SOURCES SOUGHT
99 -- Environmental Remediation Services for Rocky Mountain Arsenal
- Notice Date
- 3/1/2023 11:10:29 AM
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 562910
— Remediation Services
- Contracting Office
- W6QK ACC-APG ABERDEEN PROVING GROU MD 21005-5001 USA
- ZIP Code
- 21005-5001
- Solicitation Number
- W91CRB23R0005-RFI
- Response Due
- 3/8/2023 12:00:00 PM
- Point of Contact
- Roxanne Barbaris, Phone: 410-278-4425, Erin K. Weber
- E-Mail Address
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roxanne.barbaris.civ@army.mil, erin.k.weber.civ@army.mil
(roxanne.barbaris.civ@army.mil, erin.k.weber.civ@army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- SBA Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)
- Description
- THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THERE WILL NOT BE A SOLICITATION, SPECIFICATIONS, OR DRAWINGS AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. The U.S. Army (Rocky Mountain Arsenal), requests letters of interest from qualified SMALL BUSINESSES interested in performing work under a proposed contract for Environmental Remediation Services in support of the Army�s Rocky Mountain Arsenal property and facilities located near Commerce City, Colorado. By way of this Market Survey/Sources Sought Notice, the U.S. Army (Rocky Mountain Arsenal) intends to determine the extent of capable firms that are currently engaged in or can demonstrate experience in providing similar services to those described hereunder. The responses to this Notice will be used for planning purposes for an upcoming procurement. Therefore, this Notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP); it does not guarantee the future issuance of a RFP; nor does it commit the government to contract for any supply or service. Further, this Agency will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that this Agency will not pay for any information or administrative cost incurred in response to this Notice; all costs associated with responding to this Notice will be solely at the responding party's expense. At this time, proprietary information is not being requested, and respondents shall refrain from providing proprietary information in response to this Notice. Please be advised that all responses and submissions become Government property and will not be returned. Not responding to this Notice does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. Responses to this Sources Sought announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. Therefore, the determination as to the type of set-aside to be issued will depend upon the capabilities of the responders to this notice as evaluated by the Government. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the U.S Government to form a binding contract. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor this site for additional information pertaining to this Notice. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, vehicles, tools, supplies, materials, and other items and services necessary to perform all functions required for the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) of the Army retained facilities and land on the RMA. This work is further described below and includes, but is not limited to; O&M of the Groundwater Treatment Plants, bid and provide construction management oversight of a new Groundwater Treatment Plant, Sampling and Monitoring of Groundwater Wells and Surface Water, Maintenance of Landfills and Covers, Maintenance of Infrastructure and Facilities, Regulatory Interface Support, Program Records and Reporting, Land Use Controls Compliance, Environmental Compliance, and Records Management. Groundwater Treatment Plants Description The Contractor shall operate the groundwater treatment plants and associated extraction wells, and recharge wells and trenches, in accordance with applicable operations manuals, industry standards, and federal, state and local regulations, as well as comply with all associated permit requirements. The Contractor shall assume operation and maintenance of the five existing treatment systems during Years 1 and 2 of the contract. The Contractor shall assume that, beginning in Year 3 of the contract there will be four treatment plants (BANS, NPTS, FCTS, & the new CWTP) requiring operations and maintenance instead of five. All plants are described below. Basin A Neck System (BANS) The BANS facility consists of multiple groundwater extraction systems, monitoring wells for each of the extraction systems, pre-treatment by air stripping, pre-filtration, down-flow carbon adsorption, lime softening to reduce arsenic levels, post-filtration, and groundwater recharge trenches. Since the original plant was constructed, several additional extraction systems were added which convey contaminated groundwater from different areas of the RMA to the BANS for treatment. These systems include; the Section 36 Bedrock Ridge extraction system, which extracts contaminated groundwater from an area in the north-central part of Section 36, and the Complex 4 Army Trenches (CAT) extraction system which pumps contaminated groundwater from the CAT area in the northeast part of Section 36. The treatment plant was expanded in 2010 to treat water from the Lime Basins area in the southwest part of Section 36. The maximum design flow to the treatment system is 30 