SOURCES SOUGHT
L -- RECOVERY--L--Coffey Site Archeological Investigations
- Notice Date
- 6/9/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Engineer District, Kansas City, US Army Engineer District, Kansas City, ATTN: CENWK-CT, 700 Federal Building 60l East 12th Street, Kansas City, MO 64106-2896
- ZIP Code
- 64106-2896
- Solicitation Number
- W912DQ-09-R-1023
- Response Due
- 6/17/2009
- Archive Date
- 8/16/2009
- Point of Contact
- Brad Willis, 8163892246<br />
- E-Mail Address
-
US Army Engineer District, Kansas City
(bradley.l.willis@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- RECOVERY--This is a SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. This is a Sources Sought notice; a market survey for information only, to be used for preliminary planning purposes. No proposals are being requested or accepted with this synopsis. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION FOR PROPOSALS AND NO CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED FROM THIS NOTICE. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Kansas City District has been tasked to provide archeological testing to determine the condition of the national register of historic places-listed Coffey Site at Tuttle Creek Lake, Pottawatomie County, Kansas. This project is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. The purpose of this notice is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of the Small Business Community to include Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) to compete and perform a Firm Fixed Price Service Contract. The type of solicitation to issue will depend upon the responses to this sources sought synopsis. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541690 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services and the small business size standard is $7,000,000. STATEMENT OF WORK OVERVIEW (Not All-Inclusive) The Coffey Site is located on the shoreline, and is currently being affected by erosion. The work under this contract shall be to conduct archeological and geomorphic investigations of the site in order to determine the present condition of the site and to ascertain how much of the site remains intact. Investigations would clearly identify the vertical and horizontal boundaries of the site. The contractor must conduct the study using accepted methodology in accordance with the Archeological and Historic Preservation required by the Secretary of the Interiors Standards and Guidelines as published in the Federal Register, Vol. 48, No. 190, September 29, 1983, and noted below: (a)Standards and Guidelines for Preservation Planning (b)Standards and Guidelines for Evaluation (c)Standards and Guidelines for Archeological Documentation Investigations would also include (if present) two components of the site that have been previously identified for further study, an Early Ceramic component and an Archaic component. Exploration of these components would consist of limited soil testing (soil samples and test units). Information obtained would be used for future planning the preservation of the site, if portions of the site still exist. The Contractor shall supply the necessary labor, supervision, transportation, equipment, and supplies to identify, analyze, and evaluate the cultural resources within the specified project areas. Background research, archival research, intensive surface reconnaissance, and subsurface investigations shall be performed to identify, describe, and evaluate cultural resources within the project areas. This work shall establish the horizontal and vertical extent of cultural deposits, the context and condition of the deposits (e.g., primary, secondary, deflated, disturbed and the nature of the disturbance), the placement of the cultural deposits in time, and a determination of site function associated with cultural material and/or features identified. Global Positioning System (GPS) mapping equipment will be used by the contractor during the course of this contract to establish various boundaries and reference datum points. The contractor will be required, as a contract deliverable, to generate a series of reports upon completion of fieldwork and will be required to inventory and protect (curation) all records and artifacts collected. If a solicitation is released in connection to this requirement, vendors must be actively registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database to be eligible for an award. Firms can register via the CCR internet site at http://www.ccr.gov. For further questions or concerns regarding CCR, please contact CCR assistance at (888) 277-2423, Monday through Friday from 08:00 to 18:00 (EST). Potential vendors must also complete their online representations and certifications (ORCA). To do so requires CCR registration, including an MPIN number. Instructions for completing the ORCA registration may be obtained, and required information may be entered at http://orca.bpn.gov. This sources sought notice is solely for the Governments use as a market research tool. As such, the issuance of a competitive solicitation is not guaranteed. All responsible sources are encouraged to submit a response to this notice with a statement of interest on company letterhead no later than June 17th, 2009 by 14:00 (CST). The response to this notice shall be in summary format and shall not exceed twenty (20) pages. All attachments must be provided in either Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat PDF format. At a minimum, the following must be provided: 1. Company name; 2. Company mailing address; 3. Point(s) of Contact including Telephone Number(s) & E-mail Address(es); 4. Current socioeconomic status of your company as it relates to (NAICS) Code 541690 5. A capabilities statement of your firms capacity to meet this requirement to include: (a)Previous experience similar in nature to what has been described in the above Statement of Work Overview. You may list up to 3 clients/customers you have previously provided similar services for. List the task(s) performed, place of performance, date of performance, contract number, and customer point of contact. (b)Proposed team composition what would your anticipated team member composition be for the type of services described? Per the direction of FAR 4.5 Electronic Commerce in Contracting, The Federal Government shall use electronic commerce whenever practicable or cost-effective. Therefore, responses to this announcement shall be sent via email to bradley.l.willis@usace.army.mil. Responses via FAX or traditional mail will not be accepted. All information received will be considered. Failure to respond to this notice does not preclude a firm from offering on any resultant solicitation. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT OR AUTHORIZATION TO INCUR COSTS IN ANTICIPATION OF AN AWARD. THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT BOUND TO MAKE ANY AWARDS UNDER THIS NOTICE.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Engineer District, Kansas City ATTN: CENWK-CT, 700 Federal Building 60l East 12th Street Kansas City MO<br />
- Zip Code: 64106-2896<br />
- Zip Code: 64106-2896<br />
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