Environmental Consulting Service for the analysis

This is a sources sought announcement and is for INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.
This is NOT a request for proposal, quotations, or bids.
The Department of the Interior, Interior Region 10 ¿ California Great Basin is issuing this sources sought announcement as a means of conducting market research to identify business capable of providing Environmental Consulting Service for the analysis of the North to South Water Transfer to support dry and drought condition activities throughout the state of California as stated in attached DRAFT Performance Work Statement.
This is not a request for quote and shall not obligate the Government to award a contract. Responses to this sources sought announcement shall be in writing. Responses shall be sent via email to Nandini C. Johnson, Contracting Officer at ncjohnson@usbr.gov . Please include notice number 140R2023Q0118 in your response.

The purpose of this sources sought announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Veteran Owned Small Businesses, 8(a), HubZone and other Small Businesses interested and capable of providing the services described below. Documentation of technical expertise must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. If your organization is interested in providing these product/services under contract, please respond to this announcement by 10:00 AM PDT on Thursday August 3, 2023 and include the following information:
1. Name of organization, address including zip code, point of contact, telephone number, and email address.
2. Confirmation of organization¿s active System for Award (SAM) registration with expiration date.
3. Business size and classification to include any designations as Certified Small Business, HUBZone Certified Small Business Concern, Section 8(a) contractor, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Women Owned Small Business, or Large Business Concern.
4. Your company¿s intent to submit a quote should a solicitation be issued.
Responses to this notice are strictly for market research purposes and will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a request for quote or ultimately award a contract nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any a request for quotation is issued. The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541620 -Environmental Consulting Services $19.0 Million.

Important information: The Government is not obligated to/nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources-sought synopsis request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued.