SAM #89603026Q0062

Flood Hydrologist Consulting Services for FERC Dam Safety Program

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), part of the Department of Energy, is seeking specialized flood hydrologist consulting services to support its dam safety program. - Government Buyer: - Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Office of Energy Projects, Division of Dam Safety and Inspections - Acquisition Services Division, Procurement Division - No specific OEMs or commercial product manufacturers are named; the requirement is strictly for consulting services. - Vendors: No named vendors; open to qualified environmental consulting firms or individual consultants. - Services Requested: - Flood hydrologist consulting (approx. 500 hours annually, up to 700 hours in event-driven years) - Watershed hydrologic modeling and probabilistic flood hazard analyses - Site-specific and regional analyses for Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) and Probable Maximum Flood (PMF) - Regional frequency analysis for Annual Exceedance Probability (AEP) - Climate change impact assessments using Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSP) and NASA Earth Exchange data - Review of submitted analyses, published data, and compliance with FERC guidelines - Attendance at meetings, expert advice, report preparation, technical whitepapers, and training for FERC staff - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Key personnel must have a master's degree and at least 20 years of relevant flood hydrology experience - Services are delivered on a labor hour, cost reimbursement basis - Tasks are authorized per project with deliverables scheduled in days to weeks - Contract includes reimbursable direct costs (travel, printing, etc.) - NAICS code: 541620 (Environmental Consulting Services) - Period of Performance: - 12-month base period, four 12-month option periods, plus a possible 6-month extension (up to 5.5 years total) - Estimated 500-700 consulting hours per year - Estimated Contract Value: - Total estimated value ranges from $125,000 to $140,000 over the base and option periods, including direct costs

Description

The agency seeks flood hydrologist consulting services for the purpose of performing in-depth reviewing/performing: •    Watershed hydrologic modeling and associated uncertainties; •    Probabilistic methods in estimating hydrologic hazard curves, including stochastic event flood modeling methods; •    Site Specific, Statewide/Regional and Hydrometeorological Reports (HMRs) based Probable Maximum Precipitation (PMP) and Probable Maximum Flood (PMF) analyses; •    Regional frequency analysis to derive Annual Exceedance Probability (AEP) of the precipitation and flood;  •    Climate change impact analyses on extreme precipitation using Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSP) data and/or NASA Earth Exchange Global Daily Downscaled Projections; and •    Other flood hydrology-related analyses for dam safety.

Typical work efforts associated with the effort include but are not limited to: •    Review of submitted analyses, including digital files, prepared by Licensees or their consultants. •    Review of published data or reports from federal, state and local sources. •    Attendance at Board of Consultants meetings and project meetings. •    Provide expert advice to FERC staff on complex flood hydrology issues. •    Review proposed scopes of work developed by Licensees or their consultants for consistency with the FERC guidelines and state-of-the-practice procedures. •    Preparation of written reports as directed, with critiques, conclusions and recommendations. •    Review and comment on correspondence or other communications to Licensees prepared by FERC staff. •    Develop technical whitepapers to assist dam safety staff in reviewing/resolving complex technical topics •    Provide technical topic training to FERC staff

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