Federal Emergency Management Agency; Acquisition Operations Division; Operations, Recovery & Preparedness Branch; 500 C Street S.W. Room 408; Washington DC 20472

C -- INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT SERVICES SOL 97-001 DUE 062196 POC Lois Cleveland, 202-646-3836/H. Robert Weiss, 202-646-3748 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) intends to award as a minimum, two (2) and may award a maximum of three (3) Task Order type contracts for Infrastructure Support Services. This requirement will provide program management support and technical engineering assistance to FEMA's InfrastructureSupport Division and its Regional counterparts in performing their disaster related responsibilities as authorized under the Public Assistance Program portions of the Disaster Relief Act of 1974, Public Law (PL) 93-288 and Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, PL 93-288, as amended by PL 100-707 (PL 93-288, as amended). FEMA anticipates a 5-year effort which consists of a base year and four one-year options for each contract awarded. Anaward date of October 1, 1996 is anticipated. FEMA currently has a contract in place to provide support to its Public Assistance Program for the eastern section of the United States, supporting FEMA Regions I through VII and the western section of the United States, supporting FEMA Regions VIII through X. The current contract to support the western States (Regions VIII through X) is approaching the contract ceiling. FEMA desires to award National contracts covering all FEMA Regions. Awards under this announcement will be in addition to the existing contracts to allow FEMA greater flexibility and surge capabilityto respond to the potential of multiple catastrophic events. The estimated needfor services is $100 million per contract. FEMA reserves the right to apportion work based on operational requirements, quality, timeliness, cost and performance. The Contractors shall be required to provide response capability for all types of disasters to include floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, typhoons,and tsunamis. The program management support encompasses professional, managerial, and administrative support activities required to plan and execute major capital projects. In addition, the program management support covers the entire scope of engineering reports, and design and construction support activities. This is an activity not previously required for this project. The technical engineering assistance involves the evaluation of damages prior to or subsequent to a Governor's request for a major disaster or emergency as well as after the major disaster or emergency is declared and work such as debris clearance and emergency protection measures as well as permanent work for the repair of restoration of structures, facilities, and appurtenances owned by eligible applicants which are damaged or destroyed. Technical engineering assistance also includes assistance in the preparation of regulations, handbooksand other policy guidance and training of personnel in FEMA policies and procedures concerning eligibility criteria and special requirements. All submittals shall be in conformance with the provisions of PL 92-582 (Brooks Act)as well as FAR Part 36 and based on the following criteria and evaluation points: 1. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS (20 POINTS). The Offeror must have expertise in the disciplines listed below. The disciplines are listed in descending order of importance. The number in parenthesis ( ) next to the primary skills indicates the estimated maximum number of personnel per skill which may be required at any one time, with the exception of surge requirements (see below). There will be a need for First, Mid and Senior Levels in many of the listed skills. The expected Senior Level skill usage is estimated at 30 percent and Mid Level at 40 percent. A Senior Level professional shall possess either a professional registration and a minimum of ten (10) years of experiencein their field of expertise or a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree or equivalent and fifteen (15) years of experience in their field of expertise. A Mid Level professional shall possess either a professional registration and a minimum of five (5) years of experience in their field of expertise or a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree or equivalent and ten (10) years of experience in their field of expertise. A First Level professional shall require a BS degree or equivalent and a minimum of two (2) years of experience in their field of expertise. Senior and Mid Level professionals are expected to have specific knowledge in their field of expertise on both Federal legislative and regulatoryrequirements, e.g., an Environmental Planner must be familiar with the Federal environmental requirements; an Architectural Historian or Historical Architect must be familiar with the Federal historic preservation requirements. The twenty (20) primary skills are: Civil Engineer (50); Structural Engineer (40); Program Manager (4); Sanitary Engineer (12); Construction Inspector (20); Flood Insurance Adjuster (12); Architect (14); Environmental Planner (10); EngineeringTechnician (12); Estimator (12); Soils/Geotechnical Engineer (6); Electrical Engineer (3); Environmental Engineer (4); Financial Analyst (3); Insurance Specialist (5); Mechanical Engineer (3); Architectural Historian (4); HistoricalArchitect (4); Coastal Engineer (2); and, Arborist (3). The Offeror must also have or the ability to obtain a minimum of one (1) each of the following skills: Landscape Architect; Planner, General; Geologist; Principal; Horticulturist; Art Conservator; Accountant; Appraiser; Archaeologist; Biologist; Certified Public Accountant; Chemical Engineer; Draftsman; Graphic Artist; Hydrologist; Technical Writer; Surveying Technician; Surveyor; Telecommunications Specialist; Computer Specialist; Wetlands Specialist; Health Scientist; and, Word Processor. 2. