Ouachita River Diver mussel sampling services

The US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis (IAW FAR 13.106-1) with Mainstream Commercial Divers, Inc., 322 Cc Lowry Drive Murray, KY 42071-2145, for mussel sampling for aquatic ecology projects. The focus of project topics includes complete survey field sampling of four federally list mussel species on the Ouachita Riverbed. The minimum needs for this service contract are for the contractor to have:

1) experience with USACE diving requirements, hold necessary dive certifications, provide qualified safety plans in compliance with ERDC EM 385-1-1, 30.A. 12 and provide proof of USFWS permits;

2) experience sampling native mussel species (Ouachita River form of the Western Fanshell (Cyprogenia sp. c.f. aberti)) in rivers using total substratum removal methods as well as qualitative and transect survey methodologies for sampling large river mussel beds using divers and 3) the ability to be approved for USACE dive projects to collect and sample all four species Rabbitsfoot (Theliderma cylindrica), Pink Mucket (Lampsilis abrupta), Winged Mapleleaf (Quadrula fragosa), and the Ouachita River form of the Western Fanshell (Cyprogenia sp. c.f. aberti).

The intended procurement will be classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 562910 – Environmental Remediation Services with a Size Standard of $1000. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation document exists for this requirement. However, parties interested in responding to this notice shall submit technical data, including price, sufficient to determine capability in providing the same or similar product.

All capability statements received by the closing date of the publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

Capability statements shall be submitted only by e-mail as a Microsoft Office Word, Microsoft Office Excel, or Adobe PDF attachment to Shinita.M.Jordan@usace.army.mil and Sonia.J.Boyd@usace.army.mil. Statements are due by 3:00PM Central Time, Thursday, 29 August 2024. No phone calls will be accepted.