SNOTE | R | ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION SERVICES FOR MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES INCLUDING ARCHITECT-ENGINEER (A-E) SERVICES, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES, RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION SERVICES - NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA)

FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 08, 2009 FBO #2781
SPECIAL NOTICE

R -- ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION SERVICES FOR MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES INCLUDING ARCHITECT-ENGINEER (A-E) SERVICES, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES, RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION SERVICES - NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA)

Notice Date: 7/6/2009
Notice Type: Special Notice
NAICS: 562910 — Remediation Services
Contracting Office: Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Central Region Acquisition Division, 601 East 12th Street, Room 1756, Kansas City, Missouri, 64106
ZIP Code: 64106
Solicitation Number: NFFKHC30-9-02068PWS
Point of Contact: Pamela L. Stichweh, Phone: 816-426-2067, Jackie S Smith, Phone: 816-426-2068
E-Mail Address: pamela.l.stichweh@noaa.gov, jacqueline.s.smith@noaa.gov
(pamela.l.stichweh@noaa.gov, jacqueline.s.smith@noaa.gov)
Small Business Set-Aside: Partial Small Business
Description: ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION SERVICES FOR MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES INCLUDING ARCHITECT-ENGINEER (A-E) SERVICES, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES, RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION SERVICES, AND RELATED WORK ASSIGNED TO THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA), OFFICE OF HABITAT CONSERVATION (OHC), RESTORATION CENTER (RC) SILVER SPRING MD AND EASTERN REGION ACQUISITION DIVISION (ERAD - KANSAS CITY), LOCATED IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. Solicitation No. NFFKHC30-09-02068 POC: Pam Stichweh, Contracting Officer, 816-426-2067 or Dr. Erik Zobrist, Program Manager, 301-713-0174 ext. 138. 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Selection will be made for at least one Small Business Set-aside and at least one Full and Open Competition Contract. The contract(s) will be Indefinite Delivery type Services Contracts having a five-year period of performance with no options. Individual task orders under the contract(s) will be of the cost-plus fixed fee or firm-fixed price type. The Joint Total Acquisition Value (JTAV) for these contracts is $9,975,000.00. Each task order will not be limited other than the contract value. The contract(s) will have a guaranteed minimum of $25,000 for the contract period. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 36.6 (Brooks Act) procedures will be used to acquire these services. If more than one contract award is made, then multiple award procedures in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 16.505(b) will be utilized to the maximum extent practicable to provide a fair opportunity to be considered for each task order. Vendors may only receive one (1) contract as a result of this solicitation. The following criteria may be used in allocating orders: (1) Performance; (2) Quality of deliverable; (3) Current contract capacity; (4) Specialized experience; (5) Past Performance; and (6) Other related factors. Exceptions to this procedure are found in FAR 16.505(b)(2). It is anticipated that at least the first contract will be awarded in the first or second quarter, FY2010. One or more months may elapse between the contract awards. NAICS 562910. Small business size standard is 500 employees. NAICS 562910 - Environmental Remediation Services. 2. a) For SBA assistance as a small business concern in the industry of Environmental Remediation Services, other than for Government procurement, a concern must be engaged primarily in furnishing a range of services for the remediation of a contaminated environment to an acceptable condition including, but not limited to, preliminary assessment, site inspection, testing, remedial investigation, feasibility studies, remedial design, containment, remedial action, removal of contaminated materials, storage of contaminated materials and security and site closeouts. If one of such activities accounts for 50 percent or more of a concern's total revenues, employees, or other related factors, the concern's primary industry is that of the particular industry and not the Environmental Remediation Services Industry. b) For purposes of classifying Government procurement as Environmental Remediation Services, the general purpose of the procurement must be to restore or directly support the restoration of a contaminated environment. This includes activities such as preliminary assessment, site inspection, testing, remedial investigation, feasibility studies, remedial design, remediation services, containment, and removal of contaminated materials or security and site closeouts. The general purpose of the procurement need not necessarily include remedial actions. Also, the procurement must be composed of activities in three or more separate industries with separate NAICS codes or, in some instances (e.g., engineering), smaller sub-components of NAICS codes with separate and distinct size standards. These activities may include, but are not limited to separate activities in industries such as: Heavy Construction; Special Trade Contractors; Engineering Services; Architectural Services; Management Consulting Services; Hazardous and Other Waster Collection; Remediation Services; Testing Laboratories; and Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences. If any activity in the procurement can be identified with a separate NAICS code, or component of a code with a separate distinct size standard, and that industry accounts for 50 percent or more of the value of the entire procurement, then the proper size standard is the one for that particular industry, and not the Environmental Remediation Service size standard. This procurement includes work under at least three NAICS codes, none of which accounts for 50 percent or more of the procurement. 