Planning and Environmental Studies MATOC

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, is soliciting an Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) for Planning and Environmental Studies, to be performed within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USAGE) Portland (NWP), Seattle (NWS), and Walla Walla (NWW) Districts' Areas of Responsibility (AORs). The Portland, Seattle, and Walla Walla Districts require a range of Professional Services to perform studies and analyses and preparing reports and supporting documents related to the USACE planning and environmental processes for Civil Works program studies and projects, within the USACE NWP, NWW, NWS boundaries. These services will primarily be required in the Pacific Northwest, Columbia, Snake, and Willamette Basins, but may be required anywhere within the stated Districts' AORs.

SCOPE OF WORK: This work will support USACE's mission by providing services anticipated to accomplish the breadth of Planning and Environmental Studies that are under the authorities of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that would include General Investigation authority, the Continuing Authorities Program, Construction General, and Operations and Maintenance activities. Planning Authorities include ecosystem restoration, navigation, water supply, flood risk management, Planning Assistance to States and Tribes, Reallocation Studies, Major Rehabilitation Studies, Major
Maintenance Reports, post authorization change reports, dredge material management plans, and environmental investigations, reports and documents demonstrating compliance with applicable federal cultural and environmental laws, regulations and executive orders.

This solicitation is a total woman owned small business set-aside under NAICS 541690-Other Scientific & Technical Consulting Services, which has a size standard of $15,000,000.00. The Federal Service Code is R499 - Other Professional Services. The acquisition will be subject to the procedures of FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation and the source selection will be conducted by utilizing Best Value Tradeoff (BVTO) source selection procedures.

The Government intends to award up to five (5) IDIQ contracts resulting from this solicitation to form the MATOC pool. Task orders under these contracts will be used for projects of varying size and complexity. Work under these contracts may require contractors to provide services simultaneously in multiple locations.

Submission requirements, submission instructions, and evaluation criteria are stated within the Solicitation. Attachment templates have been uploaded to www.fbo.gov with the solicitation.

All inquiries regarding this solicitation must be submitted via the ProjNet Bidder Inquiry System. Telephone and email inquiries will not be accepted. Instructions on how to access the ProjNet Bidder Inquiry System are within the Solicitation. No response will be posted to inquiries after the Close of Business on the third (7th) business day preceding the solicitation due date. All prospective offerors will be held to have reviewed the questions and responses in ProjNet prior to proposal submission.

Offerors must ensure registration in the System for Award Management database at https://www.sam.gov prior to any contract award.

The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing a response to this solicitation notice or any follow-up information request.

The Portland District's point of contact for small business questions or assistance is:

Carol McIntyre, District Small Business Specialist
Direct: 503-808-4602
Email: carol.a.mcintyre@usace.army.mil

Please note that Class Deviation 2019-00003, Limitations on Subcontracting for Small Business, which establishes procedures for subcontracting with a "similarly situated entity" with respect to satisfying the requirements of FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, applies to this procurement.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, is soliciting an Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) for Planning and Environmental Studies, to be performed within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USAGE) Portland (NWP), Seattle (NWS), and Walla Walla (NWW) Districts' Areas of Responsibility (AORs). The Portland, Seattle, and Walla Walla Districts require a range of Professional Services to perform studies and analyses and preparing reports and supporting documents related to the USACE planning and environmental processes for Civil Works program studies and projects, within the USACE NWP, NWW, NWS boundaries. These services will primarily be required in the Pacific Northwest, Columbia, Snake, and Willamette Basins, but may be required anywhere within the stated Districts' AORs.

SCOPE OF WORK: This work will support USACE's mission by providing services anticipated to accomplish the breadth of Planning and Environmental Studies that are under the authorities of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that would include General Investigation authority, the Continuing Authorities Program, Construction General, and Operations and Maintenance activities. Planning Authorities include ecosystem restoration, navigation, water supply, flood risk management, Planning Assistance to States and Tribes, Reallocation Studies, Major Rehabilitation Studies, Major
Maintenance Reports, post authorization change reports, dredge material management plans, and environmental investigations, reports and documents demonstrating compliance with applicable federal cultural and environmental laws, regulations and executive orders.

This solicitation is a total woman owned small business set-aside under NAICS 541690-Other Scientific & Technical Consulting Services, which has a size standard of $15,000,000.00. The Federal Service Code is R499 - Other Professional Services. The acquisition will be subject to the procedures of FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation and the source selection will be conducted by utilizing Best Value Tradeoff (BVTO) source selection procedures.

The Government intends to award up to five (5) IDIQ contracts resulting from this solicitation to form the MATOC pool. Task orders under these contracts will be used for projects of varying size and complexity. Work under these contracts may require contractors to provide services simultaneously in multiple locations.

