Indefinite Delivery Contract for Architect and Engineering (A-E) Services for Surveying and Mapping Services to Support the Jacksonville District and USACE
Department of Defense · Department of the Army · W074 ENDIST JACKSNVLLE
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Solicitation details
Solicitation number
W912EP26Z1CM1
Notice type
Sources Sought
NAICS
541370
Set-aside
Unrestricted
Posted
2026-09-21
Response deadline
Oct 22, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC
Place of performance
Jacksonville, FL
Contracting contact
Robert.L.Buchanan@usace.army.mil
Market intelligence
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District is issuing this sources sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for Indefinite Delivery Contract for Architect and Engineering (A-E) Services for Surveying and Mapping Services to Support the Jacksonville District and USACE. The result of this market research will contribute to determining the method of procurement. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this procurement is 541370. There is no solicitation at this time. This request for capability information does not constitute a request for proposals; submission of any information in response to this market survey is purely voluntary; the Government assumes no financial responsibility for any costs incurred. The purpose of this synopsis is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities and qualifications of various members of the Surveying Community to include Small Business Section 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women-Owned (WOSB), Historically Underutilized (HUBZone) concerns and Other than Small Business Community (unrestricted). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors. This scope for AE services will consist of surveying and mapping to support planning, engineering design, construction, operations, and maintenance of civil works projects. Work will include but not be limited to topographic surveying, property/boundary surveys, geodetic control surveys, remote sensing surveys, construction surveys, inland hydrographic surveying, and near-shore hydrographic surveying. The primary purpose of this proposed contract is to provide services for projects located within that portion of the State of Florida that resides in the geographic boundaries of the Jacksonville District area of responsibility. The anticipated contract will be an Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity contract for a period of one year from date of award, with options to extend up to four additional years; not to exceed a total of five years. Firm’s response to this Synopsis shall include the following information: 1. Firm’s name, address, point of contact, phone number, website, and email address. 2. Firm’s interest in bidding on the solicitation when it is issued. 3. Firm’s capability to perform a contract of this magnitude and complexity (include firm’s capability to execute comparable work performed within the past 5 years: This may and should be tailored specifically to the scope of AE services described above. Brief description of the work, customer name, timeliness of performance, customer satisfaction, and dollar value of the project) – provide at least 3 examples. 4. Firm’s Business category and Business Size –Other than Small, Small Business, 8(a), SDVOSB, WOSB, or HUBzone. If your firm is a Small Business, be sure you understand the performance of work requirements for your specific socioeconomic category. i.e. SB, 8(a), SDVOSB, WOSB, or HUBZone, if applicable. 5. If significant subcontracting or teaming is anticipated in order to deliver technical capability, firms should address the structure of such arrangements to include Joint Venture information if applicable – existing and potential. All responses to this sources sought notice/market research will be evaluated and used in determining acquisition strategy. Submission Instructions: Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed services are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice must be received no later than 4:00PM EST, 22 October 2026. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to the attention of Sherelle.N.Barber@usace.army.mil and Robert.L.Buchanan@usace.army.mil . Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response under this sources sought synopsis. You must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to receive a Government contract award. To register go to www.sam.gov. If you have any questions concerning this opportunity, please contact: Sherelle.N.Barber@usace.army.mil or telephonically at 904-232-3916.
Contact
Point of contact
Robert L Buchanan
Role
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Email
Robert.L.Buchanan@usace.army.mil
Secondary
sherelle.n.barber@usace.army.mil
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