3. PROJECT INFORMATION: The contracts will include assessments, investigations, design, and engineering services leading to and including services for construction oversight activities and overall project management of these services, in support of the NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)'s Restoration Program which is a nationwide program and on an as needed basis, with other entities within NOAA. Firms responding to this solicitation are required to hold Architect-Engineer and Land Surveyor licenses to perform the services nationwide or demonstrate the ability to acquire the required licensed discipline(s) prior to task orders being issued. This program supports habitat restoration projects in coordination with various federal, state and local agencies. The majority of the workload is anticipated to be habitat and living marine resource restoration projects for the NMFS. Each contract will require work to be performed by firms experienced in a broad field of environmental restoration planning, design, implementation, construction oversight and compliance monitoring. Services required may include, but are not limited to the following: • Assessment studies (including topographic, ecologic, hydrologic, geo-technical, contaminated materials, hydrogeological marine, estuarine, oceanographic, and wetlands, flora and fauna biology); • Site surveys and sampling which may require the availability of a boat and global positioning system (GPS) technology and soil, sediment and/or water sampling equipment; • Landscape architecture for project design; • Civil engineering for preparing project designs, construction plans, and permit applications as needed for federal, coastal state and local regulatory authorities with all required details, specifications and graphics; • Construction oversight and project coordination with restoration project or case managers representing the natural resource trustees or serving as leads on other NOAA/NMFS project types. Supporting studies on the physical, biological, and anthropogenic effects of a proposed habitat protection or restoration action may also be required. Specific biological and environmental analyses may include but are not limited to conducting or preparing: • Baseline ecological assessments and evaluating present or future environmental changes; • Bathymetric and topographic surveys; • Wetland delineation and functional assessments; • Phase I and II environmental audits; • Cultural resources assessments; • Socio-economic impact analyses specific to coastal and/or marine habitat protection and restoration activities; • Aerial habitat imagery surveys, GIS mapping, and other computer-aided habitat evaluation technologies; • Ecological modeling including hydrological and hydraulic evaluations (using 1, 2, and 3-D models), water quality, sediment or contaminant transport, and tidal or marine currents; • Bio- and/or geo-technical investigations and feasibility studies; • Soil, water, coastal or marine contaminant investigations and remediation or pollution abatement planning; and • Preparing documentation needed for local, state, and federal environmental regulatory compliance including but not limited to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); the Endangered Species Act, Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, the Clean Water Act, and Essential Fish Habitat items under the Magnuson-Stevens Act; • Construction designs and engineering reports with details, specifications and graphics for permit applications; • Real estate site assessments for property transfer (i.e., land appraisal, Phase 1 and Phase 2 assessments, vicinity maps, deed and title searches, etc.); • Expert witness services; • Evaluation of restoration alternatives and projects related to the natural resource damage assessment process, including participation in public meetings. For on-site investigations, firms must provide and document personnel with current safety training, as required by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). Companies must be capable of performing work on a wide variety of sites in a manner that complies with federal, state, and local regulations and laws, and within the time frames required. • Environmental training and restoration project development workshops. 3. PRIMARY SELECTION CRITERIA: Primary selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance. a. