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The ERDC Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory (CHL) is seeking potential sources for the maintenance of the Beach-FX and the Generation 2 Coastal Risk Model (G2CRM). Potential vendors are invited to provide capabilities and potential solution via email to both Kasey.T.Davis@usace.army.mil and CHL-CT-Quotes@usace.army.mil not later than 12pm (CST) August 18, 2023. Please add Email Subject "Sources Sought Response - Beach FX Support Services" to your response. Quotations are not sought at this time.

When providing a response, please provide CAGE Code, UEI, and Socioeconomic Indicators (if applicable).

Requirements for this action are listed below:

Base Year, Year 1: The contractor will maintain the Beach-FX and G2CRM models to ACE-IT standards and provide updates to the models as identified by ERDC-CHL for up to 6 instances of bug updates. For any changes to the model the contractor will prepare a document describing the specific issue addressed and the model or interface revisions implemented to resolve that issue. In each instance ERDC-CHL will provide the contractor with sample studies to test the functionality of the updated model. The contractor will interrogate these studies to elucidate the observed behavior. The contractor will provide updated source code, executables, and installation packages necessary for fielding enhanced versions of the models upon updating model. The User’s Manual will be updated to include changes made to the model and will be delivered as electronic versions in MS Word and PDF file formats. All code and code modifications will belong to ERDC and delivered to CHL.

Option 1, Year 2: The contractor will maintain the Beach-FX and G2CRM models to ACE-IT standards and provide updates to the models as identified by ERDC-CHL for up to 6 instances of bug updates. For any changes to the model the contractor will prepare a document describing the specific issue addressed and the model or interface revisions implemented to resolve that issue. In each instance ERDC-CHL will provide the contractor with sample studies to test the functionality of the updated model. The contractor will interrogate these studies to elucidate the observed behavior. The contractor will provide updated source code, executables, and installation packages necessary for fielding enhanced versions of the models upon updating model. The User’s Manual will be updated to include changes made to the model and will be delivered as electronic versions in MS Word and PDF file formats. All code and code modifications will belong to ERDC and delivered to CHL.

Option 2, Year 3: The contractor will maintain the Beach-FX and G2CRM models to ACE-IT standards and provide updates to the models as identified by ERDC-CHL for up to 6 instances of bug updates. For any changes to the model the contractor will prepare a document describing the specific issue addressed and the model or interface revisions implemented to resolve that issue. In each instance ERDC-CHL will provide the contractor with sample studies to test the functionality of the updated model. The contractor will interrogate these studies to elucidate the observed behavior. The contractor will provide updated source code, executables, and installation packages necessary for fielding enhanced versions of the models upon updating model. The User’s Manual will be updated to include changes made to the model and will be delivered as electronic versions in MS Word and PDF file formats. All code and code modifications will belong to ERDC and delivered to CHL.

Deliverables:

• A written report in MS Word and PDF file formats for each model change describing the specific issue addressed and the model or interface revisions implemented to resolve that issue.


• Contractor shall provide updated source code, executables, and installation packages necessary for fielding enhanced versions of the models upon updating the model.


• Contractor shall update the User’s Manual to include changes made to the model and will be delivered as electronic versions in MS Word and PDF file formats.

Place of Performance: ERDC-CHL, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180