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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 22, 2005 FBO #1334
SOLICITATION NOTICE

B -- FY 06-08 Biological, Environmental and Cultural Resource (BECR) IDC Contracts.

Notice Date

7/20/2005
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

541620 — Environmental Consulting Services
 

Contracting Office

US Army Engineer District, New York, CENAN-CT, 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278-0090
 

ZIP Code

10278-0090
 

Solicitation Number

W912DS-05-R-0014
 

Response Due

9/6/2005
 

Archive Date

11/5/2005
 

Point of Contact

Scott Helmer, 917-790-8082
 

E-Mail Address

US Army Engineer District, New York
(scott.m.helmer@usace.army.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) to award multiple indefinite delivery contracts from this solicitation. The purpose of these Indefinite Delivery Order Contracts (IDC) are to provide, biological, environmental and cultural resource (BECR) support for activities involving planning, geospatial date and systems applications, engineering, construction and operations primarily within the New York District (District), and the North Atlantic Division (NAD), but services may be used by any other U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Districts (Corps), Divisions, Labs, or Centers, nationally or internationally. Work will provide support in the compliance of the various BECR laws, regulations, requiremen ts and guidelines, to which the Corps Civil Work and Military Directorates are subject. Biological work is divided into terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems. It is the governments intent to award up to three Indefinite Delivery Contracts, one from each of the following of the following categories: a. Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). b. SBA certified HUB Zone Small Business Concern. c. Small Business. A firm may submit one proposal for each of the above categories that it qualifies for. The offeror must state which category they are submitting under. Multiple firm-fixed price Indefinite Delivery Type contracts may be awarded pursuant to FAR 14.5. Each award will have a base twelve (12) months period of performance and two one-year option periods of performance which may be exercised at the discretion of the government. The maximum amount for the base period and any option period will not exceed $1,000,0 00.00. The total contract amount over the entire contract will not exceed $3,000,000. Individual task orders will not exceed the $500,000.00. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code is 541620 with a size standard of $4,000,000. Solicitation documents will be available on or about 5 August 2005. This requirement will be a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable procurement co nducted in accordance with procedures outlined in Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 15.101-2 entitled Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Source Selection Process. This solicitation is not a competitive open bid and there will not be a formal publ ic bid opening. The successful Offeror must have submitted a clear and concisely written proposal that gives the Government the greatest confidence in the Offerors ability to meet the Governments requirements in an affordable manner. Offerors must demonstr ate a thorough understanding of project requirements and a commitment to performance in accordance with the RFP in all aspects of project execution. The evaluation process essentially consists of the following parts: proposal compliance review, technical e valuation, price evaluation and final determination by the Source Selection Authority (SSA). To be considered acceptable, Offerors shall specifically address each of the evaluation factors set forth in the solicitation. The price analysis is conducted in accordance with FAR part 15 by a separate team than the one evaluating the technical proposal. To be considered acceptable, Offerors shall specifically address each of the evaluation factors. The criteria for technical evaluation factors are: I. Prime and Sub-Contractor Key Personnel Experience II . Project Staff/Team Experience and Evaluation: A. Biological Component a) General b) Terrestrial c) Marine d) Aquatic B. Environmental Component: C. Cultural Resource Component: III. Personnel Requirements IV. Multiple Task Order Execution Plan A) Biological work to be preformed under this contract may include, but is not limited to: a) Habitat Evaluation through HEP, WET, AGM and related procedures b) Preparation and update of natural resource management plans c) Vegetative inventories and classification of habitat and cover types d) Ecosystem restoration and watershed planning e) Development, execution, collection, identification and statistical interpretation of data from studies that include, but are not limited to, mammals, raptor, passerine, waterfowl, wading and shorebirds, terrestrial, marine, and freshwater invertebrates, marine and freshwater adult, juvenile and larval finish, finfish stomach analysis, herpetology, water quality, sediment profile imagery (SPI) and Side-scan sonar. f) Threatened and endangered species biological assessments g) Wetland delineations h) Surveying of delineated wetlands, terrestrial and aquatic habitats for mitigation, restoration and reference sites i) Mitigation/restoration using incremental cost/habitat unit analysis j) Clean Water Act, Section 404(b) k) evaluations l) Hydraulic, hydrologic, water quality and sediment transport modeling to include preparation of water and sediment budgets m) Coastal Zone Management (CZM) consistency statements n) Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) statements o) Acquisition of State 401 Water Quality Certification p) Participate in public and inter-agency meetings q) Performing literature reviews and documentary research r) Technical reviews of reports prepared by others s) Chemical and physical collection and analysis of water column and aquatic sediments samples t) Mapping (by remote sensing and/or coring) physical and geological features including sediments B) Environmental work to be preformed under this contract may include, but is not limited to: a) Preliminary assessments (PA/SA) b) Site investigations, remedial investigations, feasibility studies and facility environmental compliance audits and preparation of reports for National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Environmental Assessments (EA), Environmental Impact Statements (EIS), and related documents and reports. c) Environmental baseline surveys d) Environmental risk assessments e) Development of energy conservation plans f) Design and preparation of plans and specifications for investigating and evaluation hazardous and toxic site remediation g) Asbestos and led paint testing, management and abatement