Bechtel National, Inc., 401 West A St., Ste 1000, San Diego, CA 92101-7905

L -- GEOTECHNICAL LABORATORY TESTING OF SOIL AND ROCK FROM HAZARDOUS WASTES SITES POC Roosevelt M. Pascal, Project Senior Buyer, (619) 687-8729. Bechtel National, Inc., (BNI) under Contract No. N68711-92-D-4670 will be issued an Request For Proposal (RFP) to those companies qualified to perform geotechnical laboratory tests on samples of soil and rock obtained from hazardous waste sites at Navy and Marine facilities located in Southern California, New Mexico and Arizona. It is anticipated that there will only be one (1) successful award as a result of this RFP and it will be for a full service laboratory. Scope of Work: The work shall include arranging to take delivery from various sites, samples of soil and rock which may contain hazardous materials; performing geotechnical tests according to applicable ASTM, USBR, and/or EPA test methods/standards, providing periodic reports of tests and preparing a final laboratory test report; and storing of the samples for the period of time requested. The geotechnical tests may include visual classification of soil and rock, mineralogical analysis of soil and rock, grain-size distribution of soil, specific gravity of soil and rock solids, unit weight and moisture content of undisturbed or disturbed samples of soil and rock, plasticity characteristics of soil, moisture-density (compaction) relationship of soil, unconfined compressive strength of fine-grained soils and rock, hydraulic conductivity of undisturbed and remolded soil, air permeability of undisturbed soils, swell and consolidation of undisturbed and remolded soils, capillary suction of soil, California Bearing Ratio of R-value of soils, unconfined compressive strength of rock cores. Selection Criteria: The laboratory shall be in Southern California. The laboratories shall indicate whether they have the capability to set up mobile testing facilities at the sites for basic tests, but this is not essential for pre-qualification. The laboratory shall have the necessary facilities, equipment of the right type and quantity, personnel and license from state and local government agencies to perform the tasks described in the Scope of Work. Ability of the laboratory to conduct direct shear and triaxial compression testing of soils will be considered. The laboratory will be required to have the test results reviewed and approved by a professional civil engineer registered in the state where the sites are located. Because of the potential for some sites in New Mexico and Arizona, the laboratory shall indicate if the key personnel have registration in California, New Mexico and Arizona. The laboratory personnel shall have extensive experience in handling, storing and testing of soil and rock samples containing different types and concentrations of hazardous substances. Although not a prerequisite, the laboratories are asked to indicate whether they have the capability to perform radiological analysis and have a radioactive materials license, indicating license levels and radioisotopes. Selection Criteria: The following supportive documents shall be included: 1. A description of the organization, floor plan and equipment layout of the laboratory premises and health and safety procedures; 2. Current inventory of equipment; 3. List of similar projects completed including those for government agencies; 4. Statement of corporate commitment to the program; 5. Document showing current certification of laboratory including city and county certifications, if any; 6. Current resumes of key personnel who supervise and perform the tests and personnel responsible for QA/QC; 7. WA/QC plan to be used for this geotechnical laboratory testing program; 8. Three references from recent completed projects of similar nature; 9. Results of recent QA/QC audits performed by government or other clients; 10. List of internal procedures for equipment operation, maintenance, analysis (Table of Contents from appropriate documents will be sufficient); 11. Representation as to whether your firm is a large, small, disadvantaged, and/or woman-owned concern; 12. Statement that the laboratory is not currently prohibited from doing business with any government agency. Submittals are to be no more than fifty (50) pages and the transmittal envelope and first page of the submittal shall be marked ``Geotechnical Laboratory Testing of Soil and Rock Pre-qualification''. Written submittals shall be made to: Bechtel National, Inc., 401 West ``A'' Street, San Diego, CA 92101-7905, Attention: R.M. Pascal. Telephone requests will not be accepted. Responses not received at the above address within fourteen (14) calendar days of the date of this announcement may not be considered for receipt of the RFP. Al successful pre-qualified respondents will be placed on the bidders list for forthcoming RFP. After award of the Subcontract, requirements for geotechnical laboratory testing services shall be released through the issuance of Delivery Orders. The Delivery Orders shall include the pay items, descriptions, quantities, Scope of Work, site-specific health and safety plan, maps or any other documents required for the execution of the work at a Not-To-Exceed value. This is not a Request For Proposal. (328)

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