US-FED-00000399726 - USACE - SWG Environmental Services for Evaluation of Dredged Material - Deadline November 25,2026

SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSISThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Galveston District, has a requirement for environmental services supporting evaluation of dredged material and related services.THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT SEEKS INFORMATION FROM INDUSTRY THAT WILL BE USED FOR PRELIMINARY PLANNING PURPOSES. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS, OR INVITATION FOR BIDS. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A PROCUREMENT COMMITMENT BY THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE. NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE.Responses are strictly voluntary. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this Sources Sought Notice or any follow–up information requests. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the Government`s evaluation.The Government is considering a competitive, single–award, indefinite–delivery, indefinite–quantity (IDIQ) contract with firm–fixed–price task orders. The contemplated ordering period is one 12–month base period and four 12–month option periods. The anticipated maximum contract capacity is up to $10,000,000 over the total ordering period.The final acquisition strategy, including the number of awards, contract type, contract capacity, ordering period, NAICS code, and socioeconomic set–aside decision, will be based on the results of market research and acquisition planning.BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. ALL SMALL BUSINESS SET–ASIDE CATEGORIES WILL BE CONSIDERED.NO SITE VISIT, PRE–PROPOSAL CONFERENCE, OR INDUSTRY DAY WILL BE HELD.DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENTThe anticipated requirement is for environmental services supporting evaluation of dredged material for placement suitability and assessment of potential effects in terrestrial, marine, estuarine, and freshwater environments. Services will be provided for customers of USACE Galveston District and will be performed principally in Texas and Louisiana. Individual task orders may require work at Government sites, project locations, vessels, laboratories, or contractor facilities.The contractor shall furnish all personnel, management, facilities, equipment, materials, supplies, travel, and services necessary to perform task–order requirements.Services may include, but are not limited to:Collection of water, sediment, soil, elutriate, benthos, nekton, and tissue samples;Physical, chemical, biological, contaminant, grain–size, toxicity, bioassay, and bioaccumulation testing and analysis;Preparation of Sampling and Analysis Plans, Quality Assurance Project Plans, field documentation, laboratory data packages, and technical reports;Preparation of dredged–material evaluation reports supporting Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act Section 103 evaluations and Clean Water Act Section 404 evaluations;Environmental modeling, data interpretation, and beneficial–use evaluations;Environmental compliance support, monitoring, surveys, Geographic Information System data, and related special studies; andOther services within the general scope of environmental services for dredged–material evaluation, as specified in individual task orders.A draft Statement of Work/Performance Work Statement is attached for review and comment.