NOTE: Offers must acknowledge the RFP and ALL amendments
***Amendment 01 - Posted 26 November 2026***
Document: W9127N25R0005 RME RST Bulk Marking_Amendment 01 was added with revisions to the Performance Work Statement. See attached amendment for all details. All other terms and conditions remain the same.
***End of Amendment 01***
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Portland District is soliciting a Contract for Willamette Valley Downstream Fish Passage Monitoring Rotary Screw Trap Sampling & Bulk Markings project. The proposed project will be a competitive, firm-fixed price (FFP) contract.
Project Scope: The scope of this project consists of the Contractor furnishing all supervision, labor, materials, and equipment to perform the following work in accordance with the detailed requirements of this contract.
Background: On September 1, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon issued an interim injunction that requires the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE, Corps) to implement measures intended to improve conditions for fish passage and water quality at several Willamette Valley Project (WVP) dams for the benefit of Upper Willamette River (UWR) spring Chinook salmon and UWR winter steelhead salmon during the interim period until the completion of the reinitiated Endangered Species Act (ESA) consultation. The Court assigned an Expert Panel to define the implementation plans of specific measures, which were required to “provide meaningful research, monitoring, and evaluation (RM&E) of the interim measures” Further, the injunction mandates that the USACE “fund and/or carry out RM&E to evaluate the effects of the interim measures on UWR Chinook salmon and UWR steelhead.” On February 28, 2022, the Expert Panel submitted its proposed “long term” plan for the RM&E for the remainder of the duration of the injunction.
Description of Requirement: Requirements of this contract will occur within the Willamette Valley throughout the USACE Willamette Valley Project (WVP). Activities will occur throughout the Willamette Valley Project (WVP) in the North Santiam, South/Middle Santiam, South Fork McKenzie, and Middle Fork Willamette River subbasins including Fall Creek.
Contract Period of Performance: This contract will consist of a base period (generally time of award to 31 December 2025) and two Option Periods.
Set Asides and Codes: Total Small Business set-aside competitive basis. The North American Industrial Classification Code (NAICS) for this potential requirement would be 541690 “Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services”. The related size standard is $19M. The Product Service Code (PSC) is B516 “Special Studies-Analysis Animals and Fisheries”.
Questions: Questions are due by 2 December 2024, 0900 AM PST. Submit questions via email to David Cook, david.m.cook@usace.army.mil and Patrick Collins, patrick.p.collins@usace.army.mil.
Selection Process: This is a Total Small business set-aside competitive basis. The award will be made based on the best overall (i.e., best value) proposal that is determined to be the most beneficial to the Government, with appropriate consideration given to the three evaluation factors: Technical, Past Performance, and Price. The Technical and Past Performance Factors, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price. Technical is significantly more important than Past Performance. The Past Performance Factor are more important than the Price Factor. To receive consideration for award, a rating of no less than “Acceptable” must be achieved for the technical factor (to include all subfactors). Offerors will be cautioned that the award may not necessarily be made to the lowest price offered.
Discussions: The Government intends to make an award without discussions but reserves the right to conduct discussions should discussions prove to be necessary or advantageous to the Government. Because the Government does not intend to hold discussions, offerors are encouraged to include their best pricing in their initial proposal.
System for Award Management (SAM): Offerors must register in the SAM at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ prior to submission of bids and prior to receiving an award.
Point of Contact: The USACE-NWP points of contact for this action are David Cook at david.m.cook@usace.army.mil , Patrick Collins at patrick.p.collins@usace.army.mil and Justin Figueredo at justin.f.figueredo@usace.army.mil . Email is the only method for receiving responses to this pre-solicitation notice.
Point of Contact for small business questions or assistance is the Portland District Deputy for Small Business, Carol McIntyre at 503-808-4602 or Carol.A.Mcintyre@usace.army.mil.
THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CANCEL THIS SOLICITATION EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER THE CLOSING DATE. NO REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE MADE FOR ANY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PROVIDING INFORMATION IN RESPONSE TO THIS PRESOLICITATION NOTICE OR ANY FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REQUEST.
