SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- A History of the USACE Recreation Mission from 1944 to the Present
- Notice Date
- 4/20/2020 3:22:45 PM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- US ARMY HUMPHREYS ENGINEER CTR SPT ALEXANDRIA VA 22315-3860 USA
- ZIP Code
- 22315-3860
- Solicitation Number
- W912HQ20S0022
- Response Due
- 5/8/2020 1:30:00 PM
- Archive Date
- 05/23/2020
- Point of Contact
- David A. Kaplan, Phone: 7034288487, W. Dale Dewar, Phone: 7034286485
- E-Mail Address
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david.a.kaplan@usace.army.mil, wesley.d.dewar@usace.army.mil
(david.a.kaplan@usace.army.mil, wesley.d.dewar@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Description
- This is a SOURCES SOUGHT announcement; market survey for information only, to be used for preliminary planning purposes. No quotes or proposals are being requested or accepted with this synopsis. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) � Humphreys Engineer Center Support Activity (HECSA) has been tasked to solicit and award a contract for preparing a series of survey histories on selected topics on the history of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers from the American Revolution to the present on behalf of the Office of History (CEHO), HQ, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The contractor will research and write a volume in that series focusing on the USACE and the history of USACE Recreation from 1944 to the present. The text must be accompanied by informative and visually appealing images. The proposed contract action is expected to be a Firm-Fixed Price contract procured below the simplified acquisition threshold. The period of performance is anticipated to be 12 months from the date of award. This approximately 40,000-word volume will trace the history of USACE Recreation from 1944 to the present. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is the Nation's largest federal provider of outdoor recreation, hosting nearly 385 million visitors a year at 4,300 recreation areas in 46 states. Its lakes and parks include over 100,000 campsites, 2,100 miles of trails and host 33 percent of all freshwater lake fishing in the United States. This study will document the historical background of the Corps recreation mission from a national perspective. It will track emergence of the relevant legal authorities and the political backdrop to the these laws as well as the broader context in which they emerged � including mass suburbanization, economic and geographic decentralization, a deepening American dependence on automobiles and, by the 1960s, the birth of the Big Dam Era and a new widespread popular interest in the natural environment. It will also discuss how the recreation mission evolved and grew while presenting a picture of the program over time. Finally, the study will identify the major challenges facing the program � both past and present � including more contemporary�requirements for park modernization to address increasing demands and flat revenues and the need for modern equipment to facilitate larger crowds and bigger Recreational Vehicles (RVs); ranger staffing and safety; and aging infrastructure. Interested SMALL BUSINESS vendors with NAICS Code 541990 - All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services; are encouraged to submit a Capability Statement/Prospectus or other data outlining their experience and expertise in the areas discussed within the Draft PWS to the Contract Specialist. Please include your company�s CAGE code and DUNS number with your response to this SOURCES SOUGHT announcement. The capability packages for this sources sought market survey are not expected to be quotes, but rather statements regarding the company's existing experience in relation to the areas specified in the attached document. It is asked that interested parties respond to this sources sought synopsis with the following information: o Organization name, location and CAGE code. o Socioeconomic Status o Company's capability to perform work as described in the PWS to include, but not limited to: Examples of comparable work performed within the past 3 years with a brief description of the project(s), customer name(s), contact information and dollar value of the project(s). o Resources/ personnel the company has to enable performance of the required work o Comments on the draft PWS This market survey is for informational and planning purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Quote (RFQ). It is not to be construed as a commitment by the U.S. Government. No award will be made as a result of this market survey. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the Government. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part, any private sector input as a result of this market survey. The Government is not obligated to notify respondents of the results of this survey. Interested companies shall response to this sources sought synopsis no later than 4:30 PM EST Friday 8�May 2020. Responses and questions must be submitted to the Contract Specialist, Mr. David A. Kaplan via email: david.a.kaplan@usace.army.mil
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USA
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
- Record
- SN05626923-F 20200422/200420230147 (samdaily.us)
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