Atlantic Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, 1510 Gilbert Street, Norfolk, Virginia 23511-2699 (Attention: Code 02231)

C -- COMPREHENSIVE LONG-TERM ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION NAVY (C.L.E.A.N.), DISTRICT III, VARIOUS ACTIVITIES UNDER THE COGNIZANCE OF THE ATLANTIC DIVISION, NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND SOL N62470-95-R-6007 POC Contact Miss Bayla Mack, 804-444-9676/Mr. Dean Koepp, Head, Contract Support Branch, 804-444-9582 Architect-Engineer or Engineering Services are required for the following services: (a) Those in support of Department of Defense's (DOD) Installation Restoration Program (IRP) in compliance with the Comprehensive Environmental ResponseCompensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980 as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986 and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Services include performance of site management, preliminaryassessments/site investigation, remedial investigation/feasibility studies, RCRA facility investigations, corrective measures studies, interim measures plans, remedial and removal action designs, environmental assessments, risk assessments,contamination characterization, sampling, laboratory testing, remedial design, Operation and Maintenance Support Information (OMSI), documentation preparation for facility support contracts and Title II management of implementation of remedial action(including subcontract award and management); (b) Those in support of services listed in (a) with emphasis on the accelerated schedules and increased sensitivity, visibility and regulatory agency, political and community concerns at Naval installationssubject to Base closure and environmental documentation for Base closure efforts; (c) Those in support of addressing large and/or complex POL sites with multiple sources, distribution lines, including assessment characterization, testing, monitoring,and remedial action design and oversight; (d) Those in support of assessments, studies, investigations, remedial designs that require other incidental environmental programs such as air, water, wastewater, solid waste, asbestos and hazardoussubstance/waste management and compliance requirements; and (e) Those in support of expedited response actions. The A&E must demonstrate his and each key consultant's qualifications with respect to the published evaluation factors for all services.Evaluation factors (1) through (5) are of equal importance; factors (6), (7), (8) and (9) are of lesser importance. Specific evaluation factors include: (1) Specialized Experience - Firms will be evaluated in terms of their past experience with regardto Navy and Department of Defense (DOD) Installation Restoration Programs and their knowledge of environmental laws and regulations, permits and construction materials and practices of the contract area with emphasis in the States of Virginia, NorthCarolina, West Virginia, Maryland and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. This includes experience with all program phases from preliminary investigation through preparation of construction and operation and maintenance documents for remedial action orcorrective measure implementation activities related to evaluation of CERCLA (both NPL and Non-NPL Facilities), RCRA corrective action sites and Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) sites; (2) Professional Qualifications - For the type of work required,firms will be evaluated in terms of the staff's: (a) experience (with present and other firms) and roles of staff members specifically on projects addressed in evaluation factor number one; (b) demonstrated professional staff depth in delivery orderlevel project managers and senior level project managers (experience level - minimum of 8 years in waste site restoration experience); and (c) active professional registration(s) (including the States of Virginia, North Carolina, West Virginia, Marylandand the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; (3) Capacity to Accomplish the Work - Firms will be evaluated in terms of their ability to promptly respond to Government requests for services. Demonstrate that the firm has the staff available for this contract toaccomplish 80 to 100 task orders per year. Demonstrate the available staff's ability to complete work in a timely manner such as complete draft work plans within 30 days after Notice to Proceed and mobilize forces immediately once the work plans areapproved. The firm must also demonstrate the ability to handle unexpected surges in the workload with the same efficiency/promptness expected for planned work. Also, the firm must demonstrate the ability to handle two separate programs (IR and BRAC)in a timely and efficient manner; (4) Program Management - Firms will be evaluated in terms of their ability to manage a contract of this size and nature. Demonstrate how your staff will manage the workload addressing the ability to accomplish the IRand BRAC programs accommodating priorities of both programs. Demonstrate ability to manage your subcontractors. The firm must identify the management staff and demonstrate their ability to manage projects within a negotiated scope, schedule andbudget; competently manage/participate in meetings; accelerate overall ''Clean up'' process; act responsively to the requirements; provide innovative solutions/ideas and effectively communicate. If your firm is proposing to team with one or moresubcontractors, demonstrate your approach for completing typical IR/BRAC task orders. Explain the structure between firms and how management oversight will be accomplished. If personnel are from different offices within the corporation, describe theinterrelationship of the offices and how management will operate. Demonstrate that your firm has an effective cost accounting system, purchasing system, estimating system, and management information system (MIS) that fully integrates on lineaccumulation of cost expenditures within a week of occurrence; (5) Past Performance - Firms will be