Laboratory Analysis to Support Water Quality Monitoring by the Omaha District. (Anticipated solicitation: W9128F19Q0022) **LARGE BUSINESSES DO NOT NEED TO RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE** Purpose: By way of this Market Survey/Sources Sought Notice, the USACE-Omaha District intends to determine the extent of capable small business firms that are engaged in providing the services described hereunder. The responses to this notice will be used for planning purposes for upcoming procurements. Therefore, this notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), Quotation or Bid; it does not guarantee the future issue of an RFQ/RFP/IFB; nor does it commit the government to contract for any supply or service. Further, this Agency will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that this Agency will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Notice; all costs associated with responding to this Notice will be solely at the responding party's expense. At this time, proprietary information is not being requested, and respondents shall refrain from providing proprietary information in response to this Sources Sought Notice. Intent: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Omaha District (NWO), intends to pursue award of one or more contracts to address Laboratory Analysis to Support Water Quality Monitoring by the Omaha District. Work anticipated under this requirement includes, but is not limited to, laboratory analysis of water, sediment, and elutriate samples collected by the Omaha District or the District's cooperators. Collected samples include: 1) ambient surface water samples from District reservoirs, rivers, and streams; 2) runoff surface water samples from inflows to District reservoirs, 3) sediment and prepared elutriate testing samples collected at District projects and proposed restoration project sites, 4) samples to assess water quality impacts and compliance with conditional State 401 certifications at constructed restoration project sites, and 5) special water quality studies. Collected samples will be analyzed by the selected laboratory for various physical, chemical, biological, and bacteriological water quality parameters. Small Businesses are reminded under 52.219-14(e)(1) Limitations on Subcontracting - Services (DEVIATION 2019-O0003), Services (except construction), it will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities.. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count toward the 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response to this sources sought synopsis. Please complete Attached form and return to the individuals on the right by 14-DEC-2018.
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