PRE-SOLICITATION SYNOPSIS

REGIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL CURATION SERVICES IDIQ:

NORTHWESTERN DIVISION (NWD) & PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST

ST. LOUIS DISTRICT, MANDATORY CENTER OF EXPERTISE

FOR THE CURATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL

COLLECTIONS (MCX CMAC)

CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS: 1222 Spruce Street, St. Louis, MO 63104

POINT OF CONTACT: Leigh Ann Thomas, Acquisition Business Specialist, [email protected]

PROPOSED SOLICITATION NUMBER: W912P923R0013

PLACE OF CONTRACT PERFORMANCE:  Oregon

COMPETITION SET-ASIDE: Full & Open Competition

TYPE OF PROPOSED CONTRACT: Firm Fixed Price

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:  5 years (1 Base Year + 4 Option Years)

PRODUCT OR SERVICE CODE (PSC): B503 - Special Studies/Analysis - Archaeological/Paleontological

NAICS AND SIZE STANDARD: The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this is effort is 541720, Research & Development in the Social Sciences & Humanities.  The Small Business Administration small business size standard for NAICS code 541720 is $24.5 million annual average receipts (total or gross income) over the past three years.

DESCRIPTION: This contract will support the USACE Portland and Seattle Districts, as well as the USACE St. Louis District’s Mandatory Center of Expertise for the Curation and Management of Archaeological Collections (MCX CMAC).  The general tasks to be performed under this contract known as Regional Archaeological Curation Services, NWD, Pacific Northwest Coast, for the MCX CMAC.  Services include, but are not limited to, accessioning; storage; a broad range of conservation, cataloging, inventory, rehabilitation, and curatorial services; annual summary report; NAGPRA assistance; and other service-related collections management tasks.

SOLICITATION: The solicitation is expected to be available on or about January 2, 2023.  The proposal submission date and time will be contained in the solicitation package. For changes to the issue date or any other changes to the information in this synopsis, potential offerors are responsible to check the information on the System for Award Management at www.sam.gov/. This solicitation package will be posted on SAM, which can be accessed at www.sam.gov/.  

Paper copies of this solicitation and its amendments will not be available or issued.  Telephone, written, facsimile, or e-mail requests for the solicitation package or the Interested Vendor List will not be honored.   

This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract, nor does it obligate the Government to pay for proposal preparation costs.