San Francisco Deep Ocean Disposal Site, San Francisco County, California

This is a Sources Sought announcement and is for information/market research purposes only. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS NOTICE. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this sources sought or any information requests. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. All responses will be analyzed in order to determine the appropriate strategy for a potential future acquisition. Particularly, the purpose of this NOTICE is to gain knowledge of potential small business sources including certified HUBZone small business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned small business, Veteran-Owned small business, Certified 8(a) small business, Women-Owned small business, etc. Other than Small Business may respond to this notice in the event the market does not indicate significant Small Business interest. Potential offerors having the skills and capabilities necessary to perform the described services below are invited to provide feedback via email to: James.E.Garror@usace.army.mil or Shirley.A.Turbo@usace.army.mil The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), San Francisco District is the primary user of the San Francisco Deep Ocean Disposal Site (SF-DODS), located 50 miles offshore of the Golden Gate. As such, USACE is frequently required to conduct benthic sampling in accordance with the site monitoring plan. Box cores and sediment vertical profile imaging are collected to assess the sites chemical, physical and biological condition. Chemistry samples are taken from the box cores and the top 10 centimeters are sieved and the biota are preserved for future taxonomic assessment. Due to frequent inclement conditions at the site, a larger (over 150 ft) vessel is required to perform operations safely. Physical, chemical and biological data will be analyzed and presented in a detailed report. The Contractor shall provide all personnel, tools, materials, vehicles, supervision, and other items and services necessary to conduct the benthic surveys. This includes supplying a suitable vessel to work from that includes a crew, marine technician and a cook. The vessel must have a galley, lab and sleeping space for the sampling team, an ample work deck, appropriate winches and cabling for deep water sampling and appropriate electronics to track a 12 megahertz pinger. USACE has reserved time aboard the Oregon State University run R/V Oceanus during the desired sampling timeframe. This vessel has worked very well in the past. The contractor may elect to contract this vessel or use another subject to USACE approval. The contractor will supply an 8-man crew which will be accompanied by 2 scientists from the USACE and USEPA respectively. Operations will be conducted around the clock, weather permitting, with two shifts of 5 scientists. It is imperative that the team has documented experience in sampling at depths over 2500 meters and the types of troubleshooting that are usually necessary to maximize success in achieving sampling goals. Specific experience in the use and troubleshooting the Sandia MK-III 0.25 meter box corer broken into 25 10 cm x 10 cm sub-cores is very important. The sampling cruise is proposed to occur in September 2017. USACE, San Francisco District is seeking sources for the 2017 SF-DODS benthic monitoring and report under NAICS Code 541620 for Environmental Consulting Services. The small business size standard for this NAICS is $15 Million. The Government anticipates awarding One (1) Firm-Fixed Price - Services contract. The Period of Performance is anticipated to be August 2017 through June 2018. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE 1. Point of Contact name, email address, and phone number. 2. CAGE Code and DUNS number if available. 3. In the event that the organization is a small business, state the category of small business, such as 8(a), HUBZone, Veteran Owned Small Business, Woman Owned Small Business, or SDVOSB. 4. Statement of Capability (SOC) - Send a statement demonstrating o Skills, equipment, and personnel required to perform the specified type of services are available, or can become available if the contract is awarded. o Recent and relevant experience in deep-sea sampling, especially with respect to the above narrative, within the last five (5) years. The Government intends to advertise a solicitation for this project on or around May 2017. At this time, a solicitation does not exist; therefore, offers shall not be accepted. It is the potential Offeror's responsibility to monitor FedBizOpps for release of any future solicitation that may result from this Sources Sought Notice. RESULTS INFORMATION: Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Firms responding to this sources sought announcement, who fail to provide ALL of the required information requested, will not be used to help the Government make the acquisition decision, which is the intent of this sources sought announcement. Your response is limited to 10 single-sided pages total - using 10pt font. Please label your email response as follows: Subject: Response to W912P7-17-S-0009: Sources Sought market research for "Maintenance Dredging." All interested contractors or potential offerors having the skills and capabilities necessary to perform the described services above should notify this office in writing by email or mail by 5:00 PM Pacific Time on 5 May, 2017. Submit response and information to: James.E.Garror@usace.army.mil, CESPN-CT, US Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District, 1455 Market St., Suite 1741B, San Francisco, CA 94103-1398. ____________________________________________________________________________ Contracting Office Address: USACE District, San Francisco, 1455 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 Place of Performance: USACE District, San Francisco, 1455 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 US Point of Contact(s): James. E. Garror, 415-503-6988 James.E.Garror@usace.army.mil