SOLICITATION NOTICE
C -- Remedial Action Contract 2 (Full & Open)
- Notice Date
- 3/31/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Contracts Section, 10th Floor 77 West Jackson Blvd Chicago, IL 60604
- ZIP Code
- 60604
- Solicitation Number
- PR-R5-05-10045
- Response Due
- 5/6/2005
- Archive Date
- 6/30/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The RACs 2 contracts will consist of professional architect/engineer, technical and management services in support of Region 5's remedial response, enforcement oversight and on-time critical removal activities at sites of release or threatened release of hazardous substances. These services will be provided within EPA's Region 5 (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI) and on occasion in other EPA regions. This will be a level of effort contract with an estimated possible contract value of $362,000,000. The NAICS code 562910 which has a small business size standard of 500 employees. The SF-330 "Architect-Engineer Qualifications" is due by May 6, 2005. Additional information, is posted on EPA's acquisition site http://www.epa.gov/racs2 The contract specialist for this procurement is Kimberly Bishop, she can be reached at bishop.kimberly@epa.gov The Placement Contracting Officer for this solicitation is David Alberts, he can be reached at alberts.david@epa.gov. SF330/PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS Total Government Requirement (a) The EPA's Region 5 estimated RAC2s requirement, if split evenly between this contract and the small business set-aside counter-part (PR-R5-05-10037) would result in two equal contracts reaching the requirement limits exactly. For proposal purposes, offerors should assume that this contract represents more than ? of the Agency's regional requirement. (b) This will allow the Government to respond to unexpected but potential: Regional crossovers Contractors' ineligibility to perform work (e.g., due to conflicts of interest) Contractors' inferior past performance (c) Though EPA does not specifically anticipate such needs, it reserves the right to issue work assignments under this contract in excess of ? of the Agency's regional requirement. In no event will the value of the total work assignments issued under this contract exceed the maximum contract value as stated in clause B.2, entitled "Estimated Cost, Base Fee and Award Fee." General Proposal Instructions For this procurement, EPA requires offerors to organize their information in the SF 330 and any additional documentation, as described below. EPA will evaluate offerors' SF 330s and additional documentation on the five evaluation criteria listed below. Offerors should submit 10 hard-copies and one electronic copy (on disc in word perfect, MS word or PDF format) of their SF 330s. If documents are submitted utilizing Portable Document Format (PDF) offerors shall follow the conventions described under the accessability guidelines which are described in the authoring tools section of Acrobat Reader. For more information on this guidance, please visit www.section508.gov. Following EPA's review of the SF 330 and supporting documentation, EPA will develop a "short list" of the most highly rated firms. Short-listed firms will be referred to as "selected firms." Selected firms will be invited to participate in oral presentations. The specific details on the oral presentations will only be provided to the selected firms. Oral presentations will address and augment evaluation criteria 3 and 4. No specific evaluation points are assigned to the oral presentations. Selected offerors should be aware that their overall scores depend on both written submissions and their oral presentations. Following oral presentations the proposals will then be ranked with the most highly rated firm ranked first. The source selection authority will make the final selection from among those firms. The final firm will then be asked to submit: Conflict of Interest Plan Quality Management Plan Representations and Certifications Cost Proposal Instructions for the preparation for each of these submissions will only be provided to the firm with whom EPA intends to conduct negotiations. Specific Proposal Instructions Complete the SF 330 in accordance with the instructions provided on the SF 330 and the additional instructions below. Provide only one complete submission (10 hard-copies and 1 electronic copy) per team. For all SF330 sections, use no smaller than 10 point font. When using SF330 forms, adhere to all margins presented in the forms except where noted in the additional instructions below. These instructions provide page limitations in terms of single-sided pages. If offerors desire to print double-sided pages, they must halve the page requirements. For example, if a section requires four single-sided pages, offerors may provide two double-sided pages instead. Headers and footers that do not alter the margins are allowed for page numbers, logos, disclaimers, and other non-proposal/formatting functions. If your firm chooses to propose as a joint venture, you must provide the joint venture point of contact for the EPA contract. Both joint venture partners are held responsible for contract performance. (As opposed to conventional prime-sub arrangements in which the prime contractor is responsible for all performance on the contract.) Section C Complete in accordance with the instructions provided on the SF 330 and these additional instructions: There is no limit to the number of team members that offerors may propose. Section E Complete in accordance with the SF 330 instructions and these additional instructions: EPA will accept resumes for key personnel only. Each resume is limited to two pages (single-sided). Page one is the Section E form page, which may be modified as follows: Offerors can expand Section 19 (relevant projects) to allow three rather than five projects on that page. If that is done, a second page is allowed for up to two additional projects. The spacing for each project on page 2 shall be equivalent to the space allotted for each project on page 1. Offerors shall submit, at a minimum, the information specified for the two required key personnel (Program Manager and Financial Manager). Offerors are further encouraged to propose up to an additional 8 key personnel whom they may find appropriate and beneficial for this requirement. The maximum number of key personnel that offerors may propose is 10: 2 required and 8 optional. Section F Complete in accordance with the SF 330 instructions and these additional instructions: Offerors shall list up to 20 projects on which team members have worked. Each project must have been similar in size and scope to this statement of work, which is located on the website: http://www.epa.gov/racs2. "Similar in size" means, for each project: RI/FS = range of at least $1 million RD = range of at least $? million RA = range of $5 million - $50 million and up "Similar in scope" means projects focusing on