SOLICITATION NOTICE
C -- Architect-Engineering Professional Environmental Remediation Services - Attachments
- Notice Date
- 3/15/2017
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541620
— Environmental Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- NASA/John F. Kennedy Space Center, John F. Kennedy Space Center, Florida, 32899
- ZIP Code
- 32899
- Solicitation Number
- NNK17615783R
- Archive Date
- 4/29/2017
- Point of Contact
- Sharon L. White, Phone: 3218677230, STEFANIA I. WANZIE, Phone: 3218674982
- E-Mail Address
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Sharon.L.White@nasa.gov, STEFANIA.I.WANZIE@NASA.GOV
(Sharon.L.White@nasa.gov, STEFANIA.I.WANZIE@NASA.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- C. Architect-Engineer Services Contracting Office Address NASA/John F. Kennedy Space Center, Procurement, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899 I. ACQUISITION DESCRIPTION This acquisition is for the Architect-Engineer (A-E) Professional Environmental Remediation Services to Investigate, Design, and Implement Remedial Actions at Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Florida and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS), Florida. KSC and CCAFS are regulated under a Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Permit which includes Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (HSWA) corrective action requirements. HSWA corrective actions requirements are managed under a compliance schedule known as a Corrective Action Management Plan (CAMP). The CAMP contains regulatory compliance dates including stipulated penalties for failure to meet required dates for submittal of RCRA corrective action documents. This acquisition may occasionally include work for other NASA Centers. This Synopsis, number NNK17615783R, is prepared in accordance with NASA Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (NFS) 1805.207-70, Synopses of Architect-Engineer Services and Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 5.207, Preparation and Transmittal of Synopses. This is not a solicitation or a request for proposal. This is a request for a Standard Form 330, Architect-Engineering Qualifications. This Synopsis will be conducted under full and open competition procedures allowing maximum participation from large and small businesses. The NAICS Code and small business size standard for this procurement is 541620 and $15 million in average annual receipts. II. PROPOSED CONTRACT(S) INFORMATION NASA's KSC intends to award up to three Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contracts for this effort. Each IDIQ contract will have a minimum value of $1,000, which represents the minimum value of work the Government is required to order. Each IDIQ contract will have a maximum value not to exceed $80,000,000 and the total maximum amount of work to be ordered under all of the IDIQ contracts will not exceed $80,000,000. The awarded contract(s) will have a five-year ordering period with no options. Work will be accomplished as individual firm fixed price task orders under each IDIQ contract. If more than one contract is awarded, the Contracting Officer will provide the contract awardees fair opportunity to be considered for each task order consistent with FAR 16.505(b), Orders under multiple-award contracts; FAR 36.602, Selection of firms for Architect-Engineer Contracts; and with the Task Order Placement Process incorporated in the contract(s). As determined by the Contracting Officer, performance of work under task orders issued against the IDIQ contract(s) may extend or be extended for up to one year beyond the ordering period of the IDIQ contract(s). III. A-E SCOPE OF SERVICES The IDIQ contract scope of work includes A-E Services with a major emphasis on development and implementation of contamination assessment and remediation requirements for RCRA sites and petroleum contamination at KSC and CCAFS. Work may occasionally include services for other NASA Centers. The professional services required for this project will include, but not be limited to, preparation and implementation of Solid Waste Management Unit (SWMU) Assessments, and SWMU Assessment Reports; Confirmation Sampling (CS) Work Plans, CS Investigations, and CS Reports; RCRA Facility Investigations (RFI) with RFI Work Plans and RFI Reports (including human health and ecological risk assessments); Corrective Measures (CM) Work Plans, CM Designs, CM Implementation Reports, and CM Studies; Interim Measure (IM) Work Plans and IM Reports; Land Use Control Implementation Plans (LUCIPs) and Statements of Basis. Firms (such term used in this Synopsis to include both standalone firms and teaming arrangements) will be required to accomplish each RCRA Corrective Action document in accordance with applicable U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) RCRA and Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) directives. In addition, firms will perform groundwater monitoring and operations and maintenance of installed groundwater cleanup systems. Firms will also develop and implement petroleum contamination investigations in accordance with