designs h) Record, title and database searches i) Field investigations that include, but are not limited to, soil borings, soil gas analysis, piezometers, Pump test, monitoring well installations, hydropunch sampling, groundwater, wastewater, potable water quality assessments j) Underground storage tank assessment k) Chemical sampling and laboratory analysis l) Development of ecological restoration plans including budgets and construction cost estimates. m) Technical review of reports by others n) Erosion and sediment contract planning o) Storm water management plans p) Prepare spill prevention control and countermeasures q) Preparation of permit applications/regulatory coordination r) Chemical data acquisition planning s) Assemble site safety and health plans t) Conduct air quality and emission surveys and create reports u) Identification of action levels/clean up level v) Prepare quality assurance/quality control plans w) Preparation of plans and specifications for mitigation features and restoration sites and redevelopment of mitigation ad restoration budgets and construction plan cost estimate. C) Cultural Resource work to be preformed under this contract may include, but is not limited to: a) All phases of the Cultural Resource Assessment and processes b) Historic structures and landscapes surveys and report c) Terrestrial archaeological sites (both prehistoric and historic) d) Remote sensing surveys (including diving and all forms of sonar scanning) e) HABS/HAER documentation f) National Register of Historic Places nominations forms g) Preparation of cultural resource management plans f) Ability to follow the Secretary of the Interiors Guidelines, g) Ability to produce Phase I, II and III reports NOTE: Each Offeror must have two different Cultural Resource Sub-contractors as part of the overall team. D) Ability to perform/work in the following geospatial data and system applications related to the above biological, environmental and cultural resource tasks: a) Geographic Information System (ARC View, ARC Info, etc.) b) Geographic Positioning Systems c) CADD (Microstation) d) Survey capability e) Mapping, aerial and satellite remote sensing, interpretation and photogrammetry f) preparation of FGDC compliant metadata g) Ability to work with all current Corps guidelines for Geographic Information Systems E) The above sections, A, B and C, will include, but are not limited to the following disciplines: chemistry, biology, botany, oceanography, statistics, geospatial analysis, geography, ecology, archaeology, historic architecture, history, historic preservation , material conservation, geomorphology, paleobotany, zooarchaeology, industrial hygiene, landscape architects, geology, geotechnical, laboratory analysis, toxicology, ornithology, herpetology, zoology, ichthyology, invertebrate zoology, engineering, cost estimating, surveying and hazardous and toxic waste (HTW). F) Specific Qualifications and Skills: The Offeror must demonstrate in depth knowledge of an experience with Federal Corps planning and engineering guidance and state biological, environmental and cultural resource statutes that include but are not limited to: Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA), Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA), Comprehensive Environment Responses/Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act (SARA), Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Clean Water Act (CWA), Endangered Species Act (ESA), Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA), Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act (FWCA), Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), Federal Facilities Co mpliance Act (FFCA), National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), Native American Graves and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Clean Air Act (CAA), and in obtaining permits. Offerors must show that chemical and physical laboratory analysis will be preformed by an EPA and Corps validated laboratory. OFFERORS ARE TO BE ADVISED THAT AN AWARD MAY BE MADE WITHOUT DISCUSSION OR ANY CONTACT CONCERNING THE PROPOSALS RECEIVED. All questions must be submitted in writing and emailed to Scott Helmer at scott.m.helmer@usace.army.mil. The Proposal due date is ten tatively scheduled for 06 September 2005 at 4:00:00 PM EST. The media selected for the issuance of the solicitation and amendments shall solely be at the discretion of the Government. Accordingly, the media utilized for this project shall be the Internet a nd CD-ROM. Paper copies of this solicitation and amendments, if any, will not be available or issued. Interested parties may download or print the solicitation at no charge at http://nanebs.nan.usace.army.mil/advertisedsolicitations.asp. Project specificat ion files are Portable Document Files (.pdf) and can be viewed, navigated, or printed using Adobe Acrobat Reader. Minimum system requirements are Pentium II personal computer, Microsoft Windows 95 or greater, 128MB application RAM. A registration page is a ttached to the website and prospective bidders are required to register to receive notice of any amendments and/or addenda that may be issued to this solicitation. Utilization of the Internet is the preferred method, however, CDs will be available upon wri tten request, stating the Solicitation Number, or Project Name, complete company name and street address (we will not deliver to P. O. boxes), telephone and facsimile numbers (including area codes). Make check or money order payable in the amount of $10.00 to FAO, USAED, NY. Contractor must be registered in the Centralized Contractor Registration (CCR) databa se in order to receive a contract award by any DoD Contracting as required by the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.204-7004. Lack of registration in the CCR database will make an offeror ineligible for award. Contractors may ac cess the CCR and register at http://www.ccr.gov. Ensure DUNS number and CAGE Code are provided with the proposal. To receive your DUNS number, offerors must call Dunn and Bradstreet (D&B) at 1-800-333-0505. Additional information on CCR registration and an nual confirmation requirements may be obtained by calling 1-888-227-2423 or via the Internet at http://www.ccr.gov. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO WWW.FEDBIZOPPS.GOV ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (20-JUL-2005); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
 

Web Link

Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.eps.gov/spg/USA/COE/DACA51/W912DS-05-R-0014/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: US Army Engineer District, New York CENAN-CT, 26 Federal Plaza, New York NY

Zip Code: 10278-0090

Country: US
 

Record

SN00851532-F 20050722/050720213140 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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