Monitoring and Evaluation of Russian River Coho Salmon

***THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS / REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI). THIS RFI IS RELEASED PURSUANT TO RFO FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 15.201 FOR MARKET RESEARCH PURPOSES ONLY. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO SEEK PROPOSALS OR AWARD A CONTRACT AT THIS TIME. ***

The Government is seeking sources for Market Research ONLY to support the services listed below for which the applicable NAICS code is 541690, OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING. The Product Service Code (PSC) will be R425, SUPPORT- PROFESSIONAL. The size standard for small business is $19,000,000.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:

This is a non-personnel services contract to provide Monitoring and Evaluation of Russian River Coho Salmon. 

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) plans to continue monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness and performance of the Russian River Coho Salmon Captive Broodstock Program (RRCSCBP), located at Don Clausen Fish Hatchery (Sonoma County). This effort includes monitoring juvenile and adult coho salmon in multiple release streams to:

• Estimate juvenile survival from release to the smolt stage

• Develop expanded counts of hatchery-origin adults

• Evaluate natural spawning success

• Assess trends in abundance of naturally produced Coho Salmon

The required monitoring has occurred primarily on Willow, Dutch Bill, Green Valley, and Mill creeks for approximately the past 20 years, and will continue in these or other Russian River tributaries or the mainstem as directed by the RRCSCBP technical advisory committee (TAC). The TAC includes representatives of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), and USACE.

SOURCES SOUGHT INFORMATION

Interested parties sought for the Monitoring and Evaluation of Russian River Coho Salmon. NO AWARD will be made from this Sources Sought. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. Potential offerors having the skills and capabilities necessary to perform the described services below are invited to provide feedback via email to: logan.champlin@usace.army.mil and Nairi.Freeman@usace.army.mil. All responses will be analyzed in order to determine the appropriate strategy for a potential future acquisition. Particularly, the purpose of this NOTICE is to gain knowledge of potential small business sources including certified HUBZone small business, Service-Disabled Veteran Owned small business, Veteran-Owned small business, Certified 8(a) small business, Women-Owned small business, etc. Other than Small Business may respond to this notice in the event the market does not indicate significant Small Business interest.

The Period of Performance is anticipated to be 1 year with 3 option years.

UBMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE

1. Point of Contact name, email address, and phone number.
2. CAGE Code and UEI 
3. In the event that the organization is a small business, state the category of small business, such as 8(a), HUBZone, Veteran Owned Small Business, Woman Owned Small Business, or SDVOSB.
4. Statement of Capability (SOC) - Send a statement demonstrating
   • Skills, equipment, and personnel required to perform the specified type of services are available, or can become available if the contract is awarded.
   • Recent and relevant experience within the last five (5) years.

RESULT INFORMATION:
Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. Firms responding to this sources sought notice, who fail to provide all the required information requested, will not be used to help by the government to make the acquisition decision, which is the intent of this sources sought announcement.