Chapter 62-780, Florida Administrative Code (FAC). Firms will investigate, develop remedial designs, and implement potential cleanup of large complex dense no-aqueous phase liquid (DNAPL) and chlorinated solvent contaminated sites. Firms will support project tasks beginning with investigations and concluding with the submittal and approval by the FDEP of a Site Assessment Report and/or Remedial Action Plan that determines site disposition, including petroleum contaminated site cleanups. Firms will support the agency review and approval process and provide engineering support during the public review and comment periods for RCRA permit modifications. The foregoing tasks require working with the NASA/KSC Environmental Assurance Branch, other NASA Remediation Offices, other NASA contractor organizations, FDEP, EPA, and other agencies as required. Firms will be required to have the capacity to provide all personnel to perform all the work tasks identified in this Synopsis and the capacity to work multiple projects at the same time. NASA estimates a firm may generate up to thirty RCRA corrective action documents per year. IV. SELECTION CRITERIA This requirement is being acquired in accordance with FAR 36.602, Selection of firms for Architect-Engineering Contracts. Firms must submit a completed Standard Form (SF) 330, Architect-Engineering Qualifications, Parts I and II to include specific information addressing each of the five selection criteria described in this Synopsis. Firms will be evaluated to determine the most highly qualified in relation to the selection criteria detailed in this synopsis. Failure to provide the requested data or to comply with the instructions in this notice may result in the firm being evaluated as not highly qualified. The following evaluation factors will be used in the evaluation of submittals to this Synopsis. NASA will consider the immediate past five years as the period of time for evaluation. 1. Specialized experience and technical competence in the types of work required. Provide no more than 10 projects in Section F of the SF 330. All projects must be ongoing or completed within five years from the date of this Synopsis. For submittal purposes, a task order on an IDIQ contract, an order off a basic agreement, an order off a basic ordering agreement, and non-general engineering contracts are considered "projects." General engineering contracts, IDIQ contracts, basic agreements, and basic ordering agreements are not considered "projects." Through the projects provided in Section F of the SF 330, the firm must demonstrate experience managing and performing development of conceptual site models through assessment, remedial alternatives evaluation, design of remedial actions, implementation of remedial actions, operation, maintenance, and monitoring of remedial systems, and long-term groundwater monitoring. The firm will be evaluated on demonstrated recent experience in all of the type of services described in the A-E Scope of Services with evidence of relevant experience managing and performing A-E services in the following areas: a. producing RCRA and petroleum contamination corrective action process documents (including SWMU Assessments, Confirmation Sampling Work Plan and Report, RFI Work Plan and Report (including human and ecological risk assessment), Corrective Measures Work Plan, Study, and Implementation Reports; Interim Measure Work Plan and Reports; Land Use Control Implementation Plan; and Statement of Basis) in Florida; b. performing assessments and cleanups in accordance with FDEP and USEPA Region IV TSCA directives; c. performing assessment and cleanups in areas with depth to groundwater and lithology similar to coastal central Florida; d. planning and performing assessment of large DNAPL contaminated sites (specify investigative techniques, size and depth of plume, size and depth of area with suspected DNAPL, and maximum concentration of primary contaminant of concern); e. planning and performing assessment of chlorinated solvent contaminated sites (specify investigative techniques, size and depth of plume, and maximum concentration of primary contaminant of concern); f. planning and performing assessment of contaminated sites with PCBs (specify investigative techniques, size and depth of groundwater plume, if applicable, size and depth of affected soils, and maximum concentration); g. planning and performing assessment of sites with emerging contaminants (specify investigative techniques, size and depth of plume or affected area, and maximum concentration of primary contaminant of concern(s)); h. performing remedial alternatives and developing designs to remediate sites contaminated with DNAPL, chlorinated solvents, PCB, metals, and emerging contaminants (state technologies selected for each type of site and note project complexity; which may include design obstacles); i. corrective or interim measure implementation of sites contaminated with DNAPL, chlorinated solvents, PCB, and emerging contaminants (discuss project complexity; which may include extensive regulatory involvement or public relations); j. performing groundwater monitoring which