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SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Galveston District, has a requirement for environmental services supporting evaluation of dredged material and related services. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT SEEKS INFORMATION FROM INDUSTRY THAT WILL BE USED FOR PRELIMINARY PLANNING PURPOSES. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS, OR INVITATION FOR BIDS. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A PROCUREMENT COMMITMENT BY THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE. NO CONTRACT WILL BE AWARDED FROM THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. Responses are strictly voluntary. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this Sources Sought Notice or any follow-up information requests. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the Government�s evaluation. The Government is considering a competitive, single-award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with firm-fixed-price task orders. The contemplated ordering period is one 12-month base period and four 12-month option periods. The anticipated maximum contract capacity is up to $10,000,000 over the total ordering period. The final acquisition strategy, including the number of awards, contract type, contract capacity, ordering period, NAICS code, and socioeconomic set-aside decision, will be based on the results of market research and acquisition planning. BASED ON THE RESPONSES TO THIS SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE/MARKET RESEARCH, THIS REQUIREMENT MAY BE SET ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, OR PROCURED THROUGH FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION. ALL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE CATEGORIES WILL BE CONSIDERED. NO SITE VISIT, PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE, OR INDUSTRY DAY WILL BE HELD. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT The anticipated requirement is for environmental services supporting evaluation of dredged material for placement suitability and assessment of potential effects in terrestrial, marine, estuarine, and freshwater environments. Services will be provided for customers of USACE Galveston District and will be performed principally in Texas and Louisiana. Individual task orders may require work at Government sites, project locations, vessels, laboratories, or contractor facilities. The contractor shall furnish all personnel, management, facilities, equipment, materials, supplies, travel, and services necessary to perform task-order requirements. Services may include, but are not limited to: Collection of water, sediment, soil, elutriate, benthos, nekton, and tissue samples; Physical, chemical, biological, contaminant, grain-size, toxicity, bioassay, and bioaccumulation testing and analysis; Preparation of Sampling and Analysis Plans, Quality Assurance Project Plans, field documentation, laboratory data packages, and technical reports; Preparation of dredged-material evaluation reports supporting Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act Section 103 evaluations and Clean Water Act Section 404 evaluations; Environmental modeling, data interpretation, and beneficial-use evaluations; Environmental compliance support, monitoring, surveys, Geographic Information System data, and related special studies; and Other services within the general scope of environmental services for dredged-material evaluation, as specified in individual task orders. A draft Statement of Work/Performance Work Statement is attached for review and comment. FIRM RESPONSE SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION Interested firms shall respond no later than 2:00 p.m. Central Time, 25 November 2026. Responses shall be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word or searchable PDF format to: SFC Seth Teasdale U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Galveston District Email: seth.k.teasdale@usace.army.mil Email subject line: Sources Sought Response � Environmental Services for Evaluation of Dredged Material � [Company Name] All interested firms must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) to be eligible for award of a Government contract. Please limit responses to 10 pages, excluding a cover page and project-reference attachments. If a question is not applicable, state �N/A.� Company Information. Provide company name, address, primary point of contact, telephone number, email address, UEI, CAGE code, business size under NAICS 541620, and applicable socioeconomic status. Similar Experience. State whether the firm has performed similar services as a prime contractor, joint-venture partner, teaming partner, or subcontractor. If yes, provide information for up to three recent projects, including: Customer; Project title and location; Contract or project number, if applicable; Period of performance; Contract value and the respondent�s share of the work; Whether the respondent was the prime contractor, joint-venture partner, teaming partner, or subcontractor; and A brief description of the services performed. Capability and Capacity. Describe the firm�s capability to perform the anticipated work, including field sampling, laboratory testing, bioassays, data management, environmental modeling, preparation of Section 103 and Section 404 evaluation reports, technical-report preparation, quality control, and management of multiple concurrent task orders. Identify any anticipated subcontractors, teaming partners, or laboratories and the work they would perform. Small-Business Capability. If the respondent is a small business, identify the major services the firm anticipates self-performing and the major services anticipated to be performed by subcontractors or teaming partners. Acquisition Feedback. State: Whether the firm is interested in submitting a proposal if a solicitation is issued; Whether the firm has the capability and capacity to support a contract with an anticipated maximum capacity of up to $10,000,000 over five years; Whether a single-award IDIQ contract is an appropriate vehicle for this requirement; and Any concerns or recommended revisions regarding the attached draft SOW, including unclear requirements, restrictive requirements, specialized testing or equipment needs, laboratory capacity, or other factors that may affect competition or performance. Questions concerning this Sources Sought Notice must be submitted by email to SFC Seth Teasdale at seth.k.teasdale@usace.army.mil no later than 2:00 p.m. Central Time, 23 November 2026. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. The Government may use information received to refine the requirement and acquisition strategy. Information marked proprietary will be handled in accordance with applicable Government procedures.
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