gpm. North Boundary Containment System (NBCS) The NBCS was designed to intercept contaminated groundwater from the up-gradient side of the soil-bentonite barrier, treat it to remove the organic contaminants, and inject the treated water back into the alluvial aquifer on the downgradient side of the barrier. The NBCS treatment facility consists of a groundwater extraction system, monitoring wells, pre-filtration, down-flow carbon adsorption, post- filtration, ultraviolet (UV) oxidation, and groundwater recharge trenches. The system is sized hydraulically to treat the anticipated flow from the NBCS extraction wells. The maximum design flow to the treatment system is 350 gallons per minute (gpm). The Northwest Boundary Containment System (NWBCS) The NWBCS treatment facility consists of a groundwater extraction system, monitoring wells, pre-filtration, up-flow carbon adsorption, post-filtration and groundwater recharge wells/trenches. The system is sized hydraulically to treat the combined flow from the NWBCS extraction wells and the southwest extension of the NWBCS extraction wells. The maximum design flow to the treatment system from both areas is 1200 gpm. First Creek Treatment System (FCTS) The FCTS was installed within the First Creek extraction wellfield in May 2021.�� The new FCTS system consists of a building with two bag filter pods in parallel and two portable/removable carbon vessels in series and it has the capacity to treat up to 100 gpm.� The vessels need to be changed approximately every six months.� Northern Pathway Treatment System (NPTS) The NPTS was installed on an easement acquired by the Army in the vicinity of the Northern Pathway extraction and recharge wells/trenches.�� The new NPTS was completed in January 2022 and it, along with the FCTS, replaces OGITS.� The new NPTS consists of a building with four portable/removable carbon vessels and it has the capacity to treat up to 200 gpm.� The vessels need to be changed approximately every six months. Consolidated Water Treatment Plant (CWTP) The Contractor shall assume that operation and maintenance of the CWTP will begin in Year 3 of the contract. The CWTP will replace the North Boundary Containment Treatment System and �the Northwest Boundary Containment Treatment System, The CWTP is designed to take the groundwater currently flowing into these two e systems and treat it in four separate treatment trains. There will be three trains for NWBCS (maximum of 350 gpm per train), and one train for NBCS (maximum of 350 gpm). The treatment trains will all include the same processes, except the NBCS will also include ultraviolet/advanced oxidation. The treated groundwater from the CWTP will be discharged in the same manner as current operations (returned to aquifer downgradient of the extraction wells). The extraction and recharge wells for each groundwater treatment system are comprised of multiple groundwater extraction wells and recharge wells or trenches. The wells and trenches are used to collect contaminated water and redistribute the treated water. The number of extraction wells varies at each system as follows: FCTS has 3 extraction wells and 4 recharge trenches.� The NPTS has 12 extraction wells and 8 recharge trenches. The NBCS contains 37 extraction wells but only requires between 12 and 15 wells to be operated in order to hydraulically capture the contaminated flow stream. The NWBCS consists of 21 extraction wells and 25 recharge wells, while BANS consists of 18 extraction wells with 3 active recharge trenches and 2 standby trenches. Alluvial water table maps and monitoring well water quality data are used to determine which wells should be operated at each system. The recharge method varies at each system. Typical Contaminants in the Dewatering Wells by Groundwater Treatment Plant System: Typical Dewatering Well Contaminants at NBCS Analyte Typical Concentration Range (mg/l) �1,2-Dichloroethane (12DCLE) 0.25 � 1.0 Aldrin (ALDRN) 0.05 � 2.5 Arsenic (AS) 0.2 - 2.5 Chloroform (CHCL3) 0.2 � 3.1 Carbon Tetrachloride (CCL4) 0.3 � 4.1 Dibromochloropropane (DBCP) 0.02 � 2.5 Diisopropylmethylphosphonate (DIMP) 1 - 200 Dicyclopentadiene (DCPD) 0.4 � 2.5 Dieldrin (DLDRN) 0.04 � 2.5 Endrin (ENDRN) 0.03 � 2.0 Fluoride (F) 1300 - 3000 N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) 0.007 � 0.3 Tetrachloroethylene (TCLEE) 0.2 - 4.0 Trichloroethylene (TRCLE) 0.25 � 1.0 Typical Dewatering Well Contaminants at NWBCS Analyte Typical Concentration Range (mg/l) Arsenic (AS) 1.2 � 4.0 Chloroform (CHCL3) 0.2 � 10.5 �Diisopropylmethylphosphonate (DIMP) 0.5 � 3.0 Dieldrin (DLDRN) 0.03 � 1.5 Endrin (ENDRN) 0.03 � 0.15 Fluoride (F) 900 � 1100* �Isodrin (ISODR) 0.025 � 0.15 Trichloroethylene (TRCLE) 0.2 � 0.5 6 Typical Dewatering Well Contaminants at BANS Analyte Typical Concentration Range (mg/l) 1,2-Dichloroethane (12DCLE) 0.5 � 30.0 Arsenic (AS) 10 � 50 Chloroform (CHCL3) 0.2 � 1.5 Dicyclopentadiene (DCPD) 0.2 � 0.5 Dithiane (DITH) 1.5 � 250 Dieldrin (DLDRN) 1.0 � 2.0 Endrin (ENDRN) 0.3 � 1.5 Oxathiane (OXAT) 3.0 � 25 Typical Dewatering Well Contaminants at FCTS and NPTS combined Analyte Typical Concentration Range (mg/L) Chloroform (CHCL3) 0.2 � 5.0 Dicyclopentadiene (CDPD) 0.2 � 10 Diisopropylmethylphosphonate (DIMP) 1 � 60 Dithiane (DITH) 0.4 � 0.5 Dieldrin (DLDRN) 0.03 � 0.10 Endrinketone (ENDRNK) 0.03 � 0.08 Heptachlor epoxide (HPCLE) 0.05 � 0.1 Tetrachloroethylene (TCLEE) 0.2 � 5 2) 2. Groundwater Wells and Surface Water Monitoring Water-level measurements from groundwater wells, water-quality sampling of groundwater wells, and water-quality sampling from surface-water sites shall be conducted by the Contractor in order to determine the effectiveness of the remediation at RMA. There are approximately 1,300 wells that the Contractor shall monitor for water levels and/or water quality. These wells are located within the RMA and the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge (RMANWR), which encompass an area of about 25.5 square miles, and in an off-post area that extends up to two miles north and northwest of RMA. In addition, two off-post surface water sampling sites in First Creek at the north fence line of RMA and in First Creek at Colorado Highway 2 shall be sampled by the Contractor for water quality once each year at low flow. 3. Landfills and Covers Monitoring and Maintenance �The Contractor shall inspect, monitor, and maintain two hazardous waste landfills and two cover areas (approximately 800 total acres) that were constructed at the RMA over sites where waste was placed, consolidated or left in place. The landfills and cover areas were constructed with a cap or cover over the site with the objectives of isolating wastes and reducing infiltration of moisture to minimize the migration of contamination into groundwater. The landfills were also constructed with bottom liner systems to control, minimize, or eliminate future releases and to protect human health 7 and the environment. While the landfills and cover areas have similar objectives, they differ somewhat in their materials of construction and approach to minimizing groundwater contamination. The landfills use barrier systems to accomplish objectives with bottom liner systems and a RCRA Subtitle C cap. The landfill caps also include a 16� crushed concrete biota barrier layer. Cover areas (including RCRA-Equivalent, 2- foot, and 3-foot covers) rely on an alternate approach to accomplish their objectives, utilizing a cover of a specific soil type, thickness, and vegetation. 4. Infrastructure and Facilities Maintenance The Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring that Government-owned infrastructure and facilities are properly operated, maintained, and repaired as required. The infrastructure and facilities and services generally consist of, but are not limited to; various water distribution systems, a sanitary sewer system, multiple buildings, structures, and facilities, road maintenance, snow removal, natural gas and propane systems, electrical distribution, telecommunications, pest management, and janitorial services 5. Regulatory Interface Support The O&M program at the RMA is overseen by and coordinated with the EPA (Region VIII), the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE), and the Adams County Health Department (ACHD). These three regulatory agencies coordinate their oversight of RMA to provide input on national, state, and local public health issues and ensure the long-term protectiveness of the RMA remedy. The contractor shall provide adequate qualified staff to provide support to the Army in meeting its responsibilities to these agencies in the form of regulatory analysis, document preparation, attendance and involvement at meetings, and other support as requested by the Government. The Government will have the primary responsibility to deal directly with the three regulatory agencies identified above and the Contractor will not have authority to make decisions for Government site representative(s). 6. Program Reporting There are multiple reports that the Contractor will be responsible for producing in support of the program, a few examples include: Five-Year Reviews; various quarterly and annual Water Treatment Plant, Groundwater Wells, and Surface Water Monitoring reports; various Landfill and Cover Area reports; and the Annual Land Use Control Monitoring report. 7. Institutional Controls/Land Use Controls (IC�s/LUC�s) As part of the long-term remedy at RMA, IC�s/LUCs are utilized to minimize the potential for exposure to contamination and/or protect the integrity of the remedy. The IC�s/LUCs are monitored annually to ensure they remain effective and are protective of human health and the environment. The Contractor shall perform all monitoring, evaluations, corrective actions, and reporting necessary to ensure the Government remains compliant with all IC/LUC requirements. 8. Waste Management and Environmental Compliance The Contractor shall perform all inspections, activities, and reporting necessary to properly manage wastes at the RMA and to ensure that the Government remains in compliance with all environmental regulatory notification and reporting requirements. 9. Records Management The contractor shall perform the following: � Identify, gather, organize, and maintain documents and other pertinent information including the environmental database. � Organize, maintain, and duplicate records (optical disk or other photo or electronic reproduction). � Provide for long-term access and preservation of records. � Maintain repository of remediation/site files, and other site documents. 