SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- NEPA Coordinator
- Notice Date
- 7/25/2011
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- Contracting Office
- BIA - San Carlos Irrigation Project San Carlos Irrigation Project13805 N Arizona Blvd Coolidge AZ 85128
- ZIP Code
- 85128
- Solicitation Number
- A11PS00951
- Response Due
- 8/1/2011
- Archive Date
- 7/24/2012
- Point of Contact
- Gary A. Haynes Contract Specialist 5207236218 gary.haynes@bia.gov;
- E-Mail Address
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Point of Contact above, or if none listed, contact the IDEAS EC HELP DESK for assistance
(EC_helpdesk@NBC.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- SOURCES SOUGHT: The Bureau of Indian Affairs, San Carlos Irrigation Project (SCIP), 13805 North Arizona Boulevard, Coolidge, Arizona 85128 is seeking to identify potential sources, i.e. Buy Indian/ANEEs who may possess the capability to perform National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Coordinator services for SCIP. The work is located at Coolidge, Arizona. This sources sought is not an issuance of a solicitation, a request for proposal, invitation for bid, or request for quote and the information presented in this announcement will not obligate the Bureau of Indian Affairs, San Carlos Irrigation Project in any manner. This procurement is being considered for 100 percent set-aside under the Buy Indian program. If adequate interest, sufficient supporting documentation is not received or documentation received is determined to be insufficient in nature by technical acceptability, the solicitation may be issued under a small business set-aside or unrestricted basis without further notice or may be cancelled at any time. DESCRIPTION (SYNOPSIS) OF WORK CONTEMPLATED UNDER THIS PROJECT: General Requirements 1. Introduction The San Carlos Irrigation Project (SCIP) is an agency of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Western Regional Office (WRO), which also serves as an irrigation and power company for both on-Reservation (Indian) and off-Reservation (non-Indian) users. SCIP's service area stretches from Chandler (suburb of Phoenix) in the north to Oracle in the south; and Casa Blanca in the west to San Carlos in the east. SCIP manages the following lands: fee lands; federally withdrawn land; and rights-of-way (ROW) and easements. SCIP has ROW and easements on the following lands: private; state; National Park Service (NPS); Coronado National Forest (CNF); Bureau of Land Management (BLM); Bureau of Reclamation (BOR); public domain Indian allotments; Gila River Indian Community (Pima Agency); and San Carlos Indian Reservation (San Carlos Agency). The Environmental Coordinator and staff should be knowledgeable of all the various jurisdictional requirements of the aforementioned agencies and currently work with them all for the benefit of SCIP, Indian Tribes, and SCIP Irrigation/Power customers. 2. Coordinator Requirements The Environmental Coordinator and staff will provide support to the Project Manager's Office and Branch Supervisory Engineers regarding SCIP's environmental quality and cultural resources management responsibilities. The selected contractor's staff will work in SCIP's Environmental Coordinator's Office and work with the following federal laws/regulations on a regular basis in regard to SCIP activities: - American Indian Religious Freedom Act- Antiquities Act- Archaeological and Historical Preservation Act- Archaeological Resources Protection Act- Clean Air Act- Clean Water Act- Endangered Species Act- Farmland Protection Policy Act- Federal Land Policy and Management Act- Historic Sites Act- Migratory Bird Treaty Act- National Historic Preservation Act- National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)- Wilderness Act- EO 11988, Floodplain Management- EO 11990, Protection of Wetlands- EO 12898, Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations- EO 13007, Indian Sacred Sites- EO 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments- EO 13186, Responsibilities of Federal Agencies to Protect Migratory Birds- Secretarial Order (SO) 3175, Protection of Indian Trust Assets, has been changed to DM Order Release 512DM2- SO 3206, American Indian Tribal Rights, Federal-Tribal Trust Responsibility and Endangered Species Act- President's Memorandum of April 29, 1994, Government-to-Government Relations with Native American Tribal Governments- BIA Government-to-Government Consultation Policy 3. Additional Duties In addition to these federal requirements the selected contractor's staff will ensure that SCIP complies with various Tribal, state and local laws governing cultural resources, biological resources, air quality, soil conservation/dust control, etc. The selected contractor's Environmental Coordinator will advise the Project Manager and staff on environmental laws, regulations, and policy; provides procedural advice and information on implementation and compliance with environmental requirements; and cooperates in interagency efforts to prepare environmental documentation. Furthermore, the selected vendor's Environmental Coordinator and staff prepare environmental reports, studies, assessments, contract specifications, scope(s) of work, manage progress on contracts, and provide technical review and editing for documents submitted by outside applicants and subcontractors. 