SOURCES SOUGHT
C -- Architect-Engineer for Environmental Services
- Notice Date
- 11/14/2002
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Bureau of Indian Affairs, Navajo Regional Office, P.O. Box 1= 060, Gallup, New Mexico 87305
- ZIP Code
- 20191
- Solicitation Number
- RBN00030002
- Response Due
- 12/13/2002
- Point of Contact
- Jeff J. Sena, Contracting Officer, (505) 863-8252
- E-Mail Address
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- Small Business Set-Aside
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- Description
- This market survey is to elicit comments on the "draft" Statemen= t of Objectives (SOO) from the industry for the feasibility and interes= t in providing environmental services. This is not a Request for Prop= osal (RFP). The intent is for the Government to use the SOO in preparing= the upcoming RFP. In addition, please provide the basis for the evalua= tion criteria, factors, and sub-factors, i.e., quality, price, past performa= nce, qualification, and experience, etc. The Government will evaluate= the responses to the SSO, and select the procurement method that will be= the best value to the Government. The purpose of these objectives is to as= sure that the contractor and the government promote team work and enh= ance contractor-government communication and give both parties the use of= the best available environmental service in environmental operati= ons, analytical services, and earthwork related to environmental project= s to assist the facilities under the jurisdiction of the BIA, Navajo Regio= n in attaining and maintaining environmental compliance. Contractors t= o be staffed or have available appropriate certified professions = and demonstrated experience in providing environmental services. Three m= ajor service areas are General Environmental: Investigations and Studi= es - Compliance Audits (multi-regulation) of federal facilities; scho= ols, quarters, admin centers, support centers, Process Audits - Enginee= ring reviews of mechanical processes (ex. Sand and Gravel operations), Pha= se I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments (Property-Transfer Assessme= nts) as defined by ASTM E1527 and E1903, BIAM 30 and 602 DM, (d) Environme= ntal Assessments and categorical Exclusions as defined by the Nati= onal Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), 1969 40 CFR 1500-1508, Multi-m= edia sampling, i.e. soil, surface and ground water, air-CO, oxygen, unk= nown atmospheres, asbestos, ACBM, unknown wastes, off-spec products, suspe= cted mercury, lead-base paint (both lab and XRF), PCBs pesticides, dio= xins (SW-846), Remedial Investigations as defined by 40 CFR 300, Feasibi= lity Studies as defined in 40 CFR 300, RCRA Facility Investigations as def= ined by 40 CFR 264, Detection Monitoring Studies as defined in 40 CFR = 264, subpart F, Corrective Action studies as specified in RCRA, 40 CFR 264/= 265, Corrective Measures Studies as defined by 40 CFR 264, Cost studies= , to include those for corrective actions and remedial construction, = Site Characterizations, to include land surveying under any statue, Landfill= and Hydrogeological Investigations, Performance of AHERA Three-year Inspect= ions and re-inspections, 40 CFR 763, Preparation or amendment of AHERA= O&M Plans, CFR 763, Biological Evaluations and Assessments, Archaeolog= ical Services, Studies related to Drinking Water, i.e. source, filtrat= ion, delivery, treatment and maintenance, Radon Investigations, Modeling - H= ELP, UNSAT, for alternative costs, Fate and Transport models, Regulatory Po= licy Development, Ambient Air Quality Determinations; General Environmen= tal: Remedial Actions/Corrective Actions - Deliberative, Remedial Action= s as defined by 40 CFR 300, Corrective Actions as defined by 40 CFR 264/= 265, Preparation of designs and specs related to remedial constructi= on - monitoring and extraction wells, secondary containment, vaults and lago= ons, Design and supervision of landfill closure plans and alternative clos= ures per 40 CFR 258l60 and guidance in Site-Specific Flexibility Requests= for Municipal Solid Waste Landfill in Indian Country, Preparation of petit= ions for alternative closure designs, i.e. evapo-transpiration co= ver, EPA530-R-97-016, Design and construct secondary containment systems, 40= CFR 110.112, UST and AST closures to include the plan, permits, notificati= ons, removal and disposal/destruction per 40 CFR 280, state and Navajo Na= tion Codes, Installation of monitoring wells for ground water and soil vap= ors, Glove-Box abatements of ACBM, Preparation and execution of Radon mitiga= tion plans, Design and performance of Phase III Environmental Site Assessm= ents (Property-Transfer Assessments), Preparation of specialized pe= rmit applications, ex. land treatment units, NPDES, 401, 402, 404, etc= . to include consultations, Risk-Based Corrective Actions, Inventories = and oversight of disposal actions, General Environmental: Reme= dial Actions/Corrective Actions - Certifications/Critiques: PE certificatio= n of completion of actions conducted by third parties, PE certificatio= n of designs and specs for remedial construction conducted by BIA force= s or contractors without a PE on staff, CIH certifications of evaluation= s of human exposure in emergency responses, CIH certifications of OSHA rel= ated plans and policies - HazCom, Confined Space, Tier II reports under S= ARA, Title III, Tribal Hazardous Waste reports under RCRA, Review and criti= que, by appropriate experts, of reports prepared by third parties, Preparat= ion, amendment and certifications of Spill Prevention Control = and Countermeasures Plans