included optimization of well network and sampling frequency; k. performing operation, maintenance, and monitoring of installed groundwater remediation systems (specify type and duration); l. experience assessing, developing, implementing, and reporting petroleum contamination investigations and remedial actions in accordance with Chapter 62-780, FAC. Selection Weight: 50 percent 2. Professional qualifications necessary for satisfactory performance of required services. Basis for evaluation will be the information provided in Section E of the SF 330. Provide qualifications only for those key personnel who will actually perform the major duties for the A-E Scope of Services in this Synopsis. While emphasis will be placed on qualifications that are primarily environmental remediation in nature, the firm must include professionals specializing in: the investigation, remedial design, and cleanup of complex DNAPL and chlorinated solvent contaminated sites; this is considered to be highly relevant. Experience working with the Federal Facilities Branch of the FDEP is preferred, but not necessary for award. Final submittals to the Government must be signed and sealed by Florida-licensed professional engineers or geologists; therefore, firms must include one Civil, Chemical, Environmental or Geotechnical engineer registered in the state of Florida and one Professional Geologist registered in the state of Florida. Other professionals to be utilized by the firms may be registered anywhere in the United States. Professional license title and number and the state of licensure must be provided in the SF 330 Section E, Box 17 for key personnel. Additionally, demonstrated work experience in area of expertise and certifications should be part of the firm's submission. Other required project staff disciplines must include at least one biologist, geologist, and engineering technician capable of manipulating the sampling, geologic, and engineering data through the use of common word processing, database software, spatial software, etc. Field personnel shall have demonstrated experience installing, operating and maintaining remediation systems. Field personnel shall also have demonstrated experience conducting environmental assessments and pilot tests. Firms must use at least one analytical laboratory having a state of Florida-approved Quality Assurance Project Plan and all drillers shall be licensed in the state of Florida. Selection Weight: 20 percent 3. Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of quality of work, cost control, compliance with performance schedules, management effectiveness, and overall customer satisfaction. The Government's assessment of the firm's past performance will include the following: the projects identified in section F of the SF 330, the completed Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) submitted by customer contacts, as well as information obtained from other sources. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, Government past performance databases (e.g., Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), etc.) and interviews with previous and current customers. The Government may also consider the firm's past performance on projects other than those provided in Section F of their SF 330 using other sources as described above. The currency and relevance of the information, source of the information, context of the data, and general trends in the firm's past performance will be considered. The Government will not disclose the names of persons/companies who provide performance information. Firms may provide information on problems encountered on identified contracts and the firm's corrective actions. If, during the course of the evaluation, the Government obtains adverse information to which a firm has not previously had an opportunity to respond, the Government will afford the firm an opportunity to clarify the adverse information. Selection Weight: 15percent 4. Capacity. Capacity to accomplish multiple task orders simultaneously in the required time with a high volume workload and demanding schedules throughout the life of the contract. NASA requires firms be capable of performing concurrent large site investigations with demanding schedules. Selection Weight: 10 percent 5. Location and knowledge of locality. Location of the essential staff for this project (or a commitment to locate) in the general geographical area of KSC/CCAFS, Florida and knowledge of its locality. Selection Weight: 5 percent V. PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRES Firms shall provide the Past Performance Questionnaire ("PPQs", Attachment 1 of this Synopsis) to each past performance customer contact identified in Section F of the SF 330. Firms shall request customers to submit their completed questionnaires via e-mail to arrive no later than 2:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on April 14, 2017, to both addresses listed below. Name: Sharon White Email Address: Sharon.L.White@nasa.gov and to: Name: Stefania Wanzie Email address: Stefania.I.Wanzie@nasa.gov A sample past performance transmittal letter is provided as part of Attachment 