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE (25 POINTS). TheOfferor must demonstrate successful corporate experience or experience which is similar to the following (tasks are listed in descending order of importance): (a) Project management of contracts similar in size and scope. Experience should include planning and execution of multi-million dollar capital projects. Project management includes monitoring of project performance as well as related subcontracts. (b) Estimating disaster related damages for damage surveyreporting and related activity. Other related activity include: evaluating projects for compliance with environmental regulations and preparing environmental documents (environmental assessments or environmental impact statements); conducting historical or archaeological reviews, biological and endangered species surveys, or insurance adjustment (all hazards); appraising property; evaluating art and 20th Century functional object for potential conservation; recommending cost effective mitigation measures and developing cost benefit analyses; and evaluating hazardous waste issues, etc.; (c) providing technical review of appeals from State or local government entities; (d) estimating disaster related damages for preliminary damage assessment; (e) financial analyses of budgets on State and local government entities or projects; (f) providing technical or management expertise to coordinate on-site contract activity; (g) preparing handbooks, criteria, guidelines, reports, or other related technical engineering assistance; (h) developing and conducting training courses; (i) performing floodplain management. Experiences where the offeror can show a direct correlation to those listed above shall be considered. 3. CAPACITY TO ACCOMPLISH WORK WITHIN REQUIRED TIME (15 POINTS). The Offeror must demonstrate the ability to: (a) have personnel on-site within 48 hours of notification; (b) field up to 100 professionals from within the skills listed under Criteria #1, concurrently, for two months, in support of the project tasks; (c) field up to 80 professionals from within the skills listed under Criteria #1, concurrently, for six months, in support of the project tasks; and,(d) field and conduct initial training for up to 100 additional professionals beyond requirements listed above, from within the skills listed under Criteria #1, concurrently, for two months, to meet surge requirements. The Offeror must have demonstrated capability to field and coordinate the activities of teams of professionals with expertise in restoring damaged infrastructure systems, e.g., schools, hospitals, transportation and power and water systems. 4. PAST PERFORMANCE (25 POINTS). Past performance on contracts with Government agenciesand private industry in terms of project management, cost control, quality control and compliance with performance schedules. Submittals must include fivereferences' names, affiliations and telephone numbers. The references must be within the past five years and be related in scope and magnitude. The Governmentreserves the right to use information outside of the response in evaluating past performance. 5. LOCATION IN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF THE PROJECTS AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE LOCALITY OF THE PROJECTS (15 POINTS). (a) LOCATION (8 POINTS). In order to facilitate management and minimize travel expenses, the Offeror shall have permanent and adequately staffed and equipped office located within the Continental United States. An adequately staffed office is defined as one that is capable of satisfactorily performing the necessary project management operations and administrative tasks (personnel, finance and accounting, logistics, task order assignment coordination, communications, etc.,) to sustainthe field representatives for the duration of the contract. (b) KNOWLEDGE OF THE LOCALITY OF THE PROJECTS (7 POINTS). The Offeror must demonstrate in-house expertise with all types of disasters to include flood, hurricane, earthquake and typhoon type disasters. The offeror shall provide copies of agreements thatspecify the terms of any prime/subcontractor relationships or joint venture arrangements. The evaluation and selection of firms will be in accordance with the procedures for acquisition of A&E services, set forth in Part 36 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations. All firms interested in performing this work are to submit one (1) original and seven (7) copies of their Standard Forms (SF's) 254 and 255 showing project experience and personnel which will perform the work. Strict adherence to the submission instructions will be enforced. Firms which will not perform all work in-house must identify subcontractors in their submittal. The submittal, including subcontractors, must not exceed sixtypages, 8 1/2'' x 11'' front side only. Charts and drawings will be counted. Submittals in excess of sixty pages will negatively impact in the evaluation of the Offeror's proposal. It is recommended that all submittals, to include portions from subcontractors, use a type pitch that is twelve characters per inch for ease of reading and evaluation. Joint ventures must include a copy ofthe legal joint venture signed by an authorized officer from each of the firms comprising the joint venture with the chief executive of each entity identified. Copies of agreements between firms participating in a prime/subcontractor relationship must also be included in the submittal. The joint venture and the prime/subcontractor documents will not be subject to the page limitation set forth above. All interested large firms are reminded that the successful firm will be expected to place subcontracts to the maximum practicable extent with small and disadvantaged firms in accordance with Public Law 95-507. If a large business firm is selected, a small business subcontracting plan, describing how it will manage their subcontractors and ensure quality control, will be requiredprior to award. All firms interested in applying for work must submit a separate SFs 254 and 255 for each subcontractor. Qualifications of subcontractors will be considered only in the evaluation for rating Criteria #1 and #2 as appropriate. The Government intends to enter into a voluntary partnership arrangement with the awardees and its subcontractors on this procurement. Our objective is to identify and achieve reciprocal goals, insure effective and efficient contract performance, and resolve disputes in a timely, professional and non-adversarial manner through the use of voluntary AlternativeDispute Resolution (ADR) methodologies. Responses must reference Synopsis # 97-001 on the face of all forms. No other announcement is anticipated in FY 1996. To assure consideration, all information must be received by the Contracting Office, Attn: Lois Cleveland, no later than 2:30 PM local time at FEMA, 500 C Street, S.W., Room 408, Washington, DC 20472, on June 21, 1996. Late submissions will be subject to the provisions of FAR Part 14.304. This is not a Request for Proposal. (0137)

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