Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)

December 17, 2018

USACE Funding Opportunity: Water Quality Modeling Support for Columbia and Snake River System

STATEMENTS OF INTEREST
PACIFIC NORTHWEST CESU
NUMBER W912HZ-19-SOI-0004
PROJECT TO BE INITIATED IN FY2019

Project Title: Water Quality Modeling Support for Columbia and Snake River System
Responses to this Request for Statements of Interest will be used to identify potential investigators for a project to be funded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Portland District. Approximately $150,000 is expected to be available to support this project for one (1) year. Additional funding maybe available at a rate of $150K/yr for up to 3 additional option years based on future R&D needs for a total of $600K for the full project.

Full announcement is available here:USACE_W912HZ-19-SOI-0004

Brief Description of Anticipated Work:
The Corps is seeking support for code updates and enhancements to the CE-QUAL W2 and RAS models as needed for model integration issues in the Columbia–Snake system. Some of these support tasks will include:
 Improve model documentation as code changes or model updates are made;
 Work with ERDC’s version of CE-QUAL-W2 and integrate into one code base as necessary and when EIS model is modified;
 Develop algorithms for automating the model to reach targets for TDG in both CE-QUAL W2 and RAS;
 Continue testing and improving efficacy of TDG code in CE-QUAL-W2 and RAS;
 Provide support for bugs, work arounds, or training on different aspects of new CE-QUAL-W2 and RAS code to support the EIS water quality technical team;
 Conduct CE-QUAL W2 and RAS modeling to support EIS alternative analysis;
 Provide expert review of Columbia River system models, such as RBM-10, which are being used in parallel projects such as the lower Columbia/Snake River TMDL.

Please send responses or direct questions to:
Derek A. Howard
U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)
ERDC Contracting Office (ECO)
3909 Halls Ferry Road
Vicksburg, MS 39180
Derek.a.howard@usace.army.mil
Timeline for Review of Statements of Interest: Review of Statements of Interest will begin after the SOI has been posted on the CESU website for 10 working days.

Posted 12/17/2018