IDIQ MATOC to provide tribal consultation, cultural resources, and other support work for tribal nations to support the tribal nations technical center of expertise (TNTCX), albuquerque district (SPA)

The proposed procurement will be competed using a Best Value Trade-off source selection process, and open to small businesses. NAICS is 541620, with a size standard of $15,000,000.00. The solicitation will be issued on or about 13 August 2018, with proposals due on or about 13 September 2018. Offerors are advised that this requirement may be delayed, canceled, or revised at any time during the solicitation, or final award process, and is subject to the availability of funds.

In general, task orders under these MATOC IDIQs will be to support the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Tribal Nations Technical Center of Expertise (TNTCX) for Tribal Consultation and Cultural Resources and other work that will support TNTCX customers located CONUS and OCONUS. Customers may include but are not limited to the USACE, DOD agencies, other federal agencies, Tribal Nations, as well as State and local Government agencies. The Government may issue Fixed-Price type task orders for Tribal meeting facilitation, Tribal consultation support, memorandum of agreement (MOA) support, memorandum of understanding (MOU) support, Programmatic Agreement support, traditional cultural properties studies, ethno-botanical studies, cultural resources survey, cultural resources assessment, cultural resources mitigation, maritime archaeological resources survey, maritime archaeological resources assessment, maritime archaeological resources mitigation, Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) investigation support, National Historic Resources Protection Act (NHPA) compliance support, artifact analysis, curation services, Geographic Information System (GIS) support, Historic Property Management Plans (HPMP), Integrated Cultural Resource Management Plans (ICRMP), cemetery management plans, consultation and cultural resources, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and planning documents for various customers both CONUS and OCONUS as it relates to Tribal Nations support.

The proposed IDIQ contracts will be for a base year and four (4) option years. Each individual task order will establish a period of performance for the individual effort. The total shared capacity among all MATOC holders for the base contract plus all potential options shall not exceed $9.9 million.

All work will be performed in accordance with any and all applicable rules, regulations, and guidelines. Any and all guidance identified within each specific task order will be followed. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to provide tribal consultation and cultural resources work for the Tribal Nations to support the TNTCX except for those items specified as Government furnished property and services.

The solicitation for the MATOC will be advertised as a Request for Proposal. Competitive proposals will be evaluated based on the evaluation criteria set forth in the solicitation package. Evaluation by the Government will result in selection of a firm that represents the best value to the Government. The proposed procurement will result in firm-fixed price IDIQs to a selection of multiple firms. Questions of a technical nature regarding this synopsis should be addressed to Matthew Grunewald at (251) 694-4107 or e-mail at: Matthew.M.Grunewald@usace.army.mil. OFFERORS MUST BE REGISTERED with System for Award Management (SAM), in order to receive a Government Contract award. To register, the SAM Internet address is: http://www.sam.gov. Additionally, a paper form for registration may be obtained from the DoD Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1-800-334-3414.

This solicitation will be issued via Internet only under W912PP18R0029. For security reasons, all technical data related to this solicitation will be distributed using the Federal Business Opportunity (FBO) system at www.fbo.gov. FBO is a web-based dissemination tool designed to safeguard acquisition-related information for all Federal agencies. Interested offerors must register with FBO or they will not be able to download information from the site. Registration instructions can be found on the FedBizOpps website by clicking on the Register Now hyperlink. Contractors registered with Federal Business Opportunity (FBO) may view and/or download this solicitation and all amendments from the Internet AFTER SOLICITATION ISSUANCE.

 Again, offerors are advised that this requirement may be delayed, cancelled, or revised at any time during the solicitation, or final award process, and is subject to the availability of funds.