DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING COMMAND, COMMANDER, ATLANTIC DIVISION, CONTRACTS OFFICE, CODE 02231, 1510 GILBERT STREET, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA 23511-2699

C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT AND INDUSTRIAL PROCESS WATER PROGRAM AT ACTIVITIES LOCATED WITHIN LANTNAVFACENGCOM'S GEOGRAPHIC AREA SOL N62470-96-R-5905 POC Contact Miss Bayla Mack, 804-322-8271/Mr. Dean Koepp, Head, Contract Support Branch, 804-322-8270 Environmental Engineer, Architect-Engineer and/or Environmental Science Services are required to address environmental tasks predominantly under the Atlantic Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command's Stateside Area of Responsibility;owever, orders may be placed at any Activity under the cognizance of the Atlantic Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (East Coast United States from Maine through North Carolina; the Caribbean; Europe; and Bahrain). Environmental taskingswill be associated with drinking water quality compliance, and industrial water quality requirements including the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act and all Amendments, and Final Governing Standards for environmental compliance at various overseasDepartment of Defense (DOD) activities. Taskings shall include study and design for: water quality evaluations, compliance and condition assessments (including full water analysis capability), and industrial and process water quality determinations;physical, chemical (and biological) treatment for potable waters; industrial and cooling process water system evaluations, watershed and aquifer studies, hydraulic modeling, and pilot-treatability studies; Corrosion Control Studies, Cross Connection andBackflow Prevention Surveys, development of Management (of Waterworks) Action Plans, preparation of permit documentation and related auxiliary services such as operator training programs, operation and maintenance manuals and source and sanitarysurveys. Preparation of project documentation (construction project with detailed scoping with budget estimates, DD Forms 1391, Special Project Step II documentation, and Witness Data Sketches for corrective actions) may result from taskings.Preparation of reports to be used in compliance and permit negotiations with regulators may be required. 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 (6) are of equal importance; factors (7), (8) and (9) are of lesser importance and will be used as ''tie-breakers'' among technically equal firms. Specific evaluation factors include: (1) Specialized Experience - Firms,and consultants if proposed, will be evaluated in terms of their experience over the last 5 years in performing environmental studies associated with domestic and overseas customer compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Final GoverningStandards, as applicable, with emphasis on domestic compliance. Specialized experience is required for study and design in water quality evaluations, compliance and condition assessments (including full water analysis capability), and industrial andprocess water quality determinations; physical, chemical (and biological) treatment for potable waters; industrial and cooling process water system evaluations, operator training programs, operation/maintenance manuals, source and sanitary surveys,watershed and aquifer studies, hydraulic modeling, and pilot treatability studies; Corrosion Control Studies, Cross Connection and Backflow Prevention Surveys, development of Management (of Waterworks) Actions Plans, preparation of permit documentationand preparation of project documentation - construction project with detailed scoping with budget estimates, DD Forms 1391, Special Project Step II documentation, and Witness Data Sketches for corrective actions; (2) Professional qualifications of thetechnical staff in the type of work identified in factor 1 - Firms will be evaluated in terms of: active professional registration of the scientific/engineering/technical staff; proven familiarity with the Safe Drinking Water Act, State regulations,and Final Governing Standards in the above described areas of responsibility; and the proposed team's management approach to successfully completing tasks under this contract including their demonstrated work experience with key consultants on similarprojects; (3) Capacity to perform four delivery orders concurrently and technical expertise to accomplish all work in the required time and in accordance with the scope of work, and capability to provide qualified backup staffing for key personnel toensure continuity of services and ability to increase project staffing to meet unexpected project demands; (4) Past Performance - Firms will be evaluated in terms of their quality of work, demonstrated history of meeting time schedules and demonstratedlong-term business relationships and repeat business with Government and private industry, with emphasis on projects addressed in factor (1); (5) Quality Control Program - Firms will be evaluated on the acceptability of their internal quality controlprogram used to assess technical accuracy in reports, to assure overall coordination between scientific, engineering and technical disciplines, and their means of ensuring quality services from their subcontract laboratories; (6) Demonstrated success inprescribing the use of recovered materials and achieving waste reduction and energy efficiency in facility design; (7) Firm location and knowledge of the locality of the contract (provided that application of this criterion leaves an appropriate numberof qualified firms, given the nature and size of the contract) - Firms will be evaluated on their location with respect to the general geographical area of the contract and their knowledge of local codes, laws, permits and construction materials andpractices of the areas; (8) Volume of Work - Firms will be evaluated in terms of work previously awarded to the firm by DOD with the objective of affecting an equitable distribution of DOD A&E contracts among qualified A&E firms, including small andsmall disadvantaged business firms and firms that have not had prior DOD contracts; and (9) Small Business and Small Disadvantaged Business Subcontracting Plan - Firms will be evaluated on the extent to which offerors identify and commit to smallbusiness 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 the costestimate utilizing the computerized CES, the specifications in the SPECSINTACT system format, and all drawings shall be submitted in an AutoCAD compatible format. The design contract scope may require evaluation and definition of asbestos materials andtoxic waste disposition. Fee negotiations would provide for laboratory testing and subsequent preparation of plans and specifications may require definition of removal and/or definition of disposal process. Firms responding to this announcement mustbe 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 an initial contract award. The proposed contract includes four (4) one (1) year Governmentoptions for the same basic professional skills. The total A&E fee that may be paid under this contract will not exceed $5,000,000. No other general notification to firms for other similar projects performed under this contract will be made. Type ofcontract: Firm Fixed Price Indefinite Quantity Contract. Estimated start date is October 1996.--Architect-Engineer firms which meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit completed Standard Forms (SF) 254 (unless alreadyon file) and 255, U. S. Government Architect-Engineer Qualifications, to the office shown above. In Block 10 of the SF 255, discuss why the firm is especially qualified based upon synopsized evaluation factors; and provide evidence that your firm ispermitted 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 information desired and continue Block 10 narrative discussion on plain bond paper. All information must be includedwithin the SF 255. Provide a synopsis of the scope of work, point of contact and telephone number for each project listed in SF 255 Block 8. Firms having a current SF 254 on file with this office and those responding by 4:00 p.m. EST, 19 June 1996will be considered. Late responses will be handled in accordance with FAR 52.215-10. Neither hand carried proposals nor facsimile responses will be accepted. Firms responding to this advertisement are requested to submit only one copy ofqualification statements. The qualification statements should clearly indicate the office location where the work will be performed and the qualifications of the individuals anticipated to work on the contract and their geographical location.--Thisproposed contract is being solicited on an unrestricted basis, therefore, replies to this notice are requested from all business concerns.--The small business size standard classification is SIC 8711 ($2,500,000).--This is not a request for proposals.Inquiries concerning this project should mention location and contract number. See Note 24.(0135)

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