Sources Sought – Chemistry IDIQ Contract

2026-11-03

Sources Sought – Chemistry ContractThe U . S . Army Corps of Engineers , New York District is issuing this Sources Sought Notice to determine if there are interested and qualified firms to perform work on an IDIQ ( Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity ) contract for its Operations Division . Responses to this Sources Sought Notice will be used by the Government to make an appropriate procurement decision . The IDIQ contract would primarily consist of the sampling and testing of dredged material for placement at the Historic Area Remediation Site ( HARS ) following procedures described in the following two documents and any subsequent updates : US Army Corps of Engineers and Environmental Protection Agency Region 2 , Guidance for Performing Tests on Dredged Material Proposed for Ocean Disposal ( April 2016 ); andEnvironmental Protection Agency and US Army Corps of Engineers , Evaluation of Dredged Material Proposed for Ocean Disposal ( referred to as the Green Book ) ( February 1991 ). The IDIQ Contract would also include testing of dredged material for upland disposal following procedures described in the following documents and any subsequent updates : New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ( NYSDEC ), Technical & Operational Guidance Series ( TOGS ) 5 . 1 . 9 In - Water and Riparian Management of Sediment and Dredged Material ( November 2004 ); New York State Department of Environmental Conservation , New York Codes , Rules and Regulations ( NYCRR ), Title 6 , Part 375 ( December 2006 ); New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection , New Jersey Administrative Code ( NJAC ), Title 7 , Chapters 7 , 9 and 26 ; andNew Jersey Department of Environmental Protection ( NJDEP ), The Management and Regulation of Dredging Activities and Dredged Material in New Jersey ’ s Tidal Waters ( October 1997 ). Additional work may be requested following the testing requirements of other states . For guidance not listed above , the Government and Contractor would further coordinate on capability . Additional work under this contract will include analyses of sediment , tissue , and water and may include environmental DNA / metagenomic analyses related to HARS monitoring in accordance with the following document and any subsequent updates : U . S . Army Corps of Engineers ( USACE ) New York District and Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) Region 2 , Site Management and Monitoring Plan for Historic Area Remediation Site ( HARS ) ( July 2020 ). Work orders would include all or some of the following : sediment and water collection ( on contractor supplied ship ); sample handling , processing and shipping ; physical and chemical analyses ( e . g . sediment , water , and tissue analyses ); andQA / QC procedures and necessary corrective actions . Reports containing the sampling logs , all testing results and QA / QC information in a format required by the New York District Corps of Engineers ( NYD ) would have to be provided by the contractor for each work order . All sampling would be performed within the Port of New York & New Jersey , the length of the Hudson River , in the Atlantic Ocean at the Historical Area Remediation Site ( HARS ), and its Reference Site . The North American Industry Classification System ( NAICS ) code is 541380 . The business size standard is $ 25 , 500 , 000 . All interested businesses should notify this office in writing by email by 23 February 2026 , 02 : 00 PM EST . Responses should include : Identification of the firm as a Large or Small Business ; If the firm is a Small Business they should also identify if they are a SBA certified 8 ( a ), HUB Zone or Service - Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business ; The firm ’ s Duns Number and CAGE Code ; andStatement in writing if the contractor has a current Demonstration of Capability ( DOC ) and a Work / QA Plan approved by NYD and EPA Region 2 . Send responses to : Nicholas Emanuel , Contracting Officer : Nicholas . P . Emanuel @ usace . army . milAndJordan Moran , Contract Specialist : Jordan . K . Moran @ usace . army . milThis is NOT a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract as a result of this notice or to pay for any information received . This synopsis neither constitutes a Request for Proposal or Invitation for Bid , nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach . This Sources Sought Synopsis should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose . The Government does not intend to rank submittals or provide any reply to interested firms . Submittals will be used for market survey information only .

New Jersey

2026-04-29