these work areas: enforcement/oversight, remedial investigation/feasibility study; or remedial design/remedial action. All projects submitted must be either (a) completed within the last 3 years, or; (b) ongoing and in existence for at least 6 months. For this small business set-aside solicitation, at least 5 of the submitted projects should be work done by the prime contractor. Offerors may, if they desire, describe any quality awards or certifications that indicate they possess a high-quality process for developing and producing the product or service required. Such awards or certifications include, for example, the Malcolm Baldrige quality award, other government quality awards, and private sector awards or certifications. Identify the segment of the company which received the award or certification. Describe when the award or certification was bestowed. If the award or certification is over three years old, present evidence that the qualifications still apply. Offerors shall use one Section F form (single-sided) per project. Use the Section F form as provided in the SF330. Do not modify the form except as allowed in these instructions. Section G Complete in accordance with the SF 330 instructions and these additional instructions: Complete only for key personnel. Offerors shall extend Block 28 to allow for up to 20 projects. Section H Complete in accordance with the SF 330 instructions and these additional instructions: Offerors shall discuss their team's management approach and ability and the ability to maintain staff in the region as described in the evaluation criteria. The narrative shall be limited to 8 (single sided) pages, 8 ? x 11", with no less than 1" margins (top, bottom, left, right), and no less than 10 point font size. The submission may contain text, pictures, overheads, charts and graphs. Any charts, graphics, tables, et cetera, if provided, are included within the 8 (single-sided) pages. All offerors may provide an attachment to this section presenting additional evidence of their commitment to utilizing small businesses/small disadvantaged businesses including any proposal to participate in the Agency's mentor protege program. Goals set for utilizing SB/SDBs should also be included when the firm indicates that they have met or exceeded goals under a particular contract. This attachment is limited to three (single-sided) pages, 8 ? x 11", with no less than 1" margins (top, bottom, left, right), and no less than 10 point font size. Additional Attachments 1. Offerors shall include a separate attachment to the SF 330 describing the (a) number, (b) location of offices currently in the region and (c) the number of personnel by discipline located in the region. There is no page limitation to this attachment; however, offerors are strictly limited to the content described in (a) - (c) only. This information will be considered in evaluation factors 4 and 5. 2. If the full statement of work cannot be performed by the firm's existing personnel and facilities located entirely within the region, the firm shall clearly demonstrate how resources outside of the region will be accessed over the period of performance of the contract. An attachment is allowed to discuss this issue. It is limited to four (single-sided) pages, 8 ? x 11", with no less than 1" margins (top, bottom, left, right), and no less than 10 point font size. This will be considered in evaluation factors 4 and 5. EVALUATION CRITERIA 1. Professional Qualifications (as presented in sections E, G, H, and Part II of firms' SF 330's) 1.1 Management Personnel: Education ? level and focus of degrees or programs completed that affect the firm's ability to successfully perform the statement of work Technical, management, and financial experience and skills-- breadth, depth, and recentness of relevant experience that affect the firm's ability to successfully perform the statement of work 1.2 Technical Personnel: Education - ? level and focus of degrees or programs completed that affect the firm's ability to successfully perform the statement of work Technical and management experience --breadth, depth, and recentness of relevant experience ? that affect the firm's ability to successfully perform the statement of work Certifications or licenses in the proposed statement of work areas that affect the firm's ability to successfully perform the statement of work 2. Past Performance (as addressed by past performance references). EPA is not limited to the past performance references submitted by the offeror. EPA may seek information for this criterion from the offeror's clients it identifies through other means. Reported levels of performance on previous similar projects in the areas of: 2.1 Quality of service, 2.2 Timeliness, 2.3 Cost control, and 2.4 Business Relations 3. Technical and Management Experience and Competence (as presented in sections E, F, G, H and Part II of firms' SF 330S; plus short-listed firms' oral presentations. [See Attachment 3 for definition of "short-listed."]) 3.1 Expertise and competence with CERCLA, other applicable or relevant requirements, and EPA guidance and policy pertaining to the various elements of the statement of work. 3.2 Expertise and competence responding to changed site conditions. 3.3 Expertise and competence in design and implementation of complex ecological/human health risk assessments in accordance with Superfund and recent Agency guidance. 3.4 Expertise and competence in land re-use projects involving contaminated properties. 3.5 Knowledge of unique regional attributes, such as socioeconomic, environmental, etc. 3.6 Expertise and competence in developing innovative technical and management approaches, tools and technologies that minimize costs and streamline schedules. 3.7 Expertise and competence in coordinating multiple stakeholders on various projects. 3.8 Expertise and competence in successful management techniques and approaches. 4. Capacity to Accomplish the Work in the Required Time (as presented in Section H and Part II of firms' SF 330's; Additional Attachments 1 and 2; and short-listed firms' oral presentations.) 4.1 Taking into consideration current and projected workload commitments, the firm's ability to provide available, experienced and fully trained personnel at the skill levels, disciplines, and quantities to perform the stated volume of work. 4.2 Offeror's commitment to utilizing small business firms, including participation in the Agency's mentor-protege program. [Not applicable to the small business set-aside] 5. Location: Ability to maintain appropriate office and staff presence in Region 5. (As presented in Additional Attachments A and B) Response Scenario/Oral Presentations (For short-listed firms only?as presented in firms' oral presentations.) Understanding of CERCLA, other applicable or relevant and appropriate requirements, and EPA guidance and policy pertaining to the various elements of the response scenario.
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