Umatilla River Fish Production

This is a special notice prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.2 - Synopses of Proposed Contract Actions US Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District intends to negotiate/award a sole source, contract with the Confederated Tribe of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR). The purpose of this requirement is to furnish fall Chinook production and facility management services for the Pendleton Acclimation Facility and Three Mile Falls Dam Fish Facility. Fall Chinook production at these facilities is intended for release in the Umatilla River to assist the U.S Army Corps of Engineers in fulfilling mitigation obligations for The Dalles and John Day Dams. The CTUIR will collect and spawn fall Chinook adult broodstock to provide a sufficient number of eggs to produce and release approximately 900,000 juvenile fish. After spawning is completed, eggs collected by CTUIR will be obtained by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW). These eggs will be reared by ODFW at Bonneville Hatchery as part of the work associated with a separate USACE Portland District (NWP) contract. CTUIR shall coordinate with NWP's COR and communicate with ODFW regarding the specific date upon which the transfer of eggs shall take place. CTUIR responsibility for the livelihood of the eggs ends once ODFW collects the eggs from CTUIR. Three Mile Falls Dam Fish Facility and the Pendleton Acclimation Facility were built by the Bonneville Power Administration for the benefit of CTUIR and transfer of ownership of the facilities to CTUIR is pending. CTUIR retains exclusive rights to use and operate these facilities. The statutory authority for this non-competitive acquisition is 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 and DFARS 206.302-1, only one responsible source and no other type of services will satisfy agency requirements. A SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE POSTED. The Government intends to proceed with this sole source action. The NAICS code is 541990, All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. The size standard as defined by the U.S. Small Business Administration is $19.5 million. THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS OR QUOTATIONS. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement to the contracting officer before the notice end date. If no affirmative written responses are received by 9:00 AM Pacific Time on Day, 27 September 2023, the Contracting Officer will proceed with the sole source action. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed requirement is solely within the discretion of the Government. Please limit responses to allow the Government to determine interested parties, socioeconomic status availability, and capabilities. The Government intends to use responses to make an appropriate acquisition decision for this project. Electronic responses and questions shall be submitted via email to all POCs listed, below. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is not responsible for any costs incurred by responding to this notice. Contracting Office Address: US Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District ATTN: CECT-NWP-P 333 SW 1st Avenue Portland, OR 97204 Point of Contact for this notice: Email: Antwain.R.Burks@usace.army.mil