Modification to Previous Pre-solicitation Notice: Data Collection and Analysis

Added: Sep 01, 2010 2:15 pm Modified: Sep 03, 2010 12:50 pmTrack Changes The updated change is as follows: THIS PROCUREMENT IS 100% SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS UNDER NAICS CODE 541712 WITH A SIZE STANDARD OF 500 EMPLOYEES.

All other items remain unchanged.

Added: Sep 01, 2010 2:15 pm This is a Pre-solicitation Notice for information and preliminary planning only. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SYNOPSIS. This pre-solicitation notice is intended to advise industry of intent to compete the Data Collection and Analysis contract under a competitive 100% Small Business set-aside.

The U. S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) intends to contract data collection and analysis efforts and monitoring system development, as well as routine tasks associated with these major areas of effort. The Contractor must have documented in-house experience and expertise in working in sheltered and near-shore waters, deep-water, open ocean locations as well as in the surf zone. The Contractor must have in-house personnel with documented educational background and experience in utilizing computer techniques in the analysis and interpretation of the data identified above. Work also includes collection and analysis of dredging data that includes production, performance and environmental-related parameters. The specialized knowledge and experience includes statistical treatment of oceanographic and atmospheric data, structural analysis, data transmission via cable, radio, and satellite, electronic navigation systems, geophysics, diving operations, near shore and shelf currents, wave dynamics, firmware development, integration of computer systems and software with oceanographic instrumentation, sediment and water properties analysis, electronic systems development, and scientific computer programming and photogrammetry. The work to be performed under this contract consists of miscellaneous operations and maintenance support, scientific support, advanced systems support, quality assurance, data-analysis systems support, and administrative support for ERDC prototype data collection and analysis projects conducted on any water resource of the United States, including, Alaska, Hawaii, and U. S. territories.

Detailed specifications will be available on the FedBizOpps website at https://www.fedbizopps.gov on or about 13 September 2010. Hardcopies will not be available. Offerors should check the FedBizOpps web page often for new solicitations and/or changes (AMENDMENTS) to existing ones. THIS PROCUREMENT IS 100% SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS UNDER NAICS CODE 541990 WITH A SIZE STANDARD OF $7,000,000.00.

No technical questions will be considered prior to the release of the solicitation.

For any questions please contact CPT Angela Smoot, Contract Specialist, ERDC Contracting Office, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Bldg. 1003, Vicksburg, MS 39180-6199, or via email at angela.l.smoot@usace.army.mil.