Comite River Diversion Project and East Baton Rouge Parish Watershed Flood Risk Management Project, Bottomland Hardwoods, Mitigation Bank Credits
Closed Solicitation Posted
This opportunity was awarded. See its 4 award notices in the notice history.
- Solicitation number
- W912P820R0048
- Agency
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ENDIST New Orleans
US Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 523910 Miscellaneous Intermediation
- Place of performance
- Baton Rouge La Usa
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District is soliciting proposals to purchase 702 bottomland hardwood mitigation bank credits located in the Lake Pontchartrain and Mississippi River Basins watersheds to compensate for unavoidable habitat losses from the Comite River Diversion Project and East Baton Rouge Parish Watershed Flood Risk Management Project. Proposals are due by August 3, 2020 and must demonstrate the banks' eligibility according to criteria such as location and use of the approved assessment methodology. Award will be made competitively based on the lowest price per credit to one or more qualified mitigation banks that can provide the required 319 credits for the Comite River project and 383 credits for the East Baton Rouge project.
There is no set-aside designation. Credits will be purchased under NAICS code 562910 and PSC code Q2PB for environmental remediation services. The place of performance is Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The solicitation seeks a total of 702 bottomland hardwood mitigation bank credits to fulfill mitigation requirements for unavoidable habitat losses from construction of the two flood risk management projects, with 319 credits needed for the Comite River project and 383 credits for the East Baton Rouge project.
Notice text
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 caused by the construction of the Comite River Diversion (Comite) Project and the East Baton Rouge Parish Watershed Flood Risk Management (EBR) Project.
As part of CEMVN’s plan to mitigate for unavoidable impacts to BLH habitat caused by construction of the Comite and EBR Projects, 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 to meet 100% of its need. A separate contract shall be executed for each bank credit purchase. Award will be based on lowest price.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| A21_Amendment 0002..pdf | ||
| A21_Amendment 0001 - W912P820R0048 FINAL-.pdf | ||
| A21 - Solicitation W912P820R0048.pdf | ||
| Mitigation Purchase Agreement.pdf |
Notice history
5 of 6 notices listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
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