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence: (FAR 36.602-1(a)(2)). On SF330, list current projects or projects completed in the past five (5) years and whether the experience is that of the prime (or joint venture) or from an office other than that experience for this project. Section H may be used for additional information. The board will evaluate the specialized experience on similar projects and the technical capabilities of the prime firm and any subcontractors. The effectiveness of the proposed project team (including management structure, coordination of disciplines, offices and/or subcontractors, and prior working capabilities) will also be evaluated. Work cited that is experience of prime (or joint venture) from an office other than that experience for this project is to be evaluated as follows (All specialized experience factors are listed in descending order of importance): (1) Investigation, study, design, regulatory compliance and construction phase services and monitoring of a variety of habitat restoration, protection and enhancement projects. Experience must demonstrate wide-ranging capabilities for diverse projects in various geographical areas of U.S. including a wide range of habitats supporting marine, estuarine, and anadromous fishery resources. Demonstrated recent experience of the prime or the joint venture firms in the assessment, design, permitting, construction oversight, and monitoring of habitat restoration sites will have the greatest weight. Examples of typical projects include, but are not limited to: • tidal and non-tidal wetlands restoration; • stream restoration including designing channels and flood plains and addition of fish habitat structures; • riparian revegetation; • designing and implementing the removal of, modifications to, or replacement of physical barriers (especially dams and culverts) to anadromous fish passage; • designing road retirement and removal and related habitat restoration; • coastal floodplain/wetland restoration design and pertinent construction techniques; • riparian fencing; • intertidal mud and sand flat restoration; • tidal and riverine hydrology modification; • fish and shellfish stock enhancement; • dredge and fill type habitat restoration projects in tidal areas; • coral reef restoration projects; • barrier island/barrier headland restoration projects; • exotic vegetation removal projects; • river diversion projects (e.g., crevasse projects); • oyster reef construction projects; • derelict vessel and marine debris removal; and • submerged aquatic vegetation restoration projects. The firm's experience and technical competence shall include: a. Technical assessments including plant and animal population and community assessments; ecological site characterization; cultural resources assessment; bathymetric and topographic surveying; ecological modeling including hydrodynamic models, water quality models, sediment transport models, ecological models and landscape models; socioeconomic impact assessments of coastal or marine habitat restoration projects, and geo-technical investigations. b. Restoration planning, engineering and design, engineering details and specifications, sequence of construction, bid packages and regulatory permit applications, and in compliance with federal, state, and local regulations and regulatory processing. c. Organization, facilitation and participation in public meetings, hearings and outreach programs. d. Environmental documentation in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to include preparation of Environmental Assessments and Environment Impact Statements. e. Construction oversight and inspection of restoration projects. f. Monitoring of project performance for both engineering components and ecological/environmental components. g. Site assessment (Phase I and Phase II) which includes performing surveys and compile required documentation for property transfer or sale; compliance review which include the evaluation of installations and practices; provide feedback, training, and report; ensure budget requests reflect all corrective actions; management audits - consistency with environmental compliance objectives; identify elements of risk; risk assessment to ascertain pathways of transport and exposure and risk to the environment; preliminary assessments/site investigations and hazardous materials and waste information to provide assistance with identification and storage of hazardous materials and guidance on proper hazardous waste disposal. h. In the aftermath of an emergency incident (i.e., oil spill, chemical release, vessel grounding, storm event or other related incident) professional services may be needed to rapidly plan, coordinate, perform, and/or subcontract to and oversee a firm that can implement certain specifically identified small-scale emergency restoration projects. (2) Demonstrated quality management procedures for restoration projects. Include a proposed staff team organizational chart with specificity on the team's regional project management structure and a narrative description of personnel responsibilities and how the quality management/quality control procedures will function and be monitored for performance (A detailed quality control plan shall be submitted by the A-E as part of the negotiations process). (3) Knowledge of and familiarity with statutes, regulations and practices pertaining to coastal and marine environmental work. Knowledge of and familiarity with federal, state and local environmental laws, regulations and policies. b. Professional Qualifications (FAR 36.602-1(a)(1). Personnel by discipline should show the entire proposed team by listing personnel from the prime contract and personnel from subcontractors/teaming arrangement. The board will evaluate, as appropriate, the education, skills, training, registrations, overall and relevant experience, and longevity with the firm of key management and technical personnel. If all disciplines listed below are not within the firm and/or teaming arrangement, a detailed explanation of how these disciplines will be acquired, when necessary, shall be clearly addressed. This