--water resources planning for civil works

The closing date is extended until January 30, 2009, 4pm, Eastern Time

Solicitation W912EP-09-R-0002 is issued in electronic format on the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) website at https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/.

The solicitation will be issued on or after December 2008. The response date will be on or after January 2009. The solicitation W912EP-09-R-0002 will reflect specific closing date once posted.

The correct solicitation number is W912EP-09-R-0002. This solicitation is unrestricted and is open to all firms regardless of size. The contract will be an Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity Contract for a period of one year from date of award, with options to extend for four additional years. The contract will not exceed a total of five years. The Government reserves the right to exercise the contracts option period before the expiration of the base contract period or preceding option period, if the contract amount for the base period or preceding option period has been exhausted or nearly exhausted. Work will be assigned by negotiated task orders. Maximum order limits are $1,000,000 for each contract year. The primary purpose of this proposed contract is to provide services for projects located within the geographic boundaries of the Jacksonville District. Additionally, the contract may be used to provide services within the geographic boundaries of the South Atlantic Division. PROJECT INFORMATION: JOB DESCRIPTION: The contract will provide studies, analyses and report & document preparation relating to the Corps Planning Process for various programs primarily within the Jacksonville District (SAJ) boundaries, which include peninsular Florida, a portion of south central Georgia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Work assignments may also include other locations within South Atlantic Division (SAD) boundaries, which include all or portions of VA, TN, NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. All services required under this contract shall be described in a task order with an individual scope of work which may include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following types of tasks: (a) studies and analyses of problems and opportunities, constraints, formulation of measures and alternative plans, comparison of alternatives, and recommendations; (b) preparation of documents such as reconnaissance, feasibility, and post authorization reports, stand-alone or integrated environmental assessments or environmental impact statements; ( c) preparation of documents relating to compliance with applicable Federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations; (d) development of mitigation and monitoring plans (e) formulation of ecosystem restoration plans; (f) economic analyses using Corps guidance and procedures; (g) using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to store, access and display data and information; (f) cultural resource studies and documentation. All planning documents shall be prepared in accordance with ER 1105-2-100, the Planning Guidance Notebook; the Programmatic Regulation for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Project; and other applicable Corps of Engineers guidance documents. The Contractor shall remain available for additional information that may be required following review of reports/studies/plans. The availability of the contractor once the deliverable is submitted for review is crucial to final approval of the report in a timely manner. Resolution of review comments may require that additional work be completed and/or clarified. CRITERIA FOR SELECTION: 1) Size and expertise of staff; 2) Specialized experience and technical competence; and 3) Capacity to accomplish work in the required time. This acquisition is unrestricted under NAICS 541620, the size standard of which is $7.0 Million. Request for Proposal will be issued on or about 10 November 2008 and will close on or about 9 December 2008. Point of Contact: Lelani Banks, Contract Specialist, US Army Corps of Engineers-Jacksonville District, CESAJ-CT-S, 701 San Marco Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32207. Telephone number: 904-232-1387, Fax number: 904-232-2748. Via e-mail: Lelani.u.banks@usace.army.mil. Solicitation will be issued in electronic format only and will be posted on the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) website at https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/. In order to receive notification of any amendments to this solicitation, interested vendors must REGISTER AS AN INTERESTED VENDOR on the Federal Business Opportunities website at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. If you are not registered, the Government is not responsible with providing you with notification of any changes to this solicitation. You must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration in order to be eligible to receive an award from this solicitation. Call 1-888-227-2423 for more information or visit the CCR website at http://www.ccr.gov. You also must be registered in Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) in order to receive an award from this solicitation. The ORCA website is located at http://orca.bpn.gov. Contracting Office Address: US Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District 701 San Marco Blvd. Jacksonville, FL 32207-8175 Place of Performance: US Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District 701 San Marco Blvd. Jacksonville FL 32207-8175 Point of Contact(s): Primary POC: Lelani Banks, 904-232-1387 Alternate POC: Brenda Martin, 904-232-3820, e-mail brenda.l.martin@usace.army.mil

This solicitation is unrestricted and is open to all firms regardless
of size. The contract will be an Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite
Quantity Contract for a period of one year from date of award, with
options to extend for four additional years. The contract will not
exceed a total of five years. The Government reserves the right to
exercise the contracts option period before the expiration of the base
contract period or preceding option period, if the contract amount for
the base period or preceding option period has been exhausted or nearly
exhausted. Work will be assigned by negotiated task orders. Maximum
order limits are $1,000,000 for each contract year. The primary
purpose of this proposed contract is to provide services for projects
located within the geographic boundaries of the Jacksonville District.
Additionally, the contract may be used to provide services within the
geographic boundaries of the South Atlantic Division.

PROJECT INFORMATION:

JOB DESCRIPTION: The contract will provide studies, analyses and
report & document preparation relating to the Corps Planning Process
for various programs primarily within the Jacksonville District (SAJ)
boundaries, which include peninsular Florida, a portion of south
central Georgia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Work
assignments may also include other locations within South Atlantic
Division (SAD) boundaries, which include all or portions of VA, TN, NC,
SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. All
services required under this contract shall be described in a task
order with an individual scope of work which may include, but not
necessarily be limited to, the following types of tasks: (a) studies
and analyses of problems and opportunities, constraints, formulation of
measures and alternative plans, comparison of alternatives, and
recommendations; (b) preparation of documents such as reconnaissance,
feasibility, and post authorization reports, stand-alone or integrated
environmental assessments or environmental impact statements; ( c)
preparation of documents relating to compliance with applicable
Federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations; (d)
development of mitigation and monitoring plans (e) formulation of
ecosystem restoration plans; (f) economic analyses using Corps guidance
and procedures; (g) using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to
store, access and display data and information; (f) cultural resource
studies and documentation. All planning documents shall be prepared in
accordance with ER 1105-2-100, the Planning Guidance Notebook; the
Programmatic Regulation for the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration
Project; and other applicable Corps of Engineers guidance documents.
The Contractor shall remain available for additional information that
may be required following review of reports/studies/plans. The
availability of the contractor once the deliverable is submitted for
review is crucial to final approval of the report in a timely manner.
Resolution of review comments may require that additional work be
completed and/or clarified. CRITERIA FOR SELECTION: 1) Size and
expertise of staff; 2) Specialized experience and technical competence;
and 3) Capacity to accomplish work in the required time.

This acquisition is unrestricted under NAICS 541620, the size standard
of which is $7.0 Million. Request for Proposal will be issued on or
about 10 November 2008 and will close on or about 9 December 2008.
Point of Contact: Lelani Banks, Contract Specialist, US Army Corps of
Engineers-Jacksonville District, CESAJ-CT-S, 701 San Marco Blvd,
Jacksonville, FL 32207. Telephone number: 904-232-1387, Fax number:
904-232-2749. Via e-mail: Lelani.u.banks@usace.army.mil. Solicitation
will be issued in electronic format only and will be posted on the Army
Single Face to Industry (ASFI) website at
https://acquisition.army.mil/asfi/. In order to receive notification
of any amendments to this solicitation, interested vendors must
REGISTER AS AN INTERESTED VENDOR on the Federal Business Opportunities
website at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. If you are not registered, the
Government is not responsible with providing you with notification of
any changes to this solicitation. You must be registered in the Central
Contractor Registration in order to be eligible to receive an award
from this solicitation. Call 1-888-227-2423 for more information or
visit the CCR website at http://www.ccr.gov. You also must be
registered in Online Representations and Certifications Application
(ORCA) in order to receive an award from this solicitation. The ORCA
website is located at http://orca.bpn.gov.