SOURCES SOUGHT
F -- SOURCES SOUGHT: Performance of an in-depth evaluation of the technical and scientific basis for defining and managing wetlands and balancing effective conservation practices and productive agricultural lands - Statement of Objectives (SOO)
- Notice Date
- 10/29/2018
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541620
— Environmental Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Farm Production and Conservation Business Center, Acquisition Division - Operations Branch, Washington, District of Columbia, 20250, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20250
- Solicitation Number
- 12FPC219R0002
- Archive Date
- 11/24/2018
- Point of Contact
- Amy D Stonebraker, Phone: 304-284-7557
- E-Mail Address
-
amy.stonebraker@wdc.usda.gov
(amy.stonebraker@wdc.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- SOO; This is not part of a solicitation. SOURCES SOUGHT INFORMATION ONLY THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. The purpose of this Sources Sought Announcement (SSA) is to gather information on interested vendors who have experience in performing in-depth evaluation of the technical and scientific basis for defining and managing wetlands and balancing effective conservation practices and productive agricultural lands. No Solicitation is currently available. This SSA shall not be considered an invitation for bid, request for quote, or request for quotation. All information contained in this SSA is preliminary, is subject to modification and is in no way binding on the Government. The Government will not pay for any information submitted in response to this announcement. The information requested will be used solely within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (US) and U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) to facilitate market research and acquisition strategy and will not be disclosed outside of the Government. The determination of a procurement strategy, based upon the comments submitted in response to this SSA, is solely within the discretion of the Government. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541620. Interested vendors should refer to the attached draft Statement of Objectives (SOO) for this SSA for information related to the work. The draft SOO describes only the currently contemplated possible scope of services and may vary from the work scope in a final requirements document included in any Request for Quotation or Request for Proposal. Offer Deadline and Protocol The Government requests that interested vendors provide the following capability information by email submission to Amy Stonebraker, Contract Specialist, at amy.stonebraker@wdc.usda.gov by no later than 4:00 pm (EST) on Friday, November 9, 2018. Information to be provided in response to this SSA is as follows: • Capabilities Statement with information regarding key personnel such as: >>Project Manager, with at least 15 years of experience coordinating large-scale scientific and technical analyses and studies; >>At least one (1) Subject Matter Expert (SME) with experience implementing Section 404 regulations; >>At least one (1) SME with experience implementing wetland determinations and compliance in accordance with the Food Security Act of 1985, as amended; and >>At least one (1) SME with experience analyzing laws, regulations, and policies. • Estimated Level of Effort (LOE) to perform the work stated in the SOO • Estimated duration of the study • Business Size (Large/Small) based upon applicable NAICS, 541620 • DUNS number This project requires necessary methods to be in place for recruiting, and for maintaining balanced and objective perspectives. This project is expected to have short turnaround times for work performed and deliverables produced. The capabilities statement shall be no more than 10 single-sided, type-written pages using 12-point font or larger. Published literature may be any number of pages. This SSA is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. No evaluation and/or results will be issued to respondents, and no contract will be awarded as a result of this SSA. It is solely for informational, market research and acquisition planning purposes.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20250, United States
- Zip Code: 20250
- Zip Code: 20250
- Record
- SN05137122-W 20181031/181029230603-9a7e7d3377a621ff4ef89329bc0c51d1 (fbodaily.com)
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