SOLICITATION NOTICE
C -- The Huntington District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces the following procurement requirement. The point of contact for this procurement is Contract Specialist Cheryl D. Parsons, (304)529-5006.
- Notice Date
- 3/19/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- US Army Engineer District, Huntington-Civil Works, ATTN: CELRH-CT, 502 8th Street, Huntington, WV 25701-2070
- ZIP Code
- 25701-2070
- Solicitation Number
- DACW69-03-R-0019
- Archive Date
- 6/17/2003
- Point of Contact
- Mary Ann Maynard, (304) 529-5736
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to US Army Engineer District, Huntington-Civil Works
(Mary.A.Maynard@lrh01.usace.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- 8a Competitive
- Description
- NA . CONTRACT INFORMATION: This contract is being procured in accordance with the Brooks A-E Act (PL 92-582) as implemented in FAR Subpart 36.6. Firms will be selected for negotiations based on demonstrated competence and qualifications for the required wo rk. Architect-Engineer Environmental Services are required for projects assigned to Districts within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division geographical boundaries to include Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Huntington, Louisville , Nashville and Pittsburgh Districts. The majority of the work under this contract will be done within the boundaries of the Huntington District. If work is required outside the Huntington District, wage rates will be furnished and new line items include d by modification. One indefinite delivery contract will be negotiated and awarded with a base year and two option years. Contract amount will not exceed $3,000,000.00. The amount of work in each contract period will not exceed $1,000,000. An option per iod may be exercised when the contract amount for the base period or preceding option period has been exhausted or nearly exhausted. Work will be issued by negotiated firm-fixed price task orders. The contracts are anticipated to be awarded in August 2003 . North American Industrial Classification System code is 541330, which has a size standard of $4 million in average annual receipts. This announcement is an 8(a) set-aside. To be considered eligible for set-aside procedures, firms must clearly indicate on their SF 254 appropriate certification as an 8(a) contractor (self certification). Quality Control Plans will also be required at the time of award. The wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR 22.10) performing under the resulting contract m ust be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act, as determined relative to the employee?s office location (not the location of the work). To be eligible for contract award, a firm must be registered in t he DoD Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Register via the CCR Internet site at http://www.ccr.gov or by contacting the DoD Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1-800-334-3414. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Work under this contract will include but i s not limited to: preliminary assessments; site investigations; remedial investigations; remedial design; services during construction; feasibility/corrective measures studies; site assessments; hazard ranking system packages; presumptive site assessments and engineering evaluation and cost analysis; treatability studies; pilot scale studies; general investigation and design activities in support of CERCLA, RCRA or other regulatory compliance; geophysical surveys; groundwater and surface water sampling and modeling; laboratory analysis; data management; GIS support; web site development and maintenance; database development and maintenance; oversight of field operations; construction management support; human and ecological risk assessments; community relati ons; preparation of decision documents and records of decision; various engineering and technical support of corrective measure implementation activities. Additionally, the work will include asbestos inspections, lead paint inspections, UST investigations , AMD projects, Brownfield?s projects and ecosystem restoration projects. The A-E will provide additional services as required to support the Huntington District?s environmental mission. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criteria for this particular contract are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria A through E are primary. Criteria F-G are secondary and will only be used as a ?tie-breaker? among firms that are essentially t echnically equal. A. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence. The firm must demonstrate specialized experience and technical competence in: (1) Successf ully managing and performing broadly scoped environmental projects, site/operable unit complexity, and technical challenges as those present or anticipated within Huntington District?s environmental mission; (2) Successful integrated management and executi on of environmental projects requiring significant coordination of simultaneous activities, real-time integration of customer and regulatory agency coordination and input, and development of effective solutions to quickly arising technical/managerial chall enges without a lapse of performance; (3 ) Environmental site assessments to determine the potential for site contamination as a result of site activities or from activities on adjoining sites; (4) Site characterization to determine nature and extent of co ntamination including design and/or performance of sediment, soil, air and water sampling programs, subsurface investigation programs, installation of monitoring well networks, performance and/or oversight of other investigation techniques such as electrom agnetic surveys, ground penetrating radar, soil gas surveys, application of surface geophysical techniques, design performance and analysis of in-situ aquifer hydraulic tests, performance and/or oversight of tracer surveys; acquisition and analysis of othe r data to support corrective measure decision-making; (5) Selecting alternatives and developing designs/specifications for alternatives for remedial/removal actions or corrective measures and/or environmental projects of equivalent scope; (6) Development o f typical deliverables supporting HTRW activities such as: Phase I Environmental Assessments, Phase II Environmental Assessments, Work Plans, Health & Safety Plans, Quality Control Plans, Sampling & Analysis Plans, Field Sampling Plans, Monitoring Well Ins tallation Plans/Reports, Monitoring Well Abandonment Reports, Community Relations Plans, Project Surveys, Project Management Plans, Quality Management Plans, Data Management Plans, Investigation Derived Waste Plans, detailed project schedules, Closure Plan s and Reports, technical