U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, 215 North 17th Street, Omaha, NE 68102-4978

C -- INVESTIGATION AND DESIGN FOR REMEDIATION OF MISCELLANEOUS HAZARDOUS, TOXIC, AND RADIOACTIVE WASTE (HTRW) SITES SOL DACA45-96-R-0008 POC For further information, call Mike Pfeiffer at: (402) 221-7176. CONTRACT INFORMATION: Up to three Indefinite Delivery Type contracts may be awarded for a period of one year and may include an option for two additional one year extensions. Each Delivery Order issued under this contract will not exceed $2 million with cumulative amount of contract not to exceed $20 million. Delivery Orders will be issued from time to time as the need arises during the contract period. Delivery orders will be from fixed-price. Types of services required will include site investigations, studies, reports, concept design, final design and remedial action phase services. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code for this requirement is 8744. Contracts will be awarded on an as needed basis based on workload between April 96 and April 97. Submitters are advised that all contracts may not be awarded if workload does not support their award. If a large business is selected for this project, it must comply with FAR 52.219- 9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on that part of the work it intends to contract. This plan is not required with this submittal. The subcontracting goals for this contract are that a minimum of 35% of the contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with small businesses (SB), including small disadvantaged businesses (SDB), and 9% be placed with SDB. PROJECT INFORMATION: Delivery orders under this contract may include initial site investigations and assessments, hazard evaluations, environmental assessments or analysis, remedial site investigations, engineering feasibility studies and reports, remedial design, UST investigations and reports, remedial action estimates and checking of remedial action documents (such as shop drawings) for a wide variety of HTRW contaminated sites located within the Omaha District geographic boundaries and Air Combat Command projects throughout the United States. Other sites may be included subject to higher agency approval. Sites may include all types of contamination and experience in and knowledge of the complete range of investigation, analysis and remediation technologies, inluding radiation and radiation analysis will be required. Delivery orders may also include chemical sampling and analysis, preparation of health and safety plans, community relations support, environmental permitting and regulatory compliance. Analytical laboratory facilities will be required to have or to obtain Missouri River Division Laboratory validation for biological, chemical and physical testing capabilities. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general selection process. Criteria for selection, in order of importance, are: (a) Recent specialized experience and technical competence of the firm (including consultants) in: (1) Providing similar services as outlined above. (2) Producing quality products as evidenced by the firm's quality control procedures. (3) Effective coordination and management of the project team, including consultants. (4) Remedial action cost estimating and preparation of estimates on IBM compatible personal computers using Corps of Engineers Micro-Computer Aided Cost Estimating System (M-CACES) GOLD version or similar system (M-CACES software will be provided). (5) Producing Computer Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) drawings fully compatible with one of the following: Intergraph Unix System 5 Microstation 32 (version 5.0 or later, Intergraph MS-DOS Microstation PC (version 5.0 or later). (b) Professional qualifications and specialized experience in providing services similar to those listed above of the proposed team members (including consultants) in the following disciplines: environmental, geotechnical, chemical, civil, mechanical, electrical, and structural engineering, chemistry, biology, geology, hydrogeology, toxicology, industrial hygiene, regulatory compliance and community relations. (c) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time, including the ability to complete more than one work order at a time. (d) Past performance as described in Note 24. (e) Extent of participation of SB, SDB, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the estimated effort. (f) Volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months as described in Note 24. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS: Solicitation packages are not provided for A-E contracts. This is not a request for proposal. Firms desiring consideration shall submit two copies of a combined SF 255 and separate SFs 254 for prime and each conultant. To be considered, submittals must be addressed as follows: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, CEMRO-ED-C, ATTN: John M. Miller, 215 N. 17th Street, Omaha, NE 68102-4978. Submittals must be received no later than close of business on the 30th day after the date of publication of this announcement. If the 30th day is a Saturday or Sunday or a federal holiday, the deadline will be the close of business on the next business day. In block 6 of SF 255, provide the name and address of the primary analytical laboratory facility. In block 10 of the SF 255, provide the following: (a) Design Management Plan (DMP). The DMP should be brief and include an explanation of the firm's management approach, management of subcontractors (if applicable), specific quality control procedures used and an organizational chart showing the inter-relationship of management and various team components (including subcontractors). (b) The firm's present workload and the availability of the project team (including consultants) for the specified contract performance period. In block 3 of SF 255 provide the submitting firm's number (six or seven digits) assigned by the North Pacific Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, for the Architect- Engineer Contract Administration Support System (ACASS) and the firm number for any consultants in block 6 of the SF 255. If unknown, so state. To receive information to obtain an ACASS number, call (503) 326-3459. Personal visits for this solicitation to the Omaha District will not be scheduled. Administrative and procedural questions shall be directed to John M. Miller at (402) 221-4176. See Numbered Note(s): 24. (0292)

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