10. Non-routine actions As part of the environmental remediation services at RMA, various non-routine requirements may be necessary in response to currently unknown but expected developments that are likely to occur during the period of performance of the contract. Non-routine requirements (as determined by the Contracting Officer) are not specifically identified, however, could include:� Environmental remediation of soil and/or groundwater; modification of existing ancillary/support facilities; demolition of excess facilities; and design and field project oversight of various remedy/support projects.� The contractor shall implement non-routine actions as determined to be necessary to support the RMA remedy. 11. A-E Services As part of the environmental remediation services at RMA, some A-E services may be required in support of work under this contract. PROCUREMENT INFORMATION: 1) The North American Industry Classification System code for this procurement is 562910 � Environmental Remediation Services which has a small business size standard of 750 employees. �2) The contract type is a Cost Plus Incentive Fee (CPIF) type contract with Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Line items 3) The duration of the contract is a total of nine (9) years, with a three (3) year base period and two 3-year options. 4) The anticipated date of award is estimated to be approximately October 31 2023. RESPONSE INSTRUCTIONS: THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. It is a market research tool being utilized to determine the availability of potential qualified contractors before determining the method of acquisition and whether there is sufficient interest from qualified small businesses to warrant a total small business set-aside for this procurement action. In addition, this Sources Sought notice is not to be considered as a commitment by the government, nor will the government pay for any information solicited or delivered. Interested parties who consider themselves qualified to perform the above-listed requirement are invited to submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice no later than March 8, 2023. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to Roxanne Barbaris �Contract Specialist, email address: roxanne.barbaris.civ@army.mil. inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions. Please note, vendors not registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award of contracts will not be eligible for award. Vendors must also be registered in SAM under the applicable NAICS code as indicated in the advertised RFP to be considered for award. Vendors may register for SAM online at www.sam.gov. The total submittal shall be a maximum of eight (8) pages in length in one (1) pdf file. Double sided pages will count as two (2) separate pages. SECURITY: Submittals received in response to this Sources Sought Notice will be held in strict confidence. Submittals will shared with the Government and the Source Selection Team, which may include non-Government evaluators, each of whom will be required to sign a NonDisclosure Agreement. All information must be UNCLASSIFIED. It is desirable that data be received with unlimited rights to the Government. However, we recognize that proprietary information may be included with the information provided. If so, clearly mark such proprietary information and clearly separate it from the unrestricted information as an addendum. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluations of the information they provide. A lack of small business responses to this Sources Sought Request must be treated as evidence of disinterest/incapability of small businesses to submit a proposal to any eventual RFP. INFORMATION REQUESTED: RESPONDERS MUST ADDRESS ALL OF THE FOLLOWING IN THEIR SUBMITTAL. IF A CHARACTERISTIC OR CAPABILITY IS NOT ADDRESSED THE GOVERNMENT WILL ASSUME THE RESPONDENT DOES NOT OR CANNOT MEET THE SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS OF THIS MARKET SURVEY. 1. Firm's name, address, point of contact, phone number, e-mail address, CAGE code and DUNS number. 2. Indicate if your company is currently registered with the Systems for Award Management (SAM) database. If not, indicate if it plans to register. 3. In consideration of NAICS code 562910, with a small business size standard in number of employees of 750, indicate which of the following small business categories your business is classified under: Small Business, Veteran Owned Small Business, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, Woman-Owned Small Business, HUB-Zone Small Business, or 8(a) Business. 4. Be aware, if the Government plans to use a cost-type contract so offerors must have an accounting system capable of reporting all costs incurred in accordance with the criteria set forth in FAR subpart 31.2. 