THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District is conducting market research to facilitate a determination of the acquisition strategy for this procurement. The determination of the acquisition strategy for this procurement lies solely with the Government and will be based on market research and information available to the Government from other sources. The New York District is conducting this market research to identify businesses which have the capability to perform navigation, ecosystem restoration, and flood risk management projects including coastal and inland storm damage reduction projects. NO AWARDS WILL BE MADE FROM THE RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE. This notice is for information purposes only and is not a request to be placed on a solicitation mailing list, nor is it a Request for Proposal (RFP) or an announcement of a solicitation. Responses to this sources sought announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. The Government will not pay for any material provided in response to this market survey nor return the data provided. 1. CONTRACT REQUIREMENT: The anticipated contracts, when solicited, will be procured in accordance with the Brooks Architect-Engineer Act as implemented in FAR subpart 36.6. Firms will be selected for negotiation based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for all required work. This procurement will be conducted under the North American Industrial Classification System Code (NAICS) 541330, Engineering Services. The Small Business Administration (SBA) average annual receipts limit (as calculated by 13 CFR § 121.104) for NAICS code 541330 is $25,500,000.00. To be considered a Small Business under this NAICS code, the respondent's average revenue for the last three fiscal years cannot be more than $25,500,000.00. If the respondent's average revenue for the last three fiscal years is over $25,500,000.00, the respondent is not considered a Small Business. All respondents MUST identify their business size relative to the NAICS code. Respondents are required to state whether the firm is a Large Business, Small Business, 8(a) Program Participant, HUBZone Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Women-Owned Small Business, Veteran-Owned Small Business, or Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business. When the requirement is solicited, firms will be selected for negotiation based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for all required work. The Government anticipates issuing a Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) for AE services and includes a target of six (6) or more reserved IDC's sharing capacity of $180M. Each IDC will have a duration of five (5) years and a maximum of 60 months and will not include optional time periods. The anticipated six (6) or more contracts will share a total capacity not to exceed $180,000,000. If …