reports to support decision-making such as site characterization reports including chemical fate and transport models, Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessments, HRS Packages, RCRA Facility Assessments, PA/SI Reports, RFI Report s, RI/FS Reports, CMS Reports, CM/RD Reports, Groundwater Monitoring Reports, Records of Decision, Decision Documents, Action Memorandums, Determination of NFA, EE/CA Reports, Cost Estimates, Oversight Trip Reports w/ photos, and other related deliverables ; (7) Oversight and/or performance of chemical analytical services typically required to support remedial/corrective measure decision-making at sites with multi-media environmental contamination from various industrial sources including, but not limited to , those in the current USEPA guidance documents and documenting a level of laboratory internal QA/QC consistent with that referenced in current USEPA guidance/requirements resulting in legally defensible data for inclusion into project deliverables, includ ing demonstrated ability for timely identification of problems/issues in acquired data and alerting the client to the impacts of these issues as well as making recommendations for their resolution; (8) Appropriate management of investigation derived waste; (9) Oversight and/or performance of intrusive site investigations such as geoprobe, drill augers, trenching, standard penetration sampling, undistributed soil sampling, piezometer installations, monitoring well installations, groundwater well installation s, well abandonment and rock coring, to support site investigations and/or site operations during a remedial/corrective action; (10) Evaluation of sites impacted by acid mine drainage and design and cost estimation of corrective treatment systems; (11) Sup port of community relations/stakeholder involvement activities; (12) Utilization of GIS (ARCVIEW/ARCINFO) and utilizing the Tri-Service Spatial Data Standards; (13) Producing GIS-compatible and CADD (Microstation) graphics in accordance with A/E/C CADD Standards; (14) Oversight and/or performance of site surveys utilizing traditional surveying techniques or GPS to support site investigations and/or site operation s during a remedial/corrective action; (15) Asbestos sampling; (16) Lead paint sampling; (17) Technical support for litigation related to execution/implementation of environmental restoration activities; (18) Produce cost estimates. In block 8 of SF 255, cite whether the experience is that of the prime (joint venture), consultant or an individual. Work cited that is experience of the prime (or joint venture) from an office other than that identified in block 3b shall be so labeled. B. Professional Qualifi cations. Qualified professional personnel in the following areas: project management, engineering disciplines such as civil, chemical, environmental and geotechnical; chemists, geologists, hydrogeologists, biologists, toxicologists, and environmental scien tists; Licensed Remediation Specialists (WV only); safety professionals, risk assessment specialists, cost estimators/schedulers; environmental technicians; asbestos inspectors; drillers; surveyors. Registration, licensure, or certification as required by law and regulations of the appropriate state (Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina and West Virginia) will be necessary. Submitting firms should demonstrate the education, training, registration, overall and relevant experience, and longevity with the firm of key management and technical personnel. C. Past Performance. Past Performance on DoD and other environmental contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work and compliance with performance schedules, as determined from ACASS and other so urces. The Architect-Engineer Contract Administration Support System (ACASS) is the primary source of information on past performance. However, any credible, documented evaluations may be considered, but the government is not required to seek other inform ation on the past performance of a firm if none is available from ACASS. D. Capacity to perform approximately $1,000,000 in work of the required type in a one-year period. The evaluation will consider the availability of an adequate number of personnel in key disciplines. Include an organization chart of the key personnel to be assigned to the project. Firms should demonstrate strong ability to provide comprehensive program and project management for complex work; strong ability to provide comprehensive environmental technical and compliance support; ability to provide necess ary personnel for expedited, complex and unexpected field, laboratory and regulatory compliance support; ability to initiate, manage and complete multiple concurrent delivery orders; ability to meet unforeseen schedule changes. E. Knowledge of the Localit y. Submitting firms should demonstrate knowledge of the area and federal, state and local regulators and regulations for Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia, North Carolina and West Virginia. F. Geographic Proximity: Location of the firm in the general geographical area of the Huntington District headquarters. G. Equitable Distribution of DoD Contracts: Volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12-months, with the objective of effecting an equitable distribution of DoD A-E contracts among qualified firms, includin g small business and small disadvantaged businesses. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Responses shall reference the solicitation number assigned to this procurement on the face of both the SF 254 and SF 255, as well as, the outside of the envelope. Intereste d firms who wish to submit on additional solicitations must supply a separate set of SF 254 and SF 255 for all other procurements. Interested firms having the capability to perform the work must submit two copies of SF 255 (11/92 edition) and two copies o f SF 254 (11/92 edition) for the prime firm and all consultants, to the above addres s not later than 4:30 PM on April 18, 2003. Include the firm?s ACASS number in SF 255, Block 3b. For ACASS information, call 503-808-4590. Facsimile transmissions will not be accepted. Solicitation packages are not provided and no additional project in formation will be given to firms during the announcement period. This is not a request for proposal. Please do not register at the Huntington District website. Only timely SF 254/255?s will be considered!!!!! Point of contact for this procurement is Ch eryl.D.Parsons@Lrh.usace.army.mil.
- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Engineer District, Huntington-Civil Works ATTN: CELRH-CT, 502 8th Street Huntington WV
- Zip Code: 25701-2070
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 25701-2070
- Record
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