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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JUNE 13, 2007 FBO #2025
SOLICITATION NOTICE

C -- Up to Two HUB-Zone Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Environmental Architect Engineering Service Contracts within the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Mission Boundaries and the Nationwide Reserve Mission

Notice Date

6/11/2007
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

541330 — Engineering Services
 

Contracting Office

US Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville, 600 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Place, Room 821, Louisville, KY 40202-2230
 

ZIP Code

40202-2230
 

Solicitation Number

W912QR-71625431
 

Response Due

7/11/2007
 

Archive Date

9/9/2007
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total HUB-Zone
 

Description

1) CONTRACT INFORMATION: The Louisville District intends to award up to two Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity type contracts, each for a three year base period with an option to extend each contract for an additional two years, at the discretio n of the Government. Each contract will not exceed $5,000,000 including the option period. Task Orders typically range from $100,000 to $1,000,000. Firm fixed-price task orders will be issued; not to exceed the contract amount. Contract award is antici pated on or about September 2007. Some projects may require participation at partnering meetings which could require the AEs to attend an approximate one-day partnering meeting to define the Users expectations of the AE, create a positive working atmosp here, encourage open communication, and identify common goals. Significant emphasis will be placed on the AEs quality control procedures as the District will perform the quality assurance only on the project. The Government intends to award a second con tract from this solicitation within one year after the award of the first contract. The Contracting Officer will consider the following factors in deciding which contractor will be selected to negotiate an order: performance and quality of deliverables u nder the current contract, current capacity to accomplish the order in the required time, uniquely specialized experience, and equitable distribution of work among the contractors. The top ranked firm will be awarded the first contract. If necessary, sec ondary selection criteria (e-g listed below) will be used as a tie-breaker among technically equal firms. Contracts awarded as a result of this announcement will be administered by the Louisville District. This is a competitive procurement under NAICS Co de 541330, open to only HUB-Zone small businesses. A firm must be registered in the DOD Central Contractor Registration (CCR) system. Register via the CCR Internet Site at http://www.ccr.gov. For further questions and/or concerns, please contact CCR Ass istance at (888) 277-2423 Monday thru Friday, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, or Electronic Commerce Information Center (ECIC) at (800) 334-3414 Monday thru Friday, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. This announcement is open to HUB-Zone small business firms only. 2) PROJECT INFO RMATION: The work to be performed under this contract will be within the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Mission Boundaries and the nationwide reserve mission to support the Louisville District mission. The general scope of services under these contr acts is: performing environmental studies, designs and support of compliance issues under RCRA, CERCLA, other federal programs, and State and Local environmental laws and regulations; conducting site surveys and assessments; performing NEPA documentation; conducting archaeological surveys; performing ground and aerial surveys; performing risk assessments; conducting surface/subsurface soil, sediment, and rock sampling/testing; water sampling/testing; conducting HTRW laboratory analyses (water, soil, lead p aint, asbestos etc); and providing cost estimates for remediation work. Task orders will be issued with a project/site specific Scope of Work under the general scope of the contract. 3) SELECTION CRITERIA: The selection criteria are listed below in des cending order of importance. Items (a) thru (d) are primary criteria and (e) thru (g) are secondary and will only be used as a tie-breaker among technically equal firms. (a) Professional Qualifications of the key management and technical personnel to in clude appropriate education, training, registration/certification, overall and relevant experience and knowledge with design and selection of remediation technologies is required. The evaluation will consider education, training, registration, certificati ons, and relevant experience and longevity with the firm. Firms will be evaluated in terms of professional qualifications and technical competence in the type of work required as exhibited by evaluation of the firms staff with regard to experience and roles of staff members specifically on projects addressed in selection criteria (b). Two resumes are required for the following personnel project assignments, at least one registered professional in each discipline: environmental engineer, geotechnical engineer, geologist, hydro geologist (PE or PG), chemical engineer, civil engineer, structural engineer, mechanical engineer, electrical engineer, industrial engin eer, architect, historic architect, surveyor (registered Land Surveyor). In addition, a resume for professionals qualified by education, training, certification and/or specialized experience is required in each of the following fields: project manager, c ertified industrial hygienist (CIH) accredited by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH), chemist, hydrologist, hydraulic engineer, cost estimator, environmental