SOURCES SOUGHT
C -- Hydraulic, hydrologic, and water management engineering and design services in various locations throughout the Northwest in suppor of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District
- Notice Date
- 8/3/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Engineer District, Seattle, US Army Engineer District, Seattle, ATTN: CENWS-CT, PO Box 3755, Seattle, WA 98124-3755
- ZIP Code
- 98124-3755
- Solicitation Number
- W912DW-09-R-0087
- Response Due
- 8/14/2009
- Archive Date
- 10/13/2009
- Point of Contact
- Scott Britt, (206) 764-3517<br />
- E-Mail Address
-
US Army Engineer District, Seattle
(Scott.W.Britt@usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is not a RFP announcement. This is a sources sought notice and does not guarantee a subsequent solicitation. No technical specifications are available. Responses to this announcement will determine the interest, size, and availability of firms capable of the following work description for hydraulic, hydrologic, and water management engineering and design services in support of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District mission. To determine business size, the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541330 with a small business size standard of $4.5million, meaning that a firm is a small business if its annual average gross revenue, taken for the last 3 fiscal years, does not exceed $4.5 million. For information concerning NAICS and SBA size standards, go to www.sba.gov. Submit your statement of interest as an email to scott.w.britt@usace.army.mil. Include your CAGE code. Responses are due by 2:00 PM PST on 14 August 2009. Requisite services include a wide range of engineering and technical studies in the water resources civil works field. The A-E will be expected to perform all levels of hydraulic design, analysis of hydraulic control structures, hydrologic analyses, geomorphological analysis, water management studies on various rivers and streams, and coastal hydraulic engineering throughout the Seattle District geographical boundaries. Major rivers within these boundaries include the Nooksack, Skagit, Stilliguamish, Snohomish/Skykomish/Snoqualmie, Cedar, Green, Puyallup, Nisqually, Deschutes, and Chehalis Rivers. In addition, these streams include all major rivers and streams of the Olympic Peninsula, as well as the Columbia River and all of its major tributaries upstream of the confluence with the Snake River. The Seattle District geographical boundary extends from the west coast of Washington State east to the Rocky Mountain crest in western Montana, and from the Canadian border south to the basin limits of the aforementioned Columbia River tributaries. Coastal areas include all coastal regions on the Pacific Ocean north of the mouth of the Columbia River as well as the inland waters of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound up to the Canadian border. Experience in technical areas listed in 1) through 7) below is required. Additional services include, but are not limited to, the preparation of study and technical reports; and on-site investigation and analysis related to civil works projects. 1) Structural Hydraulics Hydraulic design and analysis of fish passage facilities related to juvenile and adult salmonid passage; hydraulic design and analysis for spillways, outlet works, and hydroelectric power facilities; hydraulic analysis and design of high and low velocity channels; preparation of hydraulic portions of dam safety studies; hydraulic design of levees both federal and non-federal; and hydraulic design of navigation channels, lock structures, and canals. 2) River Hydraulics and Sedimentation Ground surveys of channel and overbank cross sections of streams; design and analysis of channel restoration and stabilization projects; collection and analysis of sediment transport and bed materials samples; fluvial geomorphologic analysis of sediment transport in rivers, streams, lakes, and estuaries; and development of sediment yield estimates for volcanic or mountainous watersheds. 3) Physical and Numerical Hydraulic Modeling A-E must have capability to perform physical and numerical modeling of hydraulic features of projects as well as develop and execute prototype data collection activities including hydraulic data such as 1-D, 2-D, and 3-D flow velocity, depth, and turbulence. Physical modeling includes clear water as well as sediment transport in mobile bed models, pressure flow, free surface flows, and hydraulic control and conveyance structures in rivers and reservoirs. In addition, physical modeling may include the use of air to simulate high velocity circulation, flow velocity, and pressure. Numerical modeling includes development and/or modification of 1-D clear water and sediment transport, 2-D, and 3-D numerical hydrodynamic models; and display and documentation of results using visualization software; and hydraulic analysis of channels using 1-dimensional and 2-dimensional analyses for steady and unsteady flow situations and 3-D modeling in dam forebay and tailrace environments. Numerical modeling may also include development and/or modification of 1-D and 2-D water quality models. 4) Hydrology Hydrologic analysis of basin runoff from both rain- and snowmelt-driven watersheds; development of hypothetical hydrographs; interior runoff behind levees and flood control structures to assess pumping and ponding requirements; and analysis of hydrologic processes including precipitation, runoff, and statistical analyses of hydrological data to produce pertinent statistical relationships as specifically needed. 5) Reservoirs and Water Management A-E must have the capability to assess needs for and design programs for water quality sampling; and modeling and evaluation of water quality information. In addition, the work may include development of water supply forecasts; determination of reservoir storage capacities; and reservoir modeling for multipurpose projects for flood control, navigation, low-flow augmentation, water supply, hydropower, recreation, and Endangered Species Act (ESA) related flow objectives. Anticipated work may also include studies of real-time reservoir management, and preparation of Water Control Manuals for civil works projects. 6) Coastal Hydraulics A-E must have capability to perform analytical and/or numerical studies for the design of coastal structures including jetties, breakwaters, and revetments. A-E must have capability to perform sediment transport analysis in support of beach nourishment design and dredge material management. AE may be required to arrange field collection of bathymetry, wave, current, and sediment transport data. 7) Prototype Data Collection The A-E may also be required to develop and execute prototype data collection activities for information such as hydro-acoustic surveys; water quality sampling such as temperature, dissolved oxygen, total dissolved gas; and sediment sampling in rivers, streams, and reservoirs. Selected firm(s) must be able to produce drawings, data sheets, reports, etc., in electronic format compatible with Seattle District software capability; MicroStation DGN format, ArcView/ArcInfo GIS format (ArcInfo export files), and Microsoft Office databases. Metadata will be provided with all geo-referenced data files. The selected firm(s) is expected to be familiar with future climate scenarios and the Global Climate Models (GCMs) that are contained in the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released in 2007. The Contractor should have the capability to incorporate climate change scenarios into risk-informed decision-making. Services that may be requested are taking outputs from GCMs and running them through regional- and local-scale hydrologic models to produce simulated hydrographs. Submit your statement of interest as an email to scott.w.britt@usace.army.mil. Include your CAGE code. Responses are due by 2:00 PM PST on 14 August 2009.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Engineer District, Seattle ATTN: CENWS-CT, PO Box 3755 Seattle WA<br />
- Zip Code: 98124-3755<br />
- Zip Code: 98124-3755<br />
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