5. Indicate if your company is currently prohibited from doing business with the Federal Government. YES or NO (If YES, explain). �6. It is anticipated that support will be required in the following areas (as described more fully above in the Project Description Section): Operation and Maintenance of Groundwater Treatment Systems, Sampling of Groundwater Monitoring Wells and Surface Water, Maintenance and Monitoring of Covers and Landfills, Maintenance of Infrastructure and Facilities, Regulatory Interface Support, Report Generation, Implementation and Monitoring of Land Use Controls and Institutional Controls, Waste Management and Environmental Compliance, and Records Management. For EACH area you are required to respond whether your organizations has the capability to provide the required support. In addition, you are REQUIRED to submit an example of providing similar support AND provide a point of contact where you provided the support to include the email and phone number. If you are unable to provide the support, but could meet the support requirement with a team member or subcontractor, you must provide an example of their providing the support and provide a point of contact where they provided the support to include the email and phone number. ONLY THOSE RESPONDERS THAT ARE CAPABLE OF PROVIDING SUPPORT IN ALL AREAS EITHER AS A PRIME, OR WITH TEAMING, OR WITH A SUBCONTRACTOR, WILL BE CONSIDERED CAPABLE OF PERFORMING THE REQUIREMENT. a) Have you successfully operated and maintained groundwater treatment plant(s) of similar type and complexity to those described in the Project Description, item 1) above? YES or NO If YES, describe example of providing similar support either by you, proposed teaming partner, or subcontractor, and provide point of contact where you provided the support including email and phone number. �b) Have you performed groundwater well and surface water monitoring similar to that described in the Project Description, item 2) above? YES or NO If YES, describe example of providing similar support either by you, proposed teaming partner, or subcontractor, and provide point of contact where you provided the support including email and phone number. d) Have you performed landfill and/or soil cover monitoring and maintenance similar to that described in the Project Description, item 3) above? YES or NO If YES, describe example of providing similar support either by you, proposed teaming partner, or subcontractor, and provide point of contact where you provided the support including email and phone number. e) Have you performed Infrastructure and Facilities Maintenance similar to that described in the Project Description above? YES or NO If YES, describe example of providing similar support either by you, proposed teaming partner, or subcontractor, and provide point of contact where you provided the support including email and phone number. f) Have you performed design and field project oversight of a remedial action or remedial action support project as described in the Project Description, Item 10) above? �YES or NO.� If YES, describe example of providing similar support either by you, proposed teaming partner, or subcontractor, and provide point of contact where you provided the support including email and phone number. g) Have you performed Regulatory Interface, Waste Management, and Environmental Compliance at a CERCLA (Superfund) or RCRA site support similar to that described in the Project Description, items 5) and 7) above? YES or NO If YES, describe example of providing similar support either by you, proposed teaming partner, or subcontractor, and provide point of contact where you provided the support including email and phone number. h) Have you performed Program Records and Reporting requirements similar to that described in the Project Description, item 6) above? YES or NO If YES, describe example of providing similar support either by you, proposed teaming partner, 12 or subcontractor, and provide point of contact where you provided the support including email and phone number. i) Have you performed Records Management functions similar to that described in the Project Description, item 9) above? YES or NO If YES, describe example of providing similar support either by you, proposed teaming partner, or subcontractor, and provide point of contact where you provided the support including email and phone number. j. Have you as an entity performed A-E services at Environmental Remediation sites item 11) above? YES or NO If YES, describe example of providing similar support either by you, proposed teaming partner, or subcontractor, and provide point of contact where you provided the support including email and phone number. 7. Please estimate the maximum percentage of the overall requirement which your organization could perform with in-house resources. Consider the language at FAR Clause 52.219-14(c) - Limitations on Subcontracting in your response. 8. Does your company possess the capabilities to provide the entire range of services called for in the above Project Description? You are reminded that this acquisition may be considered for a small business set-aside in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 19.502. In this case, the small business would be required to perform at least 50% of the range of the work in accordance with FAR 52.219-14. If you are planning on teaming with other companies to meet this requirement, please list the process used in selecting the members. If you will require subcontract support, please identify the area for which subcontract support would likely be utilized. Reference Question 6. a. through h. to answer this question. Email all responses to: Roxanne Barbaris � Contract Specialist roxanne.barbaris.civ@army.mil� Please note, the Government systems have a 5MB size limit on email attachments. �Primary Point of Contact: Roxanne Barbaris � Contract Specialist roxanne.barbaris.civ@army.mil
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