per 40 CFR 110, 112, Preparation, amendment= and certifications of Standard Operations Plans (SOPs), Preparation, amend= ment and certifications of Contingency Plans, Preparation, amendment = and certifications of Chemical Hygiene Plans, Respirator Fit Testing= and Certification for BIA employees, Preparation of project Health and Sa= fety Plans; General Environmental: Emergency Response: Oil Pollution Preven= tion - Phase 1 (Discovery), Phase 2 (Preliminary Assessment and Initiatio= n of Action), Phase 3 (Containment, Countermeasures, Cleanup and Disposal)= and Phase 4 (Documentation) in accordance with National Contingency Plan pe= r 40 CFR 300.300-.315, Hazardous Substance Response-Discovery or Notifica= tion per 40 CFR 300.405, Removal Evaluation per 40 CFR 300.410, Removal Ac= tion per 40 CFR 300.415, Remedial Site Evaluation per 40 CFR 300.= 420, Preliminary Assessment and Site Inspection, Reme= dial Investigations/Feasibility Studies per 40 CFR 300.430, Reme= dial Design/Remedial Construction/O&M per 40 CFR 300.435, Response to situat= ions considered Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health (IDLH) and/o= r an Imminent and Substantial Endangerment from release of mercury, P= CB's asbestos AHERA and NESHAPS, LPG, chlorine gas, hydrogen sulfide, PC= B's, Perform abatements of these substances, Analytical Services to Support= All the Above (SW-846), Specifically: Quality Assurance, Geotechnical Testi= ng - Density of Soils (Nuclear Density / ASTM D-2922, Sand Cone / ASTM D-1= 556) Standard Proctor Tests / ASTM D-698, Atterberg Limits / ASTM D-4318, = Soil Permeability (In-place Permeability/STEI and Remolded Labora= tory Method/ASTM D-5856), Soil Classifications/ASTM D-2488, Sieve Analysis/= ASTM D-422, Analytical Services to Support All the Above (SW-846), Specifica= lly: Air Quality Testing - Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) for asbe= stos per CFR 763, subpart E, appendix A, Phase Contrast Microscopy (PCM)= for asbestos per 40 CFR 763, subpart E, appendix A, Mercury Vapor Detect= ion, Air Monitoring for "Sick Building Syndrome"-dust, molds, pollen, ca= rbon monoxide, Analytical Services to Support All the Above (SW-8= 46), Specifically: Water Quality Testing and Services - Analytical serv= ices testing drinking water per Safe Drinking Water Act, PCB's Species= and concentration / USEPA Method 8020, TPH - sampling and analytical, O= ther sampling and certifications associated with emergency response acti= ons. Earth Moving and Excavation Services: Removal of USTs, Closures of = dump sites/landfills, Placement and shaping of select borrow materials, Reme= dial Design/Remedial Construction/O&M, Fabrication of hasty diversion dam= s or dikes for spilled oil or sewage, Phase 3, Excavation, removal and disp= osal of contaminated soils, Phase 3 and 4 Remedial Design/Reme= dial Construction/O&M, Excavation, removal and disposal of asbestos-contai= ning and/or wrapped pipelines, Removal Actions, Excavation and scree= ning (segregation) of the contents of surface, or shallow waste depos= its, Removal Actions, Transportation of soil and hazardous and non-hazar= dous wastes, to job sites, recyclers or waste vendors, Removal Action, Crea= tion of secondary containment structures with earth, geosynthetic membranes= and concrete, Phase 3, Discing, tilling, or other manipulations associated = with land treatment of hydrocarbon contaminated soils, remedial Design/Reme= dial Construction/O&M. Please submit your written response to this announce= ment by close of business on December 13, 2002. Your response should have= two main components as follows: First, a brief qualifications statement a= bout the company's ability and capacity to perform the work. Second, a wri= tten feedback relative to the SOO and proposed evaluation criteria. Can = your company prepare an offer based on the SOO. What other or additi= onal information would you need when the Government issues the RFP. Can= you recommend measures to control cost? Multiple awards are anticipated. = The Government plan to issue the RFP the latter part of December 2002, wi= th a base year and three to five year options. A Statement of Work will no= t be included in the RFP; each offeror will submit a Statement of Work as = part of its RFP. If there are sufficient sources for Buy Indian firms, = this acquisition maybe set-aside for 51% Indian-Owned and Controlled Firms u= nder the Buy Indian Act, 25 USC 47. Joint Ventures will not be accepted,= and Indian entities who do not have business offices with 200 miles of Gal= lup, New Mexico may receive less points. If you have any questions, pl= ease submit your written request either by mail or by facsimile, Fax No. (= 505) 863-8382 to the Contracting Officer. Telephone requests will no= t be accepted, and all questions and inquires must be submitted in writin= g 10 calendar days before the close of this announcement. All material, d= ata, documents, and related information shall be submitted to the Governmen= t at no cost. The Government will not return the material, data, documents,= and related information to the responders. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS.GOV ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (14-NOV-2002). IT ACTUALLY FIRST APPEARED ON THE FEDBIZOPPS SYSTEM ON 26-NOV-2002. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: BIA-Navajo Regional Office, Branch of Environmental Servi= ces, P.O. Box 1060, 301 West Hill Street, Gallup, New Mexico
- Zip Code: 87305
- Country: United States
- Zip Code: 87305
- Record
- SN00211987-F 20021128/021126220403 (fbodaily.com)
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