded many sites providing them with his own site number, and are sometimes referred to as the Bergen Sites. Included in the contract are 25 Bergen sites within The Dalles and John Day Projects. This contract includes an optional task for two sites in the Lower Monumental Project, Walla Walla District.

 The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The purpose of this Sources Sought is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of the industry, to include the small business community. The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors. Responses to this Sources Sought announcement will be used by the Government to support acquisition strategy decisions.

Contract Information: The Portland District expects to solicit a firm-fixed-price (FFP) non-personal services contract for technical writing services.

North American Industrial Classification Code (NAICS): 541990, All Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services

Size Standard: $16.5M

Submission Instructions: Interested parties may submit a response in electronic format only via email to Shara.L.Ihrke@usace.army.mil by no later than 10 July 2020 4:00pm Pacific Standard Time. Electronic file shall be in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Emails should not exceed 10MB. The information submitted should not exceed a total of 4 (4) 8 ½ x 11 sized pages and font no smaller than 10 point.

Respondents shall include the following as part of their Sources Sought submission:

Company name and DUNS number

Company point of contact including phone number and email address.

Business size, as validated via the System for Award Management (SAM). All offerors must register on the SAM located at http://www.sam.gov to be eligible for a federal contract award.

Provide any information on your Firm’s technical abilities/experience as they pertain to the services listed above, along with number of years of experience specific to what we are looking for. (Include past contracts with USACE, if applicable.)

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 Notice or any follow-up information. 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 qualifications to perform the work. Standard company brochures will not be considered a sufficient response to this Sources Sought. 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. After a review of the responses, a solicitation may be published in Beta.Sam.Gov. However, responses to this notice will not be considered an adequate response to a solicitation.