Streaked Horned Lark Monitoring Columbia River

Columbia River Placement Sites; Streaked Horned Lark Monitoring

1. General. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT Notice and is for informational/market research purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, QUOTATIONS OR BIDS, NOR A SYNOPSIS OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION UNDER FAR SUBPART 5.2.

2. Contract Information. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Northwestern Division, Portland District (CENWP) has a requirement to assess Streaked Horned Lark occupancy and abundance, territory mapping, and habitat mapping as described in the attached draft performance work statement. Responses to this Sources Sought announcement will be used by the Government to make, if appropriate, a small business set-aside acquisition strategy decision.

3. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this notice or any follow up information. NO SOLICITATION IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. Any resultant solicitation will be issued on Federal Business Opportunities www.fbo.gov inviting firms to submit a proposal.

4. This Sources Sought is to gain knowledge of the interest, capabilities, and qualifications of members of the industry, including small business, to include: Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Businesses including 8(a) firms, Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone), and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small business (SDVOSB). All categories are highly encouraged to respond.

5. Respondents may be notified of the results of the evaluation. Responses to this SOURCES SOUGHT shall include the following information:

a. Firm's name, address, point of contact, phone number, and email address.
b. Firm's interest in bidding on the solicitation when/if issued.
c. Firm's capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity, include comparable work performed to include:
i. Brief description of the project, customer name, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value.
ii. Firm's business category and size.

6. For questions, please contact, Jeffrey S. Renner, jeff.s.renner@usace.army.mil.

7. Interested Firm's shall respond to this SOURCES SOUGHT no later than 13:00 Pacific Standard Time (PST), 1 March 2016. All interested firms must be registered in SAM to be eligible for award of Government contracts. Email your response to Jeffrey S. Renner, jeff.s.renner@usace.army.mil. EMAIL IS THE ONLY ACCEPTABLE METHOD FOR RECEIVING RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT.

8. The NAICS code for this requirement is 541620. The size standard is $15 million.

9. Point of Contact for small business questions or assistance is the Portland District Deputy for Small Business, Carol McIntyre at carol.a.mcintyre@usace.army.mil.