SOURCES SOUGHT
H -- FUSRAP QA
- Notice Date
- 6/1/2018
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 562910
— Remediation Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USACE District St. Louis, 1222 Spruce Street, Room 4.207, St. Louis, Missouri, 63103-2833, United States
- ZIP Code
- 63103-2833
- Solicitation Number
- W912P9-18-Q-0002
- Archive Date
- 6/30/2018
- Point of Contact
- KRISTINA J BAKER, Phone: 3143318506
- E-Mail Address
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KRISTINA.J.BAKER@USACE.ARMY.MIL
(KRISTINA.J.BAKER@USACE.ARMY.MIL)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Description: This is a Sources Sought Notice. This Sources Sought neither constitutes a Request for Proposal, nor does it restrict the Government to an ultimate acquisition approach. This Sources Sought should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose. Requests for a solicitation will not receive a response. This Sources Sought Notice is in support of a market survey being conducted by the St. Louis District, Corps of Engineers to identify interested Contractors within the District area for the Scope of Work listed below. The following are general capabilities required to perform the Scope of Work according to USACE standards. The Contractor must be capable to perform the Scope of Work listed below. This announcement consists of two separate SOW's. Statement of Work: 1. Construction management services for this contract will be performed primarily within the limits of the U.S. Army Engineer District, St. Louis and as directed by the Contracting Officer (KO) and in coordination with the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). As a regional contract, work may be located in areas assigned to other USACE Districts or in locations as needed for emergency response to natural disasters however, work will be primarily located within the boundaries of the St. Louis District. The Contractor shall perform a broad range of construction management, quality assurance activities, and related services to satisfy fluctuating needs and conditions in accordance with plans developed by the Government, and other Government policy and regulations. The purpose of these activities is to manage the construction contracts and assure that construction of projects is in accordance with construction contract plans and specifications. Quality assurance activities to be performed shall include, but not be limited to: coordinating, reading plans and specifications, monitoring, documenting, and reporting on construction contractor quality control activities and construction safety, progress, and testing in accordance with all applicable USACE processes and ASTM standards. Construction management services including tracking and management of project funds, submittal tracking and coordination, coordination with field personnel and other district elements concerning construction activities, modification and claim activities, and plan and specification review shall be required for the construction/repair of levees, revetments and various structures, lock and dam rehabilitation, dredging, the repair and/or maintenance of various structures, drainage structures and channels, debris removal, and other emergency services, but shall not be limited to the above. Statement of Work: 2. The QA Contractor will provide QA support, oversight of radiological, environmental and construction services to the MVS FUSRAP Project Offices in St. Louis and the IAAAP in Middletown, IA. Any labor categories referenced throughout the scope of work are representative of historically utilized categories. This project requires contractors with specialized training and experience in FUSRAP remediation oversight. The contractor should have knowledge and experience in radiological environmental laws, regulations, and technical competence. The QA at FUSRAP requires 100% inspection in order to manage cost reimbursement contracts. The radiological, environmental, and construction services support includes providing three Civil Engineering Technicians and one Clerical (Word Processor) personnel to perform oversight of FUSRAP projects in the St. Louis area and Iowa. The QA Contractor shall observe all Federal Government Holidays. The QA Contractor shall be a company located within a 100 mile radius of the St. Louis FUSRAP projects in order to provide management reach back for the onsite employees. The contract period is one base year and four option years. This includes but is not limited to providing the following services: Construction and Environmental Management Services • Reviewing FUSRAP plans such as health and safety plans, quality control plans, environmental protection plans, radiation safety plans, and material handling plans for completeness and accuracy. • Reviewing technical documents, remedial work plans/designs, pre-design investigations, technical analysis, and submittals for completeness, technical adequacy, and compliance with contract requirements and applicable statutes and regulations. • Reviewing RA contractor prepared Daily Quality Control Reports and supporting paperwork to unsure completeness and accuracy. • Perform