Watershed Project Plan-Environmental Assessment (Plan-EA) for the Lake 17 & Little Suction Creek Watershed Project NRCS-MT

Please see attached Combined Synopsis Solicitation document containing Statemnet of Work (SOW) for further details.

The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) requires a Watershed Project Plan-Environmental Assessment (Plan-EA) for the Lake 17 and Little Suction Creek Watershed Project pursuant to Public Law 83-566, Watershed  Protection and Flood Prevention Act. The Plan-EA will formulate and evaluate all reasonable alternatives to conserve and improve public recreation, public fish & wildlife, and agricultural water management, associated with the existing Lake Seventeen Dam and Little Suction Creek Diversion near Hays, Montana.

The selected contractor will prepare a Plan-EA on behalf of the NRCS in cooperation with the Fort Belknap Indian Community (herein referred to as Sponsor) and in cooperation with jurisdictional Federal agencies such as the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Army Corps of Engineers, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Environmental Protection Agency. Development of the Plan- EA will feature a multi-disciplinary approach to accurately define and evaluate alternatives proposed in the Plan- EA for technical feasibility, socioeconomics, benefits, and impacts. An aggressive schedule with milestones is required to meet the NRCS review requirements and help minimize the plan drafts and revisions.