4. Knowledge and Abilities - Understanding of BIA's trust responsibilities.- Establishing and conducting environmental protection compliance programs/activities.- Knowledgeable of federal, state, tribal and local environmental laws, regulations, policies and procedures relating to the NEPA process, air and water quality, plants, animals, cultural resources, etc.- Understanding of environmental issues and the ability to identify, analyze, evaluate and mitigate effects of proposed actions/undertakings.- Skilled in applying procedures and regulations to complex and sensitive issues and resolve problems with creative and diplomatic techniques.- Ability to work with various federal, Tribal, state and local agencies. - Must possess a master's or equivalent graduate degree in the Environmental Science or Natural Resource fields. The estimated cost of this project is between $500,000 to $1,000,000. NAICS is 541620. CONTRACTOR SUBMISSIONS Interested parties should include/submit the following information in their Statement of Qualifications (SOQs) or Expressions of Interest (EOIs): 1) Business name, address, cage code, socioeconomic classification. 2) Clear evidence of the firm's experience (no more than 2 projects please) performing work of a similar type. The experience should be identified by: contract numbers, agency issuing the contract, project titles, dollar amounts and points of contacts (both contractor and customer) with telephone numbers, emails, addresses, etc. Indicate if the firm was a prime or subcontractor (if subcontractor on the project, provide prime contractor information). Description of services provided under the contract. If your firm has never contracted with the Federal Government as a prime contractor, or as a subcontractor to a prime Federal, provide specifics in terms of the largest customers of these services; 3) A positive statement of their intention to submit an offer for the solicitation (if issued) as a prime contractor; 4) Has your firm ever been terminated for cause or default from a contractual arrangement, whether Federal or private sector, as a result of failure to perform, poor quality and workmanship provided, etc.? If so, please provide the specifics; Firms are reminded of the requirement to register in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database (http://www.ccr.gov) and the Annual Representations and Certifications (http://orca.bpn.gov) as required by FAR 4.1102 will apply to this procurement. Interested parties are encouraged to respond to this notice not later than 1:00PM Arizona Local Time on August 1, 2011. You may either email your response and any relevant information regarding specific performance or other qualifications regarding the professional services requested to Gary A. Haynes, Contracting Officer at gary.haynes@bia.gov and the email should be entitled "SCIP NEPA Coordinator Services - Sources Sought" or mail them to the contracting officer at "Bureau of Indian Affairs, San Carlos Irrigation Project, Attn: Contracting (Gary A. Haynes), 13805 North Arizona Boulevard, Coolidge, AZ 85128". DO NOT SEND GENERIC HARD COPY ADVERTISING OR PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS AS THEY WILL BE DISCARDED. Please ensure that all responses are comprehensive and provide a name and point-of-contact for your firm for a follow-up by this office or the procuring contracting officer. If you have responded to any previous email messages or had other communications with our office regarding preliminary market research for this service project, please be advised that it will be necessary for you to respond to this sources sought request and the items contained herein. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS SUCH. The government is conducting market research in accordance with FAR Part 10. All information is to be provided on a voluntary basis at no charge to the Government. There is no entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs related to or arising out of responses received by the Government from interested contractors. All information/materials provided to the government will become the property of the Government and will not be returned. Proprietary information will be controlled and secured. There is no guarantee, expressed or implicit, that the market research for this acquisition will result in a set-aside either competitive or sole source or of any guarantee of award or particular acquisition strategy developed.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Coolidge, AZ
- Zip Code: 85128
- Zip Code: 85128
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