Floodplain Notice - Destrehan, LA
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 57-6395-16-003
- Agency
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Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 531120 Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses)
- PSC
- X1AA Lease/Rental Of Office Buildings
- Place of performance
- Destrehan, Louisiana 70047, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Special Notice announces the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service's (USDA, AMS) intent to lease existing office space in Destrehan, Louisiana. The area under consideration is susceptible to flooding at or above the 100-year flood level, and under Executive Order 11988, the agency is required to review the project for possible alternative solutions.
The purpose of this notice is to invite public comment on possible alternatives, as the agency has determined that there are no practical alternatives since the entire area of consideration is located within a high flood risk zone. The notice provides details on the specific locations and functions of the office space, which handles export inspections for 10 locations between Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Myrtle Grove, Louisiana, as well as one location in Brunswick, Georgia, and rice mills in Crowley, Louisiana and Lake Charles, Louisiana. The notice provides instructions for interested parties to obtain more information and submit comments within 15 days of the notice.
Notice text
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notification is hereby given to the public of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service’s (USDA, AMS) intent to lease existing office space in Destrehan, LA.
The area of consideration makes it susceptible to flooding at or above the 100-year flood level. Under the President’s Executive Order 11988, “Floodplain Management,” USDA is required to review the project for possible alternative solutions to the proposed action. The agency considered but found no practical alternatives, as the entire area of consideration is located within a high flood risk zone. FGIS has Federal employees working as ACG’s/ACT’s at export market locations loading vessel shipments that require mandatory federal inspections. This space handles 10 export locations in the area between Baton Rouge, LA and Myrtle Grove, LA as well as one location in Brunswick, GA, Rice Mills in Crowley, LA and Lake Charles, LA. This area is crucial to the success of the unit’s mission.
Public comment is invited on possible alternatives. Interested persons may obtain more detailed information about this action and its specific location from USDA, APHIS, MRPBS, Realty, Andrew Johnson, 250 Marquette Ave, Suite 410, Minneapolis, MN 55401; or by calling 612-336-3277 between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Comments about this project should be submitted in writing to Andrew Johnson, Realty Specialist at the address above within fifteen (15) days of this notice.
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Special Notice | |
| Lease Award | Award Notice | |
| Expressions sought for expiring lease | Pre-Solicitation |
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