B--Boise Valley Water Study (BVWS) Spatial Water Allocation Model

This announcement is not a request for proposals and there is no solicitation available. The Bureau of Reclamation- Pacific Northwest Region, Boise, Idaho, per the authority of FAR 6.001(a) and using FAR Parts 13 procedures, intends to negotiate a non-competitive contract with RD Schmidt and Associates in Isanti, MN 55040 to provide the modeling expertise needed to develop and apply a basin-wide spatial water allocation model for the Boise Valley. Reclamation, the University of Idaho (U of I), and the Idaho Water Resources Research Institute (IWRRI) are collaborating on a study entitled, "Spatial Water Allocation Modeling to evaluate the Cost/Benefit of Conservation Measures for meeting Boise River Flow Augmentation Targets".The primary objective of this study is to provide Reclamation water managers with a modeling tool which will enable them to evaluate both the hydrologic and economic outcomes of various water management alternatives being considered for the Boise Valley, including alternatives for meeting Boise River flow augmentation targets. RD Schmidt (formerly a Reclamation employee) is a groundwater hydrologist doing research in the area of integrated hydrologic and economic modeling. While working for Reclamation, RD Schmidt and U of I economist Leroy Stodick developed procedures by which a hydrologic model could be mathematically coupled to a partial equilibrium economic model. The unique mathematical expressions were then used to convert hydrologic model outputs into economic model inputs (i.e. water supply-cost relationships) for canal diverters, groundwater pumpers, and drain water users in a prototype spatial water allocation model for the Boise Valley. This modeling work has not been duplicated elsewhere, and the mathematical expressions developed by RD Schmidt and Leroy Stodick are not standard knowledge for hydrologists or economists working in the field. RD Schmidt's and Leroy Stodick's research experience in coupling hydrologic and economic models and their unique knowledge of the software used for hydrologic and economic modeling (MODFLOW, GFLOW and GAMS) will be essential for successful development of a basin-wide spatial water allocation model for the Boise Valley. Utilizing a different groundwater specialist and economist would require those specialists to replicate the research accomplished under Reclamation's Boise Valley Water Use Study. This acquisition is classified under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services. The size standard as defined by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) for this NAICS code is $6.5 M. Although this notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals, questions or inquiries may be sent to [email protected]. No telephone inquiries will be accepted.