TRM 155 MUSSEL RELOCATION SERVICES

The contract for TRM 155 MUSSEL RELOCATION SERVICES under solicitation W912P526PA029 was awarded on a sole-source basis to Lewis Environmental Consulting, LLC, by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, to relocate endangered mussels from the Federal Navigation Channel at Tennessee River Mile 155 near Clifton, Tennessee, to a refuge area behind Beech Creek Island. The work must be completed within a strict environmental window from June 1 to August 31, 2026, to align with biological viability requirements and support scheduled dredging operations. The award justification relies on FAR 16.507-6(b)(2) and FAR 6.103-1 due to the contractor’s unique, non-transferable expertise derived from prior site surveys, making competition impracticable. The contract has a fixed performance period of ten calendar days within the environmental window, operates at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold, and includes no options, extensions, or line-item pricing details. The place of performance is clearly defined as Clifton, Tennessee, with all work confined to the specified river segment and relocation site. The procurement is governed by Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) standards with the category PROCURE and limited designation of FED ONLY, requiring careful handling of project data by authorized personnel. No formal contract clauses from FAR Part 52 were identified, and the documentation does not include standard inspection criteria, packaging or marking requirements, payment instructions, invoicing protocols, or detailed evaluation factors. Oversight is provided by the Contracting Officer Alison Abernathy and the Lead Marine Information Specialist Owen Traughber, though the latter is not formally designated as a COTR. Diana Namara serves as the CUI Point of Contact. The awardee is implied to be a small business under NAICS 541620, but no UEI, CAGE code, or socioeconomic certifications are provided, and no formal representations were submitted since this was a non-competitive action. Organizational conflict of interest due to the contractor’s prior involvement was acknowledged and accepted as unavoidable under the specified justification authorities. The contract value remains undisclosed, and no CLINs, SLINs, or cost details are available, but the action was certified as price reasonable under SAT procedures.