Environmental and Planning IDC/IDIQ

) set aside Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) primarily within the Corps of Engineers San Francisco District boundaries and secondarily for other South Pacific Division districts (Sacramento, Los Angeles, and Albuquerque) geographical area of responsibility which will include CA, NV, UT, and AZ and portions of OR, ID, CO and WY as determined by SPNs Contracting Officer. This work will include services necessary to complete the assigned task orders for civil works and environmental studies and/or designs.The intent is to award one Single Award Task Order Contracts (SATOC) Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) to the most highly qualified small business firm for a total capacity of $20,000,000. The contract will have a guaranteed minimum amount of $2,500.00. The period of performance shall include one 36-month base period and one 24-month option period, for an overall performance period of 60 months (5 years). North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541330, which has a small business size standard of $22,500,000 in average annual receipts and corresponds to Standard Industrial Code (SIC) 8711. The Product and Service Code (PSC) is C219.This small business announcement is open to all interested parties who meet the business size standard of a maximum of $25,000,000 in average annual receipts for the preceding three (3) fiscal years. Contract Award ProceduresProfessional Labor Rates will be negotiated for base year and increased at the end of each 12-month period by the contract escalation rate. Any task order issued must use the rates of the period in which the task order is executed by the Contracting Officer.To be eligible for contract award, a firm or Joint Venture must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) database. For instruction on registering with SAM, please see the SAM website at https://www.sam.gov/. No State-Level certificates shall be accepted. The Service Contract Act (SCA) (for reference see RFO FAR 22.10) will apply to this acquisition.Anti-Antiterrorism and Operations Security (AT/OPSEC) requirements:E-Verify (employment) will be required for all military or critical infrastructure projects; for other tasks, determination will be made per individual task order. For requirements, see attached Scope of Work, secton 1 thru 1.1.7.The anticipated award for the IDC is around December 2026. The solicitation period will be a minimum of thirty (30) calendar days from the posting date.2. PROJECT INFORMATIONServices to be performed under this contract will consist of, but are not limited to:????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? The preparation of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents and all associated environmental compliance, turnkey civil works feasibility reports, feasibility-level design documentation, and any associated infrastructure planning supporting studies or deliverables for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) water resource projects as well as for Interagency and International Support (IIS) projects.????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Services may include environmental and planning disciplines, as well as engineering support services, for all or portions of studies and projects and extend across all business lines including ecosystem restoration, flood risk management, coastal storm risk management, navigation, shoreline protection, water supply and management, water treatment or transmission, watershed planning, and operations and maintenance. Services should be developed in accordance with USACEs Engineering Regulation (ER)-1105-2-100, ER- 200-2-2, and other pertinent USACE policies and regulations. For example, the A-E contractor may be asked to:????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Perform planning and economics services including leading an interdisciplinary team through the planning process and development of a planning study, associated study report, and any supporting deliverables.????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Prepare NEPA documents and all associated resource surveys, analyses, and environmental compliance for water resource projects, studies, and actions.????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Develop, perform, and prepare aquatic or terrestrial sediment suitability sampling and analysis and associated sediment suitability and management reports.????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Provide engineering services to support planning studies, preparation of cost estimates, and project construction, including designing and estimating costs of natural and nature-based features (i.e., Engineering with Nature); and????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Develop and execute strategic community engagement approaches; public involvement plans; facilitation services; and associated communication deliverables.The A-E contractor should be able to perform the following environmental services in compliance with USACE, federal and state agency policies and regulations where studies and projects are located:????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Prepare draft and final NEPA documents (e.g., Environmental Impact Statement, Environmental Assessment, Categorical Exclusion) and joint NEPA and equivalent state act documents (e.g. joint NEPA/California Environmental Quality Act documents).????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Inventory, forecast, and analyze all environmental resources in a study area including physical, biological, and human resources. Identify and describe effects of proposed alternatives on such resources; develop avoidance, minimization, and mitigation measures to address effects.????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Execute biological and habitat surveys, wetland delineations, and impact analyses (including written documentation; mapping/GIS; and modeling). Prepare Biological Assessments, Essential Fish Habitat analyses, and Incidental Harassment Authorization analyses for consultation under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Prepare ecosystem restoration measures and design concepts, and monitoring and adaptive management plans for restoration and mitigation features. Prepare environmental resource monitoring plans, conduct monitoring, and prepare associated reporting deliverables (written documentation and mapping).????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Plan, conduct, and prepare cultural and historic resource studies; cultural and archaeological surveys; resource evaluations; consultation documents for State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) and tribal consultations. Provide engagement services for consultation with tribes.????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Perform air pollutant emission inventories, quantifications, and dispersion models;