Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Consultant

PRESOLICITATION SYNOPSIS NOTICE:

The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) anticipates issuing Request for Quote (RFQ) 140R4021Q0042 to acquire contractor services to provide consultation and coordination services related to the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Program, which was designed to meet the objectives of the Colorado River Basin Water Quality Standards. These standards include a plan of implementation to limit further degradation of water quality in the Colorado River that provides water to southern California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Mexico. The objective of the Program is to minimize salt loading in the Colorado River system by seeking cost-effective regional solutions to the problem.

This contract is intended to attain contractor services to provide coordination and communication with various federal and non-federal salinity control participants; participate in meetings and document issues, take meeting minutes, and review status of the program; attend meetings/conference calls to provide technical analysis and consultation on program issues; review reports from meetings and provide analysis on reports; assist with determining which locations require trips and provide coordination of the trips; distribute write-ups from various meetings (i.e. reports, meeting minutes, technical data); and foster communication and sharing of salinity control information among the participating federal agencies and the Basin States.

Solicitation 140R4021Q0042 will be competed as a total small business set-aside. The Government reserves the right to award with or without discussions. The Government intends to award this requirement as a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract with a base year, plus four option years and options for additional meetings or field trips if required. If the Government does not receive an acceptable offer from a responsible small business, the Government reserves the right to award on an unrestricted (full and open competition) basis.

This PRE-SOLICITATION SYNOPSIS NOTICE is for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a formal Request for Quote (RFQ). This PRE-SOLICIATION SYNOPSIS NOTICE is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. This is not a solicitation and does not obligate the Government to issue a solicitation, nor will the Government be liable for any costs involved in submission of information in response to this notice. Release of an official solicitation is anticipated to occur in September 2021. Interested parties are encouraged to monitor https://beta.sam.gov/ for the release of the solicitation. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency.

For further assistance, please contact:

Brandi Clark, Contract Specialist
United States Department of the Interior
Bureau of Reclamation
125 South State Street, Room 8100
Salt Lake City, Utah 84138-1102
brandiclark@usbr.gov