MRL Environmental Mitigation Bank Credits - Bottomland Hardwood, CEMVN

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District is soliciting quotes under solicitation W912P826RA035 for the purchase of Bottomland Hardwood (BLH) Wet mitigation bank credits. These credits are required to compensate for habitat losses associated with three Mississippi River Levee projects: the Blackhawk Levee Slide Repair, Old River Seepage Berm, and Upper 5th LA Levee District Levee Enlargement. The government seeks a minimum of 13.09 average annual habitat units (AAHUs) located within the Red River Basin (HUC 08040301). Only restoration credits are eligible for purchase, and they must be assessed using version 1.2 of the BLH-Wet Wetland Value Assessment Community Model. This is a firm-fixed-price contract awarded using the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) process. To be considered technically acceptable, offerors must be registered in SAM under NAICS code 523910 and provide a completed SF 1449, a bid schedule, a bank location map, a signed Mitigation Purchase Agreement, a current RIBITS ledger, and proof of a recorded perpetual conservation servitude or easement. All credit sales must be in 1/10th acre increments, and partial proposals for fewer than 13.09 AAHUs are permitted. Following the award, the contractor must provide a signed credit release letter and the fully executed purchase agreement within 10 calendar days. The original submission deadline of September 15, 2026, was extended via Amendment 0001 to September 18, 2026, at 11:00 AM local time.