East Baton Rouge Parish Watershed Flood Risk Management (EBR) Project, Bottomland Hardwood (BLH) mitigation bank credits

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District is soliciting proposals to purchase 83 average annual habitat units of bottomland hardwood mitigation bank credits and approved swamp bank credits in the Barataria Basin to offset unavoidable habitat losses from the East Baton Rouge Parish Watershed Flood Risk Management Project. Proposals are due by January 7, 2022 and must include pricing, available credits, and agreement to transfer credits upon award. Awards will be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable offerors until requirements are fulfilled. Amendments modified the solicitation to also accept approved swamp bank credits and require electronic bid submissions by the deadline.

There is no set-aside designation for this procurement. Credits will be purchased under NAICS code 562910 (Remediation Services) and PSC code Q252 (Mitigation Banking). Separate contracts will be executed for credits from different banks for an unknown total value. Awards are subject to available funding and may be less than 83 units. Place of performance will be for credits within the Lake Pontchartrain or Barataria Basins in Louisiana. Amendments allowed credits from approved swamp banks in the Barataria Basin and required electronic submission of bids by the January 7 deadline.