CRREL MATOC for Support Services

Synopsis The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineering Research and Development Center (ERDC), Cold Regions Research & Engineering Laboratory (CRREL) has a requirement for non-personal services in the areas of signature physics and energy propagation; terrain properties and process; biogeochemical process in earth materials; environmental fate and transport geochemistry; maneuver support and sustainment to include expeditionary support in austere environments; cold regions infrastructure; water resources and geospatial applications; hydrology and hydraulics; technical and grammatical editors; knowledge management; environmental health and occupational safety; campus/city and infrastructure planning and oversight; operations; research and systems analysis (ORSA); engineering/biological/science aids; and program/business/administrative support. ERDC-CRREL intends to award an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC), as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside. The contractor shall provide services for the development and evaluation of prototype hardware, model fabrication, conduct of field and laboratory evaluations and experimentation, collection of test data and perform data reduction/analysis, assist in developing techniques for system evaluations, and support the conduct of a broad range of research leading to the resolution of both civil and military engineering problems. The contractor shall review R&D work and products, which can include technical reports and papers, plans and specifications, progress reports, and other informal reports and video documentation covering research activities, technical briefings, and the presentation of research findings. Specific task requirements will be defined and incorporated at the Task Order level. Training may be required to allow for familiarization or certification of some data collection equipment used by CRREL. The CRREL is a Joint Service laboratory conducting research development and technology evaluation on an interdisciplinary basis to solve strategically important problems of the US Army Corps of Engineers, Army, Department of Defense (DoD), and the Nation by advancing and applying science and engineering to complex environments, materials, and processes in all seasons and climates, with unique core competencies related to the Earth's cold regions. CRREL provides innovative products and solutions in support of the warfighter, homeland security, environment, infrastructure, and civil works water resources requirements. CRREL's research staff utilizes a multi-disciplinary approach to solve difficult environmental physics and cold regions engineering problems. Technical areas of research include Signature Physics, Terrain Properties and Processes, Biogeochemical Processes in Earth Materials, Environmental Fate and Transport Geochemistry, Maneuver Support and Sustainment, Cold Regions Infrastructure, Water Resources and Geospatial Applications, and Hydrology and Hydraulics. Solicitation number W913E519R0501 will be issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP) for non-personal services in accordance with the attached draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) and job descriptions (attachment 1). The PWS and Attachment 1 are still draft documents and the Government retains the right to make changes to any information contained therein. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541715, Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology), which has a size standard of 1,000 employees. CRREL intends for this solicitation to result in multiple awards. 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