1. Questionnaires must be returned directly from the customer contact to the Contracting Officer listed above. PPQs will not be accepted directly from the firm. Copies of Section 1 of the PPQs the firm sent to each customer contact shall be submitted with the team's SF 330. If a completed Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS)/Architect-Engineer Contract Administration Support System (ACASS) evaluation is available for a project identified in Section F of the SF 330, it shall be submitted along with the completed SF 330 package. NOTE: The CPARS/ACASS evaluation is not a substitute for a completed PPQ. VI. SYNOPSIS PROVISIONS FAR, NFS, and KSC provisions applicable to this Synopsis are provided in Attachment 2. VII. SUBMISSION PAGE LIMITATIONS The submission, including the SF 330 Parts I and II shall not exceed 50 pages and should include any information the A-E firm feels may be of benefit to it in the evaluation and selection process. The submission must include a completed SF 330 Parts I and II and the firm may use its discretion on how best to present the information requested within the Synopsis. Submissions exceeding the maximum page limitations will have the extra pages removed and returned to the firm. The following are excluded from the 50-page limitation: submission transmittal cover pages, tab pages, tables of contents, signed amendments (if applicable), copies of Section I from submitted PPQs, and completed CPARS/ACASS evaluations. A tab page is defined as a blank sheet used to separate the submission pages and may include a section heading. Any additional information provided on a tab page, other than section heading, will result in the tab page being counted against the 50-page limitation. A page is defined as one side of an 8½" x 11" sheet of paper, with at least a one-inch margin on all sides, using Times New Roman font with a type-size no smaller than 12-point font. The one-inch margin and 12-point font limits are applicable to pages formatted by the A-E firm. The SF 330 form has its own instructions and is exempt from the margin and character size limits. The submission may be submitted on single- or double-sided sheets, but shall not exceed the 50-page limitation. Each 8½" x 11" sheet will be considered one page when printed on one side and considered two pages when printed on both sides. Printed pages and illustrations shall be legible and no larger than 11" x 17" foldouts, as appropriate for the subject matter. The 11" x 17" paper must be for the exclusive presentation of tables, figures or illustrations. Each 11" x 17" page will be considered two pages when printed on one side and considered four pages when printed on both sides. VIII. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS One original and four copies of the response, including signed amendments (if applicable), along with a searchable Portable Document Format (PDF) copy on compact disc, must be delivered on or before 2:00 pm EDT on April 14, 2017. See KSC Provision KSC 52.214-90, Delivery Instructions for Offers/Submissions, in Attachment 2 for detailed delivery instructions. Sealed packages containing the submission must be marked to show the firm's name and address and be addressed as follows: Attn: Sharon White NASA Contracting Officer, OP-ES Synopsis NNK17615783R Design and Other Professional Services - Environmental Remediation No email submissions will be accepted. IX. CONTRACTING OFFICER'S INITIAL SUBMISSION REVIEW Firms will be checked against the System for Award Management (SAM) List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Non-Procurement Programs. Firms appearing on the List will be eliminated without further consideration. Firms will also be checked against the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration's data base for safety citations/violations. Reports of significant safety citations or violations will be referred to the KSC Safety Office for further review. In accordance with FAR Clause 52.204-7, System for Award Management, a firm submitting a response to this Synopsis acknowledges it must be registered in SAM database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this Synopsis. Responses will also be checked for minor informalities or irregularities. X. NEGOTIATIONS In accordance with FAR 36.602-3, Evaluation Board Functions, discussions will be held with at least five of the most highly qualified firms and the final selection decision will be by the designated Selection Authority. The final selection shall be a listing, in order of preference, of the firms considered most highly qualified to perform the work and will authorize the Contracting Officer to begin negotiations with the selected firms. Selected firms will be required to submit Advanced Pricing Rate Proposals, Small Business Subcontracting Plans (applicable to large businesses only), and Safety and Occupational Health Plans. These three documents shall NOT be submitted with original responses and will be due within 30 calendar days from the date requested by the Contracting Officer. If a mutually satisfactory contract cannot be negotiated, the Contracting Officer shall obtain