evaluated in terms of their quality of work, customer focus and demonstrated long term business relationships with Government and private industry withemphasis on projects addressed in evaluation factor 1. Provide information regarding previous working relationships with proposed team subcontractors. A name and telephone number should be provided for each reference. Demonstrate your costreimbursable contract experience with DOD; (6) Quality Control Program - Firms will be evaluated on the effectiveness of their internal quality control program used to ensure overall coordination between engineering and technical disciplines on projectsrelated to those addressed in evaluation factor 1. Demonstrate how your quality control program extends to your subcontractors including laboratories and drillers. Address your ability to ensure technical accuracy and coordination between all phasesof work; (7) Firm location and knowledge of the locality of the contract (provided that application of this criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms, given the nature and size of the contract). Firms will be evaluated on their locationwith respect to the general geographical area of the contract and the firm's knowledge of codes, laws, permits and construction materials and practices of the areas with particular emphasis on the States of Virginia, North Carolina, West Virginia,Maryland and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; (8) Volume of Work - Firms will be evaluated in terms of work previously awarded by DOD with the objective of affecting an equitable distribution of DOD A&E contracts among qualified A&E firms. The work isdetermined based on the total corporation account including all subsidiaries of the corporation; (9) Small Business and Small Disadvantaged Business Subcontracting Plan - Firms will be evaluated on the extent to which offerors identify and commit tosmall business and to small disadvantaged business, historically black college and university, or minority institution in performance of the contract, whether as joint venture, teaming arrangement, or subcontractor. Firms are required to prepare thecost estimate utilizing the computerized Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), the specifications in the SPECSINTACT system format, and all drawings shall be submitted in an AutoCAD compatible format, either DXF or .DWG, on DOS high density floppy disks. Thedesign contract scope may require evaluation and definition of asbestos materials and toxic waste disposition. Fee negotiations would provide for laboratory testing and subsequent preparation of plans and specifications may require definition ofremoval and/or definition of disposal process. Firms responding to this announcement must be prepared to accept the aforementioned as a part of their contract responsibility. The duration of the contract will be for one (1) year from the date of aninitial contract award. The proposed contract includes nine (9) one (1) year Government options for the same basic professional services. The total A&E fee that may be paid under this contract will not exceed $125,000,000. No other generalnotification to firms for other similar projects performed under this contract will be made. Type of contract: Cost Plus Award Fee. Estimated start date is 15 October 1995.--Architect-Engineer firms which meet the requirements described in thisannouncement are invited to submit completed Standard Forms (SF) 254 (unless already on file and current within one year) and 255, U. S. Government Architect-Engineer Qualifications, to the office shown above. In Block 10 of the SF 255, discuss why thefirm is especially qualified based upon synopsized evaluation factors; and provide evidence that your firm is permitted by law to practice the professions of architecture or engineering, i.e., State registration number. For selection evaluation factor(1), provide the following information for only the staff proposed for this work using these column headings: ''NAME'', ''RELATED PROJECTS WORKED ON'', ''YEAR'', ''FIRM'', and ''TECHNICAL ROLE''. Use Block 10 of the SF 255 to provide any additional informationdesired and continue Block 10 narrative discussion on plain bond paper. All information must be included within the SF 255 (limited to 40 pages (front and back considered 1 page)--not less than 10 point font; every page that is not an SF 254 will beincluded in the 40 page count); cover letter and other attachments will not be considered in the evaluation process. Provide a synopsis of the scope of work, point of contact and telephone number for each project listed in SF 255 Block 8. Firms havinga current SF 254 on file with this office and those responding by 4:00 p.m. EST, 21 April 1995 will be considered. Late responses will be handled in accordance with FAR 52.215-10. Neither hand carried proposals nor facsimile responses will beaccepted. Firms responding to this advertisement are requested to submit only one copy of qualification statements. The qualification statements should clearly indicate the office location where the work will be performed and the qualifications of theindividuals anticipated to work on the contract and their geographical location.--This proposed contract is being solicited on an unrestricted basis, therefore, replies to this notice are requested from all business concerns. Before award of contract,the Architect-Engineer (if not a Small Business concern) shall agree in the contract, by incorporation of an acceptable small business and small disadvantaged business subcontracting plan in accordance with FAR Part 19.7, that small business concernsand small disadvantaged business concerns shall have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in contract performance consistent with its efficient performance.--The small business size standard classification is SIC 8711 ($2,500,000).--Thisis not a request for proposals. Inquiries concerning this project should mention location and contract number. See Note 24.(0074)

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