INTRODUCTION:

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Seattle District (NWS), is issuing this sources sought synopsis on behalf of NWS, Walla Walla District (NWW), and Portland District (NWP), as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support the requirement for Architect-Engineering (A-E) services to provide Geotechnical related services primarily for large-scale civil works project sites (dams, levees, etc.) and secondarily for larger or complex military, Interagency and International Services (IIS), and civil works projects. The intention is to procure these A-E services on a competitive basis as an Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) under PL 92-582 (formerly known as the Brooks Act) and FAR Part 36 procurement procedures.

BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES (IN FULL OR IN PART) OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION, and multiple awards MAY be made. All Small Business Set-Aside categories will be considered. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.

Place of Performance

Primary Location                                     % On-Site Government                       %Off-Site Contractor
Selected/Awarded A-E firm(s)’                             TBD                                                     TBD
office locations or as required byTask
Order Statement of Work

DISCLAIMER

“THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A “REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)” TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. RESPPONSES WILL NOT BE RETURNED TO THE RESPONDER. NOT RESPONDING TO THIS NOTICE DOES NOT PRECLUDE PARTICIPATION IN ANY FUTURE REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) OR INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) OR RFP, IF ANY ISSUED. IF A SOLICITATION IS RELEASED, IT WILL BE SYNOPSIZED ON THE GOVERNMENT-WIDE POINT OF ENTRY (GPE). IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF POTENTIAL OFFERORS TO MONITOR THE GPE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMMATION PERTAINING TO THIS REQUIREMENT.”

PROGRAM BACKGROUND

USACE NWS, NWW, and NWP require A-E services for Geotechnical related services. Geotechnical related services will be primarily for large-scale civil works project sites (dams, levees, etc.) and secondarily for larger or complex military, Interagency and International Services (IIS), and civil works projects. Recurring requirements are expected to come from a variety of sources for civil works projects and USACE operating project sites. Department of Defense, IIS, and in-house USACE design projects will utilize this contract for project requirements, as these stakeholders frequently fund stand-alone A-E geotechnical investigations of new properties (e.g., foundations, tunnels, retaining structures) or damaged sites (e.g., slide zones, dam evaluations, soil subsidence, or jacking of structures), which require services from highly qualified geotechnical A-E firms. These are usually not part of a new facility design, such as Military Construction projects, and may occur at any phase of project execution. The Government will also use this contract for in-house USACE design projects requiring geotechnical services.

Task orders to be issued from the IDC are intended for specialized geotechnical, seismic, and investigative expertise provided by geotechnical engineers, geologist, hydrogeologists, and hydrologists. A-E Services include the exploration, geologic mapping, sampling, testing, design, and analyses of embankments, foundations for structures and similar facilities, blast design, geophysical exploration, and rock mechanics investigations for one or more project phases, and other services as required by the Government.

Firm will require the capability to provide a team of qualified and experienced A-E personnel to perform the work and manage multiple professional disciplines.

Projects will be primarily located within the USACE Seattle, W