audits on contractor and government records management systems. • Observing and inspecting field construction to include verifying the work is in conformance with the contract requirements and identifying and correcting health and safety hazards. • Participating in quality assurance inspections, surveillances, and audits of selected construction contracts to become familiar with all phases of contractor quality control system. • Furnish daily quality assurance inspection reports and safety inspections. • Inspection of railcars and review shipping/transportation documents and hazard waste manifests in accordance with all federal and state regulations. • Perform inventory of Government property. • Maintain Government correspondence and information database. • Travel to IAAAP for quality assurance inspection and radiological field verification and construction safety inspections. • Witness radiological sample verification. Administrative (Clerical) Services • General clerical duties including but not limited to copying, filing, receiving/preparing correspondence, preparing meeting agendas, and taking meeting minutes. • Create mailings, maintain mailing lists, and prepare FED-EX packages. Contractor Capability, Personnel and Technical Expertise The QA contractor for this work shall demonstrate the capability to perform quality assurance, radiological, environmental and construction management on FUSRAP radioactive contaminated sites. General employment and/or employment agencies will not be considered. The qualification of the personnel should be as follow: Civil Engineer Technician - The Civil Engineering Technician will perform the quality assurance and construction management duties. The Civil Engineer Technician shall have experience with FUSRAP remediation activities and radiological environmental support. The Civil Engineering Technicians are required to have initial 40 hours of OSHA HAZWOPER training followed by an annual 8 hour refresher, defensive driving training, familiar with OSHA and EM-385 safety manuals and shall be part of a medical surveillance program. The medical surveillance program shall be consistent with the requirements in 29 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1910.120 (f) and consist of a baseline exam followed by annual exams and an exit exam upon completion of employment. Additional site-specific training will be provided to personnel at the time of mobilization. Typical work week is 40 hours, Monday through Thursday 0630 to 1700. Clerical (Word Processor) - The Clerical personnel will perform clerical, word processing and administrative duties. The clerical personnel should be familiar with software programs (Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint). The clerical personnel should have at least 1 year experience in clerical and word processing. Typical work week is 40 hours, Monday through Friday. All contractor employees, to include subcontractor employees, requiring access to Army installations, facilities, controlled access areas, or require network access, shall complete AT Level I awareness training within 30 calendar days after contract start date or effective date of incorporation of this requirement into the contract, whichever is applicable. Upon request, the contractor shall submit certificates of completion for each affected contractor employee and subcontractor employee, to the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) or to the contracting officer (if a COR is not assigned), within 5 calendar days after completion of training by all employees and subcontractor personnel. AT Level I awareness training is available at the following website: http://jko.jten.mil/courses/atl1/launch.html. SOURCE SOUGHT: NAICS CODE: 562910 Remediation Services SIZE STANDARD: $20.5 Million CONTRACT ESTIMATED RANGE: Over $10,000,000 ANTICIPATED SOLICITATION RELEASE DATE: Any solicitation for the nature of work described in this sources sought is subject to the availability of funds. Should funding become available the Government will use responses to this notice as Market Research to develop an acquisition strategy. Any solicitation(s) for this type of work will be made public as required by the Federal Acquisition Regulation at the Government Point of Entry (www.fbo.gov). POINT OF CONTACT: Responses are to be sent via email to Kristina J Baker, at kristina.j.baker@usace.army.mil no later than 12:00 p.m. Central Time, 11 June 2018. SUBMISSION DETAILS: All interested, responsive and responsible SAM Database registered businesses are encouraged to participate in this sources sought by emailing the required information below to the point of contact listed above. If you are not SAM registered, please do so at www.sam.gov. Interested businesses shall include the following information to be considered for this Sources Sought announcement: 1. Company name, address, point of contact, phone number/email address and CAGE Code 2. Company's interest if a solicitation for this project is issued 3. Company's business category and size 4. Company's capability to perform on the project description outlined above
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