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Solicitation Number:

W912EP23Z8921

Notice Type: Special Notice

NAICS: 541620 Environmental Consulting Services

SAVE THE DATE: INDUSTRY DAY- PORT EVERGLADES MITIGATION AND NURSERIES, BROWARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – 18th and 19th January 2023.

PURPOSE: To discuss for market research the questions provided in the Industry Day notification.

LOCATION:

Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina

Room TBD

1881 SE 17th Street

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316

TIME:

Wednesday, 18 January 2023 – Presentation and Breakout Sessions

• Registration: 0830-0900


• Overview Presentation: 0900-1000


• 1-hour Breakout Sessions begin @ 1000


• Event Concludes @ 1700

Thursday, 19 January 2023 – Breakout Sessions

• 1-hour Breakout Sessions begin @ 0800


• Event Concludes @ 1700

INTRODUCTION: The Government is planning an Industry Day to obtain feedback from the coral nursery and reef restoration industry on best practices, interest and practicality of project mitigation plans to help ensure the best plan is created for future mitigation contract bids associated with the Port Everglades Deepening project. The Government is requesting feedback to questions (provided in the attachments) regarding coral nurseries, artificial reefs, and other mitigation actions from the coral nursery and reef restoration industry and practitioners. The Government will provide an overview presentation on the history and status of the Port Everglades Deepening project, including general understanding of various mitigation plan components and numbers of organisms to be relocated or grown and outplanted.

If interested, each attending entity can indicate they would like to participate in a one-hour one-on-one breakout session to answer the Governments questions. Due to the potential proprietary content of responses from industry, the Government team will meet individually with each requesting entity. The Government asks that each entity comes to their breakout session prepared to answer the questions (provided in the attachments) applicable to their area or areas of expertise, as the breakout session times are limited. The goal of the breakout sessions is for the Government to obtain market research from mitigation practitioners regarding different aspects of reef mitigation (nurseries, artificial reefs, relocation efforts, etc.) in order to improve mitigation plans, design, and schedules for future mitigation contracts available for open competition. Therefore, input from the industry is critical to the success of this project and for future potential involvement. Additional clarification may also be provided if the mitigation practitioner would like to ask questions independently. Please do not respond to the posted questions until your industry day breakout session. Responses will remain confidential; no disclosure of responses will be publicly posted or shared with any other firm. The information received will remain for official Government use only for the purpose of drafting requirement documents concerning this project.

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REGISTRATION:

Register for this event and request a breakout session at the link below NLT 12 January 2023 5:00 P.M. ESD. Space is limited and breakout sessions are first come first serve.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/industry-day-port-everglades-mitigation-and-nurseries-broward-county-fl-tickets-490671751417?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=escb

Points of Contact (POC)

The POC for questions regarding this event can be directed to Chad Manson at chad.d.manson@usace.army.mil.

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