Biological Services Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) for Natural Resources Investigations in the Upper Mississippi River Basin, Mississippi River ...

Desription from Solicitation:The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District is seeking System for Award Management (SAM) Database registered businesses for a Firm Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract for the execution of a Biological Services IDIQ for Natural Resources Investigations in the Upper Mississippi River Basin, Mississippi River Valley Division (MVD) and the Chicago District (LRC) of the Great Lakes Division (LRD)The contract will be for one-year base ordering period and up to four one-year ordering periods.This IDIQ is to assist the Rock Island District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in its ongoing program of natural resource investigations at various locations primarily within the Upper Mississippi River Basin, which includes Rock Island, St. Louis and St. Paul Districts, and could potentially occur within the Memphis, Vicksburg, and New Orleans Districts in the Mississippi Valley Division (MVD), and the Chicago District

(LRC) in the Great Lakes Division. Investigations may take place on a Federally-Owned projects or in areas (Federally, State, or privately owned) that are under study for proposed Federal Projects.DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Services may include but are not limited to: species surveys and environmental resource inventories; habitat evaluation/assessment methodologies; statistical evaluation; environmental restoration and habitat improvement; wetland delineation; data collection including literature searches; preparation of mitigation plans; technical reports;  draft text for environmental assessments or environmental impact statements; laboratory analyses; computerized data base creation and management; vegetation identification and mapping; biological assessments for endangered species; scientific training (e.g., vegetation or mussel identification, wetland delineator certification); habitat improvement/restoration plans and designs (to include Adaptive Management and monitoring plans); recreation studies/surveys; biological diving surveys; provision of biological expertise in specified subject areas; genetic analysis; and GIS mapping.The solicitation is a Request for Proposal and is issued as 100% Woman Owned Small Business Set Aside. NAICS code 541690 will apply with the size standard of $16.5 Million.Proposals will be evaluated on a Best Value – Trade Off Basis. Evaluation criteria will be detailed in the solicitation at clause FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items.The resultant contract will be a Firm Fixed Price IDIQ Contract in accordance with the solicitation procedures outlined in FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items/Services and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures.It is anticipated that the plans and specifications for this project will be available on https://sam.gov/content/home on or about 22 June 2021. Any contractor wanting the plans and specifications must download them from this website.The solicitation will not be available in paper format. All documents required for the offer submittal, including amendments to the offer submittal, shall be in hardcopy or electronic submittal. No faxes will be accepted. If you are submitting your offer by mail or electronic commerce, please ensure your offer has been received.