evaluation criterion focuses primarily on the qualifications of the key personnel and not the number of personnel, which is addressed under the capacity criterion (3c). Responding firms should demonstrate the professional qualifications in these primary disciplines. The states of professional registration and certification of each team member must be included on each resume. A summary matrix that displays the discipline, degree, years of experience, state(s) of registration/certification and physical office location in each of the specialized experience categories for each person on the proposed team is encouraged. (1) Biologist (2) Aquatic and Fishery Ecologist (3) Environmental Scientist (4) Civil Engineer (5) Landscape Architect (6) Structural Engineer (7) Coastal and River Geomorphologist (8) Planner (9) Computer-Aided Drafting and Design Operator (10) Hazardous Waste Specialist (11) Geotechnical Engineer (12) Environmental Chemist (13) Toxicologist (14) Environmental Engineer (15) Historian (16) Archeologist (17) Geologist (18) Geochemist (19) Geohydrologist or Hydrologist (20) Meteorologist (21) Economist (22) Technical Writer (23) Land Surveyor and Title Searcher (24) Quality Assurance/Quality Control Officer (25) Environmental Attorney (26) Project/Contract Management (27) Cost Engineer (28) Risk Assessor (29) Community Relations (30) Statistician (31) Computer Scientist (32) Coastal Engineer (33) Ocean Engineer c. Location in general geographic area of the project, and knowledge of the locality of the project. (FAR 36.602-1(a)(5)). A firm does not have to be located close to a proposed NMFS project, but must be familiar with the regional bio-physical conditions and political jurisdictions of the coastal United States (U.S.), including the Great Lakes states and U.S. Territories where NMFS has authority to conduct this work. Firms with physical office locations and qualified project managers within NMFS' Regions are preferred. Preferred examples include specific protection and restoration knowledge and relevant project experience with coastal federal, state and local regulatory agencies, acquired from consulting with and permitting for the activities in coastal areas as described above in section 3.a.(1) "specialized experience and technical competence". This includes local geological features, ecological communities, climatic conditions and local construction methods that are regionally unusual or unique. Emphasis will be placed on the firm's knowledge of NOAA/NMFS habitat protection and restoration projects. d. Capacity (FAR 36.602-1(a)(3)). The board will consider each firm's experience with similar size projects and the available capacity of key disciplines when evaluating the capacity of a firm or team to perform the work in the required time. Since it may be difficult for a firm to accurately predict required staffing based on the information in this synopsis, a firm will not be disqualified or downgraded because of its proposed number of personnel for a project shown on SF330. Instead, the board will consider the total strength of the key disciplines in the prime firm and its consultants in the designated regional offices proposed to perform the work, in relationship to the firms' current workloads. e. Past Performance: SF330, Section F. Cite examples of performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance goals and schedules. You may include customer satisfaction such as recognition for technical achievements, cost savings or commendations received by your team for projects similar to those being requested in this synopsis. Firms shall provide at least three (3) but no more than ten (10) contact persons (and phone numbers) who were involved with the project(s) being profiled. Responses will be evaluated to determine (1) ability to be cost-effective, (2) ability to remain on schedule and provide high quality services; and (3) customer satisfaction. 4. SECONDARY SELETION CRITERIA. The following secondary criteria will not be applied by the pre-selection board, and will only be used by a selection board as a "tie-breaker" if necessary, in ranking the most highly qualified firm(s)/team(s). The secondary criteria will not be applied with the primary criteria in any type of scoring or evaluation system. The secondary selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance. a. Small Business (SB) and Small Disadvantaged Business (SBD) Participation (FAR 19.7) The extent of participation of SB, SDB, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU), Veteran Owned (VA), HUB Zone and Minority Institutions (MI) will be measured as a percentage of the total anticipated contract effort, regardless of whether the SB, SDB, HBCU, VA, HUB or MI is a prime contractor, subcontractor, or joint venture partner; the greater the participation, the greater the consideration. Large businesses will be expected to place subcontractors to the maximum practical extent with Small and Small Disadvantaged firms in accordance with Public Law 95-507. Of the subcontract amount, goals assigned to NOAA are 51.5% for small business, 12.00% for small disadvantaged business, 8.50% for Women-Owned Business, 3% for Veteran Owned Small Business, 3% for Hubzone small business and 3% for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business concerns. For informational purposes, the small business size standard for this solicitation is NAICS 562910 (Environmental Remediation) applies to this acquisition, with a size standard of 500 employees. b. Large Business firms who are short-listed will be required to submit a subcontracting plan as part of the interview. 5. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS: To be considered, interested firms must submit the following no later than 3:00 p.m. CDT on August 6, 2009 to the following: One (1) submittal package with one (1) ORIGINAL SF330 and one (1) electronic CD copy of the SF330, and one (1) email submission of your SF330 package to: U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA/ERAD-Kansas City, Rm 1756, ATTN: Pam Stichweh, 601 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, MO 64106, and email address pamela.l.stichweh@noaa.gov; AND TWO (2) hard copies and five (5) CD's of the SF330 to: NOAA/NMFS, Attn: Erik Zobrist, F/HC3, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Please note the two different delivery points. Also, if you intend to hand deliver your submissions both delivery points have security processes that must be followed. Allow sufficient time to clear security. NOTE: Delivery of the hard copy and CD of the SF330 package to the Kansas City address shall be used for the purposes of determining timeliness of submission. In the SF 330, Part I, Section F, cite whether the experience is that of the prime (or 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 21 shall be so labeled. Offeror must provide adequate documentation to illustrate the extent of participation of the proposed team in terms of the percentage of the total anticipated contract effort. Copies of the SF 330, Part II, for the prime firm and all consultants shall be included in the SF 330. Include the firm's ACASS number, if applicable in Section H of the SF 330. Part I is limited to fifty (50) pages. Double-sided sheets count as two pages. For all SF 330 sections, use no smaller than 10 pt. font. Proposing firms are responsible for supplying information concerning each evaluation factor, including copies of any professional certifications or licenses. Joint Ventures (JV), Limited Liability Companies (LLC), and Limited Partnerships (LTD) shall submit the following additional documentation regarding their business entities: a. A copy of the JV, LLC or LTD agreement. b. A detailed statement outlining the following in terms of percentages where appropriate:(1) The relationship of the team/partners/parties in terms of business ownership, capital contribution, profit distribution or loss sharing.(2) The management approach in terms of who will conduct, direct, supervise, and control.(3) The structure and decision-making responsibilities of the partners/parties in terms of who will control the manner and method of performance of work.(4) Identify (by name and title) the personnel having the authority to legally bind the partners/parties (including authority to execute the contract documents). c. A list of partners/parties, to include company name, DUNS and CAGE numbers, address, point of contact, Email address, phone number and facsimile number. A minimum of three firms will be short-listed and invited to make a formal presentation to, and/or interviewed by telephone, by the selection board. After interviews, the firms selected for contract negotiation shall be determined through an order of preference based on demonstrated competence and qualifications necessary for the satisfactory performance of the type of services required. Negotiations shall be conducted beginning with the most preferred firm(s) in the final selection. Release of firm's status will occur within 10 days after approval of any selection. 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. Solicitation packages are not provided. This is not a request for a proposal for a specific project. A separate solicitation shall be used to request proposals from the firm or firms selected. To be eligible for contract award, a firm must be registered in the Central Contractors Registration (CCR) database. Register via the CCR Internet site at http://www.ccr.gov or by contacting CCR at: Federal Service Desk (8am - 8pm Eastern Time) at 866-606-8220 or 334-206-7828. In order to register with the CCR, all firms must have a Dun & Bradstreet number. A Dun & Bradstreet number may be acquired free of charge by contacting Dun & Bradstreet on-line at: https://eupdate.dnb.com/requestoptions.asp or by phone at (888) 814-1435. The Federal Integrated Acquisition Environment (IAE) initiative called Online Representations and Certifications application (ORCA). ORCA is a web-based system that centralizes and standardizes the collection, storage, and viewing of many of the representations and certifications required by the Federal Acquisition Regulations and previously found in solicitations. According to the language in FAR case 2002-024, vendors are required to use ORCA beginning 01 January 2005. Detailed information can be found by visiting the Help section of the ORCA website at http://orca.bpn.gov. VETS-100 Requirement: Per Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) part 22.1303 all firms must complete their VETS-100 report via the Department of Labor website at https://vets100.vets.dol.gov/ to be eligible for award. QUESTIONS: Solicitation packages are not provided. Phone calls to discuss the solicitation are discouraged unless absolutely necessary. Personal visits for the purpose of discussing this solicitation are not allowed. All questions must be directed, via email, to: Pam Stichweh, Contracting Officer at pamela.l.stichweh@noaa.gov. Any official communications shall be published in FedBizOpps. Vendors should register as Interested Vendors to ensure receipt of updated information.
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