JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT OFFICE, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, P.O. BOX 4970, JACKSONVILLE, FL 32232-0019

B -- PROFESSIONAL SERVICES TO CONDUCT CHEMICAL ANALYSIS, SOLID PHASE BIOASSAYS AND ASSESS BIOACCUMULATION POTENTIAL SOL DACW17-95-R-0016 DUE 040395 POC Contract Specialist, Vicki V. Tipton, (904) 232-1146, Contracting Officer, Edward A. Dias, (904) 232-3737 Perform chemical analysis, elutriate and solid phase bioassays and assess bioaccumulation potential. Work includes collecting sediment, water samples and benthic organisms from various locations in Florida, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Factors in order of priority are: (1) Specialized Experience of the Firm. The offeror must demonstrate approval by the Florida Department of Environmental Regulation or Health and Rehabilitative Services for all of the chemical parameters in the sampling program; experience in performing the required chemical analyses on sea water; experience implementing Environmental Protection Agency's quality assurance program as outlined in ''Handbook for Analytical Quality Control in the Water and Wastewater Laboratories; as well as experience preparing elutriates in accordance with ''Procedures for Handling and Chemical Analyses of Sediment and Water Samples.'' (2) Equipment Available to the Firm. The offeror must have a class 1,000 isolated clean room or work station with class 100 (Teflon coated) work benches or equivalent, non-contaminating surface sediment grab sampler, non-contaminating corer capable of penetrating sand, well equipped analytical laboratory, with instrumentation necessary to perform required analyses, and field equipment necessary to obtain uncontaminated samples and to take in situ hydrographic measurements. (3) Size and Expertise of Staff. The firm must have a marine chemist experienced in trace metal analysis on sea water, chemist and other laboratory personnel experienced in performing the required analyses on tissue and sediment samples by the specified methods, field personnel with experience collecting uncontaminated samples, quality assurance coordinator with experience implementing EPA's quality assurance program, and a project manager with experience managing projects of similar scope and complexity. (4) Capacity to Accomplish Work in Required Time. Offeror must list all current contracts including project name and location, nature of firm's responsibility, owner or agency's name, address and telephone number, percentage complete, and approximate fee. Offeror must provide assurance that its commitments to ongoing projects do not interfere with its ability to complete this project and must discuss its procedures to satisfactorily complete each individual delivery order with 35 calendar days after issuance for bulk chemistry or 65 days for bioassays. Names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the client's representative should be shown for reference along with the project number. (5) Past Performance on Other Projects. Offeror must demonstrate the firm's past performance in the accomplishment of similar type projects. Items to be addressed are: (a) meeting schedules; (b) accomplishing work within budgetary limitations (contract or delivery order price); (c) quality of delivered projects. The Government reserves the right to award the contract, based on initial offers received, without discussion of such offers. In either case, offeror's proposals shall be evaluated for award based on factors. (1) through (5) are listed in their relative order of importance. The contract shall then be awarded to that responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation is considered to be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. It is the Government's intent to award one contract consisting of a base year with four option years. This requirement is 100% set-aside for small business concerns, therefore all responsible small business sources may submit an offer which will be considered by this agency. Solicitation packages must be requested in writing, attn: CESAJ-CT-S, and will be issued on or about 03 March 1995. Offerors will be given thirty days within which to submit a proposal. SIC Code 8734, small business size standard $3.5 million.(0033)

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