Inland Navigation and Water Resources Planning Services

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR MARKET RESEARCH ONLY – This notice does not constitute a solicitation announcement or restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach and NO AWARD will occur from this notice.  NO SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS are available for this notice.  Responses to this Sources Sought notice will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of potentially qualified small business sources to include small businesses in the following categories: Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Certified HUBZone, Woman-Owned, and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned. Work would occur as assigned to Districts within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, which includes the Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Huntington, Louisville, Nashville, and Pittsburgh Districts, though will primarily occur through the Huntington District.  However, work may occur outside the

Great Lakes and Ohio River Division as the Inland Navigation Center is a National Center and has projects across the Nation.  This NAICS code assigned to this procurement will be 541330.Contractor shall demonstrate through professional registration, company and personnel resumes, executed examples, and supporting customer feedback documentation the ability to provide Planning Services support of the following activities:A working knowledge of the Corps six-step planning method as described in Corps of Engineer Regulation (ER 1105- 2-100) and its application to such agency missions as flood risk management, ecosystem restoration, navigation, hydropower, water supply and watershed planning.Contractor shall be capable of applying certified Corps federal statutes, regulations and planning models as may be needed to address water resources problems with emphasis on the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 40 CFR 1500 – 1508, including but not limited to associated federal laws and implementing regulations such as the Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, National Historic Preservation Act, and Engineering Regulation 200-2-2.Contractor shall be capable of applying certified Corps models as may be needed to address Planning Services and capability must be exhibited in these areas:Economic analysisPlan alternatives identification, formulation, analysis and cost evaluationPhysical and Biological baseline condition (including Cost-Effectiveness and Incremental Cost Analysis used for Habitat Units and mitigation)National and regional demographic and economic forecastsEnvironmental Impact AssessmentsBiological AssessmentsMaster planningPublic involvement programsEcosystem restoration techniques/measuresDevelopment of reconnaissance level/preliminary concept plansHistoric property and cultural resource managementWater resources planning, investigations and analysisEnvironmental baseline studies and impact assessmentLandscape architecture and community planningWatershed PlanningCommunity planningSite planningTerrestrial and aquatic environmental designArchitectural renderingsLandscape architectural planning and designLandscape design and plant materials plansVisual resource analysisTransportation planning, modeling and economic analysis, with particular attention to deep/shallow draft inland navigation and port studies and peer reviews of these studies; and database managementSocial impact analysisTransportation system modeling and benefit estimationBulk, neobulk and container flows and projectionsShipper and carrier surveys and interviewsFreight transportation rate and cost analysesNavigation externality analysisIntermodal operations planning and Industrial/port site identification and investigationInland shallow draft and deep draft fleet inventories and forecastsRisk and uncertainty analysesDiscrete event simulation analyses of freight transportation featuresDatabase management and interface design, implementation and maintenanceTechnical Writing ProficiencyShallow and deep draft inland navigation planningFinancial analysis and planningMathematical programming (linear programming, genetic algorithm, GAMS, C-plex, and other solver and optimization techniques)Recreation demand modeling and forecastingMarketability and feasibility analysesRegional economic forecasting proceduresGeospatial data interpretation and managementPost flooding event damage compilationsThe submission is limited to 15 pages (30 front and back), to include:1) Offeror's name, address, point of contact, phone number, and e-mail address.2) Offeror's interest in proposing on a solicitation if issued.3) Offeror's capability to perform a contract of this complexity and examples of comparable work performed within the past 5 years based on the above criteria.4) Describe the professional qualifications of your firm.  Provide the number and qualifications of registered professional personnel in the key disciplines noted above.5) Describe your firms’ capacity to perform up to approximately $3,000,000.00 in work of the required type within a one-year period and accomplish the anticipated work in an efficient and quality manner.   This work would like be for multiple task orders within a given year across a broad geographic area.6) Verification of Small Business Administration (SBA) certification(s).IMPORTANT NOTICE: Effective September 26, 2018 and in accordance with FAR Clause 52.204-7, “an Offeror is required to be registered in SAM when submitting an offer or quotation, and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation.”  This does not apply to being able to submit a response for this sources sought but would apply to a synopsis that is posted for similar requirements.All interested contractors should provide a response by close of business, February 14, 2020.  Submit your response to Kristin Blake via email at Kristin.D.Blake@usace.army.mil.