Submission requirements, submission instructions, and evaluation criteria are stated within the Solicitation. Attachment templates have been uploaded to www.fbo.gov with the solicitation.

All inquiries regarding this solicitation must be submitted via the ProjNet Bidder Inquiry System. Telephone and email inquiries will not be accepted. Instructions on how to access the ProjNet Bidder Inquiry System are within the Solicitation. No response will be posted to inquiries after the Close of Business on the third (7th) business day preceding the solicitation due date. All prospective offerors will be held to have reviewed the questions and responses in ProjNet prior to proposal submission.

Offerors must ensure registration in the System for Award Management database at https://www.sam.gov prior to any contract award.

The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing a response to this solicitation notice or any follow-up information request.

The Portland District's point of contact for small business questions or assistance is:

Carol McIntyre, District Small Business Specialist
Direct: 503-808-4602
Email: carol.a.mcintyre@usace.army.mil

Please note that Class Deviation 2019-00003, Limitations on Subcontracting for Small Business, which establishes procedures for subcontracting with a "similarly situated entity" with respect to satisfying the requirements of FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, applies to this procurement.

The Government still intends to submit a formal solicitation. The solicitation is expected to be occur in June.

The Government still intends to submit a formal solicitation. The solicitation is expected to be occur in late April or early May.

SYNOPSIS:
Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) for Planning and Environmental Studies for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Portland District, Seattle District, and Walla Walla District, consisting of a pool of at least two (2) with a target of five (5) contracts. The planned duration for this contract is a total of a five year base, no options.

PURPOSE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT:
This announcement constitutes a pre-solicitation announcement of a proposed contract action pursuant to FAR 5.204. This is not a solicitation. No response is requested at this time. A formal solicitation will follow this announcement with full details, including a response deadline, the Performance Work Statement, Instructions to Offerors, and the Evaluation Factors/Basis for Award. The formal solicitation is expected to occur on or around February 26, 2019.

OFFERORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING THIS WEBSITE FOR CHANGES TO THIS NOTICE AND THE FORMAL SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT.

PLANNED SOLICITATION:
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the services described herein. Proposals shall be due no less than 30 days from the solicitation date. The solicitation and any subsequent amendments will be posted to FedBizOpps (FBO) at www.fbo.gov. The solicitation documents will only be made available in electronic format, downloadable from FBO. No CD-ROMS or hardcopy documents will be distributed. Interested parties must be registered in FBO and the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov in order to view or download the solicitation documents. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to appropriately register in SAM & FBO and to monitor for notices, amendments, etc.

SET-ASIDE:
This acquisition will be set aside for Women Owned Small Business 100%

PLACE OF PERFORMANCE:
Task orders under this MATOC will be performed within the area of responsibility for USACE Portland District, Seattle District, and Walla Walla District.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE SERVICES TO BE PROCURED:
Services are anticipated to accomplish the breath of planning and environmental studies that are under the authorities of USACE that would include General Investigation authority, the Continuing Authorities Program, Construction General, and Operations and Maintenance activities. Planning Authorities include ecosystem restoration, navigation, water supply, flood risk management, planning assistance to States and Tribes, reallocation studies, major rehabilitation studies, major maintenance reports, post authorization change reports, dredge material management plans, and environmental investigations, reports and documents demonstrating compliance with applicable federal cultural and environmental laws, regulations and executive orders.

SPECIAL SAM NOTICE:
Please take notice that SAM (www.sam.gov) has a new entity registration requirement that firms must submit an "original, signed notarized letter identifying the authorized Entity Administrator for the entity associated with the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number before the registration will be activated." This applies to all new entity registrations and all entity registration renewals, effective April 29, 2018. Further information behind this new requirement is posted to the General Services Administration's (GSA) announcement page at https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/organization/federal-acquisition-service/office-of-systems-management/integrated-award-environment-iae/sam-update-updated-july-11-2018. Please also refer to Federal Service Desk's (FSD) instructions on how to comply with this new requirement. Offerors are reminded that this solicitation will include the provision FAR 52.204-7 SAM and FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items, and the resulting award will include the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items. These provisions/clauses require all contractors to register and maintain an active SAM entity registration in order to be eligible for contract awards, as prescribed by the regulation at FAR Subpart 4.11. In order to eligible for the contract award resulting from this solicitation, Offerors are advised to take immediate action to ensure your SAM entity registration is current and/or will be current at the time of proposal receipt by this contracting office.

All questions regarding this post shall be submitted in writing to Halis Batista at halis.l.batista@usace.army.mil.