a written final proposal revision from the firm and notify the firm negotiations have been terminated. The Contracting Officer shall then initiate negotiations with the next firm on the final selection list. This procedure shall be continued until a mutually satisfactory contract has been negotiated. XI. ADVANCED PRICING RATE AGREEMENTS (APRAs) For the purpose of simplifying and increasing efficiency in the negotiation and execution of task orders under the IDIQ contracts, firms selected by the Selection Authority as the most highly qualified to perform the work must submit APRA proposals. The APRA proposals must include, at a minimum, a description of direct labor categories, direct labor rates, annual escalation of rates, G&A rates, overhead rates, Computer Assisted Design rates, and other recurring costs. The APRA proposals will be negotiated and incorporated into the resultant IDIQ contract. Firms failing to negotiate acceptable APRAs with the Contracting Officer will be ineligible for award. XII. SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTING PLANS NASA is committed to providing 8(a), Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) businesses, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSB), Woman Owned Small Businesses (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business concerns (EDWOSB), and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)/ Minority Institutions (MI), maximum practicable opportunities to participate in Agency acquisitions at the prime contract level. The participation of NASA prime contractors in providing subcontracting opportunities to such entities is also an essential part of the Agency's commitment. In accordance with FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan, in order to be eligible for award, large businesses shall, upon the Contracting Officer's request, submit and negotiate acceptable Small Business Subcontracting Plans. Small Business Subcontracting Plans are only required from large businesses selected by the Selection Authority as the most highly qualified to perform the work. The Contracting Officer has determined small business subcontracting possibilities exist and has established an overall IDIQ small business subcontracting goal of 8%. The Contracting Officer's assessment of appropriate subcontracting goals for this acquisition, expressed as a percentage of total contract value ($80M for each contract), is provided in the chart below. SUBCONTRACTING GOAL 8(a) 1.07% SDB 0.57% HUBZone 0.45% SDVOSB 1.31% VOSB 1.64% WOSB 1.48% EDWOSB 1.48% HBCU/MI 0.00% The numbers above reflect the Contracting Officer's assessment of the appropriate subcontracting goals to be achieved at the completion of contract performance. Large businesses selected as the most highly qualified to perform the work must perform an independent assessment of the small business subcontracting opportunities and are encouraged to propose goals equivalent to or greater than those recommended by the Contracting Officer in their Small Business Subcontracting Plans. Small Business Subcontracting Plans shall discuss the rationale for any goal proposed that is less than the Contracting Officer's recommended goal in any category, the efforts made to establish a goal for that category, and what ongoing efforts, if any, are planned during contract performance to increase participation in that category. The Small Business Subcontracting Plans will be negotiated and incorporated into the resultant IDIQ contract. Selected large businesses failing to negotiate acceptable Small Business Subcontracting Plans with the Contracting Officer will be ineligible for award. XIII. SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PLANS Firms must take all reasonable safety and occupational health measures when performing work under KSC contracts. A-E contractors must comply with all Federal, State, and local laws applicable to safety and occupational health and with the safety and occupational health standards, specifications, reporting requirements, and other relevant requirements of the awarded contracts. Selected firms must submit a Safety and Occupational Health Plan. The submitted Plans will be negotiated and incorporated into the resultant IDIQ contract. Firms failing to negotiate acceptable Safety and Occupational Health Plans with the Contracting Officer will be ineligible for award. XIV. QUESTIONS/COMMENTS Questions or comments regarding this Synopsis must be submitted in writing, citing the synopsis number, and be directed via email to both the Contracting Officer: Sharon White at Sharon.L.White@nasa.gov and the Contract Specialist, Stefania Wanzie at Stefania.I.Wanzie@nasa.gov. Telephone questions will NOT be accepted. Questions must be submitted on or before 2:00 pm EDT on March 29, 2017. Questions received after that time will be considered, but may not be answered. Additional information may be given by issuance of an amendment during the announcement period. NOTE: This Synopsis has two attachments: Attachment 1 - Past Performance Questionnaire and Attachment 2 - Synopsis Provisions.
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