National Park Service, Denver Service Center, 12795 W. Alameda Parkway, P.O. Box 25287, Denver, Colorado 80225

C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT(S) FOR SOLID AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INSPECTION, MONITORING, MANAGEMENT, PLANNING, AND DESIGN FOR ABATEMENT AND/OR REMOVAL, EASTERN UNITED STATES SOL 1443CX200096002 POC Ellen Sanders, 303/969-2789 The National Park Service (NPS), Denver Service Center in support of the Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Program, is seeking organizations or teams to perform work under indefinite quantity contracts for investigation, design, and construction oversight and inspection of hazardous and non-hazardous materials and waste assessment at NPS sites. More than one contract may be awarded as the result of this solicitation. The contract(s) will include projects located in the States of Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia, as well as the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Hazardous wastes and materials shall include, but are not limited to, asbestos, PCB's, radon, lead, and other regulated hazardous waste as defined by 40 CFR Part 261. Non-hazardous wastes and materials shall include, but not be limited to, petroleum, refuse, recyclables and other wastes as defined in 40 CFR. Project areas may include, but are not limited to, all types of NPS facilities and sites including historic and non-historic structures, visitor centers, administration and maintenance facilities, concession facilities, comfort stations, campgrounds, picnic areas, roads, trails, parking, water and sewage treatment facilities, underground storage tanks, waterfront facilities, landfill areas, undeveloped land, contamination of and soils, air, and surface and ground water. The services desired include, but are not limited to, Title I Services: including hazardous and non-hazardous materials investigation; preliminary site assessments; on-site monitoring of soil, water, or air; sample collection; laboratory testing and analysis; identification of hazardous materials; solid waste and hazardous and non-hazardous waste management planning; revision and editing of guidance handbooks; landfill analysis and closure reports;data-base development; and solid waste assessment testing, Title II Services: including development of construction drawings; construction specifications; and construction estimates for neutralization, treatment, containment, remediation, abatement, and/or removal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste and for removal, cleanup, and installation of UST's, Title III Services: including construction oversight; site visits; on-site monitoring and testing during removal; review of submittal and shop drawings; and preparation of record as-built drawings, other services incidental to identification and assessment of contaminated/hazardous materials, such as: removal and disposal of contaminated/hazardous materials resulting from the A/E's investigative efforts; training of on-site NPS personnel, environmental audits, and legal support. Required disciplines include certified asbestos and other hazardous materials inspectors, certified industrial hygienists, laboratory technicians, hazardous materials planners, geologists, hydro- geologists and civil/environmental engineers. All testing and analysis shall be performed by an EPA certified laboratory and the A/E shall have in place a Quality Assurance/Quality Control plan. All work performed by the A/E shall be /under the direction of a Professional Engineer registered in the state or territory to which the work pertains. All work performed will be in compliance with the following acts, as applicable: CAA, CWA, RCRA, CERCLA/Superfund as amended by SARA, TSCA, NEPA, FIFRA, SDWA, OSHA, HMTA, as well as all other applicable Federal and state laws, regulations and local ordinances. In accordance with Public Law 100-418 and Executive Order 12770, all Federal design work is to be performed using the metric system of weights and measures. Design work under this contract(s) may be subject to this requirement. The following criteria, in descending order of importance, shall be used in the evaluation of prospective firms. Please note that this criteria shall be used by the NPS in lieu of the criteria listed under Note 24. 1. Professional qualifications of the firm and staff proposed for the performance of the desired services. 2. Specialized and recent technical experience in hazardous and non-hazardous waste and solid waste services for facilities similar to those listed above and at locations within states enumerated. 3. Prior project experience, in the stte(s) where the work is to be performed, in successfully complying with provisions of federal and state regulations as identified in RCRA, CERCLA, SARA, HMTA, TSCA, and OSHA. 4. Compliance with certification, professional licensing and registration requirements of EPA and the state(s) as listed above. 5. Performance on previous projects including demonstrated ability to meet schedule, cost control, and quality required on completed projects. 6. Capacity to accomplish more than one project at a time on short time schedules. 7. Demonstrated success in prescribing the use of recovered materials and achieving waste reduction and energy efficiency in facility design. The total of all task orders per year per contract will not exceed $2,000,000 and each task order will not exceed $500,000. The contractor(s) is guaranteed a minimum amount of $50,000 during the life of the contract. The term of the contract(s) shall be one year with four, one-year options. This procurement is open to small and large businesses pursuant to Public Law 100-656. The NPS welcomes the participation of small business firms including woman and minority- owned and operated A/E firms and encourages large business firms to include small business firms as part of their team if they have the need to employ subcontractors. If the apparent successful offeror is a large business, they will be required to submit a subcontracting plan which will separate percentage goals for using small business concerns and small disadvantaged business as subcontractors. The Government will not indemnify the selected firm against liability involving hazardous or non-hazardous materials or waste; that is, no clause holding the firm harmless will be included in the contract(s). Only firms fully meeting the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit a Letter of Interest, a completed Standard Form (SF) 254 for each firm, and a team SF 255. Submission of office brochures is encouraged only to the extent that they graphically (via drawings and photographs) substantiate the work specifically described on the SF 254 and 255. See Note 24. The National Park Service has adopted sustainable design as the guiding principle for park planning and development. In practice, sustainable design utilizes best available solutions within the design tradition of the NPS and conserves global resources, utilizes energy efficiently, recyces materials and waste, and specifies ecologically responsible methods, practices, and materials in the construction of park infrastructure. In support of the principles of conservation of resources and recycling materials, submissions should consist of as much recyclable paper as possible and the submission should be organized in such a manner that the recyclable material can be easily removed after evaluation. To the extent possible, printed/copied double-sided paper documents will be submitted. Responses must be received before 4:30 p.m. (Denver time) 30 calendar days from date of this publication (first workday following a weekend or holiday) in order to be considered for selection. This is not a Request for Proposal. (0264)

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