Yazoo Backwater Basin Mitigation Bank Credits

Closed Special Notice Posted

Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
523910 Miscellaneous Intermediation
Place of performance
United States

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About this opportunity

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District Contracting Office has issued a Special Notice regarding a sole-source contract opportunity with Ducks Unlimited, Inc. The notice pertains to the procurement of mitigation credits for the Yazoo Backwater Pumping Plant Project. Specifically, the contract will cover up to 27,706 functional units located in the Yazoo basin watersheds, intended to compensate for unavoidable habitat losses associated with the future construction project. The procurement will be conducted under FAR 6.302-1 authority, with Ducks Unlimited, Inc. identified as the sole source provider. The contract is classified under NAICS code 523910 for Miscellaneous Intermediation, with a small business size standard of $47 million.

The primary objective of this Special Notice is to establish a firm fixed-price, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Stand Alone Task Order Contract (SATOC) with a 5-year ordering period. Contractors should note that all mitigation requirements must be fulfilled before construction can commence. The government will accept information and responses within 14 calendar days of the notice's publication, solely to determine whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Eligibility is limited, as the Contracting Officer has determined that only one source can provide the required volume of mitigation credits. No competitive proposals are being solicited, and no Request for Proposals will be issued. Interested parties can contact Contracting Officer Dustin G. Cannada via email, though phone calls will not be accepted. The government retains full discretion to determine whether to open the requirement to competition based on any responses received.

Notice text

Notice-of-Intent to award on a Sole-Source Basis to Ducks Unlimited, Inc.  for Mitigation credits representing up to 27,706 functional units located in the Yazoo basin watersheds to compensate for unavoidable habitat losses caused by the future construction of the Yazoo Backwater Pumping Plant Project

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District Contracting Office intends to solicit and award on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 to Ducks Unlimited, Inc., CAGE Code 31AA7. The resultant contract will be a firm fixed priced, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Stand Alone Task Order Contract (SATOC) with a 5-year ordering period.  This requirement is formitigation credits representing up to 27,706 AAHUs , comprising of 27,354 Average Annual Functional Capacity Units (AAHFC) and 352 Average Annual Habitat Units (AAHU), located in the Yazoo basin watersheds to compensate for unavoidable habitat losses caused by the future construction of the Yazoo Backwater Pumping Plant.  All mitigation requirements must be met before construction can start. Based off the responses received from the sources sought notice and market research conducted, the Contracting Officer has determined that only one source can provide the volume of mitigation credits required. 

This Notice of Intent is not a request for competitive proposals.  There is no solicitation document.  No Request for Proposals will be issued.  A copy of the sole source justification prepared using the format at FAR 6.303-2 will be posted with the award notice.   All information received within (14) calendar days after date of publication of this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. The Government will not pay for information received.  The NAICS code for this procurement is 523910-Miscellaneaous Intermediation with a small business size standard of $47 Million. Phone calls will not be accepted.  The point of contact for this action is Contracting Officer  Dustin G. Cannada who may be reached via email at Dustin.G.Cannada@usace.army.mil.  

Notice history

Notice Type Posted
This notice Latest special notice Special Notice
Yazoo Backwater Basin Mitigation Bank Credits Original Pre-Solicitation

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