law specialist, safety professional, health physicist (for radiological projects), re gulatory specialist, human health and ecological risk assessment specialist, archaeologist (masters degree is required to perform as the Primary Investigator), wildlife biologist and aquatic biologist with the appropriate certification and licenses as re quired for projects located in Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Tennessee. The states of registration and certification of each team member must be included in each resume in Block E of SF330. Block G may also include a matrix that display s the discipline, degree, years of experience, state(s) of registration/certification in each of the specialized experience categories for each person on the proposed team. (b) Specialized Experience and technical competence of the firm and proposed team (including consultants) in the expected activities identified above, to include experience in: performance of environmental studies and designs conducted under CERCLA and RCRA regulations as well as appropriate state regulations. Additionally, firms must have expertise in human health and ecological risk assessment, cost engineering, hydrogeology, Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP), Munitions and Explosives of Con cern (MEC), environmental statistics, NEPA regulations, hydrology, GIS and CADD. Those projects conducted under the following regulatory authorities will be rated more favorably: EPA Region 5, EPA Region 4, State EPA authorities for Illinois, Kentucky, I ndiana, Michigan and Ohio. Other project characteristics that will be rated more favorably include: chlorinated solvents in soil and groundwater; explosives contamination in soil and groundwater; karst hydrogeology, NIKE sites; monitored natural attenuat ion; land use control plan implementation; IRP sites; FUDS sites; BRAC sites; and projects utilizing the Department of Defense Quality Systems Manual for Environmental Laboratories (DOD QSM) with the Louisville QSM Supplement, or the Louisville Chemistry G uide (LCG) protocols for chemical laboratory analysis and data validation. In addition, a brief Design Quality Management Plan including an explanation of the firms management approach, management of subcontractors (if applicable), quality control proced ures, firms procedures to insure that internal resources are not overcommitted, and an organizational chart showing the inter-relationship of management and various team components (including subcontractors) must be included in Block H of the SF330. In b lock H, also indicate the estimated percentage of involvement of each firm on the proposed team. The prime must self certify and indicate the percentage of work to be performed by the prime. (c) Capacity to perform concurrent multiple task orders and su fficient staffing and/or team to accomplish the same. Resumes for at least two personnel in each of the following areas must be submitted: environmental engineer, geotechnical engineer, geologist, hydro geologist (PE or PG), chemist, chemi cal engineer and civil engineer. (d) Past performance with respect to cost control, quality of work compliance with performance schedules on DOD and non-DOD contracts. Firms must list POC names and phone numbers for each project shown in block F. (e) Superior performance evaluations on recently completed DOD contracts. (f) Knowledge of the locality of the project to include knowledge of local conditions and local codes. (g) Volume of DOD contract awards in the last twelve months listed in block H o f the SF330. 4. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS: Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit one paper copy and one electronic copy on one CD of the SF 330, Part I, and one paper copy of SF 330, Part II for the prime firm. Each bran ch office that w ill have a key role in the proposed contract must also submit a copy of the SF 330 Part II. Responding firms must submit a current and accurate SF330, Part II, for each proposed consultant. The proposal shall be submitted as one file using Microsoft Word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf). Font size shall be 10 or larger. Any firm with an electronic mailbox responding to the solicitation should identify such address in the SF330, Part I. Please identify the Dun & Bradstreet number of the office (s) performing the work in Block 5b of the SF330, Part I. Dun & Bradstreet numbers may be obtained by contacting 1-866-705-5711, or via the internet at www.dnb.com. The SF 330 will be no longer than 100 pages in length (excluding the SF330, Part IIs) and B lock H will be 20 pages or less in length. Each printed side of a page will count as one page. Release of firm status will occur within 10 days after approval of any selection. All responses on SF330 to this announcement must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. local time on 11 July 2007. No other information including pamphlets or booklets is requested or required: No other general notification to firms under consideration for this project will be made. Facsimile transmissions will not be accepted. Solicit ation packages are not provided and no additional project information will be given to firms during the announcement period. Submit responses to US Army Corps of Engineers, ATTN: 600 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Pl., Room 821, Louisville, KY 40202-2267. Co ntracting Point of Contact: Gloria Ritter at 502-315-6204, Email Gloria.R.Ritter@LRL02.usace.army.mil.
 

Place of Performance

Address: US Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville 600 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Place, Room 821, Louisville KY

Zip Code: 40202-2230

Country: US
 

Record

SN01315788-W 20070613/070611221030 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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