US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT, FTW, P O BOX 17300, 819 TAYLOR ST, FT. WORTH TX 76102-0300

C -- IDC FOR A-E SERVCS PRIM FOR ENVIRON AND NON-RESTROATIVE HAZ TOXIC RADIOLOGICAL WASTE SERVCS FOR MIS MIL AND CIV PROJS NATIONWIDE, PRIM WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF SWD (PRIMARILY AR, LA, OK, NM AND TX SOL DACA63-96-R-0042 DUE 082696 POC Contact: Jerrell Freeman, (817/334-2262) for questions on submittal requirements; Bobby Shelton, (817) 334-3069 for technical questions (Site Code DACA63) 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: One Indefinite Delivery Contract will be awarded under this announcement. It will be for site investigations, research, planning, analytical studies, pre-design efforts involving a broad environmental field that primarily includes natural and cultural resources and non-restorative HTRW studies. Any work requiring professional engineering certification must be done by, or under the direct supervision of registered professional engineers. The contract is expected to be awarded on or about October 1996. The basic contract will be for a maximum period of one year with options for four additional periods. The maximum contract amount for the basic contract and the first, second and third options will be $3,000,000.00 each. The maximum amount for the fourth option will be $2,500,000.00, for a total maximum contract amount of $14,500,000.00. Options may be exercised early if the contract amount for a given contract period is near its maximum prior to the end of that period. Delivery order limits will not normally exceed $1,500,000.00 but may be as high as $2,500,000.00. Delivery orders above the $1,500,000.00 limit will require higher headquarters approval. Delivery orders under this contract may be issued at a firm fixed price or at a cost- plus-fixed-fee at the discretion of the Government. Offer's accounting system shall be adequate for determining costs applicable to this contract. This acquisition is being offered on an unrestricted basis. If a large Business firm is selected for this announcement it must comply with the FAR 52.219-9 clause regarding the requirements for a subcontracting plan. The Fort Worth district's goal on work to be subcontracted is that a minimum of 52.5% of the Contractor's total intended subcontract amount be placed as follows: 8.8% be placed with Small Disadvantaged Businesses (SDB), 5.5% be placed with Historicaly Black College & Universities or Minority Institutions (HBCU/MI), 3.0% with Women Owned Small Business (WOB) and the remaining 35.2% be placed with Small Businesses (SB) for a total of 52.5%. The plan is not required as part of this submittal. Projects outside the Southwestern Division's primary area of responsibility may be added at the Government's discretion upon agreement of the selected firm. This acquisition is being offered on an unrestricted basis. Pursuant to the Federal Information Resources Management Regulation (FIRMR), Section 201-39.5202-3, this acquisition is being conducted under the FIRMR; however, and modifications requiring Federal Information Processing (FIP) resources will be conducted under GSA's exclusive specific agency delegation of procurement authority (DPA) for FIP resources. The specific GSA DPA case number is KAA-95-AD-012. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: (a) General: Any services required under this contract shall be described in an individual scope of work which may include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following types of tasks: Preparation of complete or partial Environmental Impact Statements (EISs), Environmental Assessments (EAs), Environmental inventories and related special studies documentation; hazardous waste inventories and recovery plans; cultural resources investigations; air emission inventories, permit applications, and conformity analyses; multi-media environmental compliance audits/assessments; storm water pollution prevention planning; baseline environmental/human health risk assessments; and other scientific and technological investigations to accomplish the mission and complete environmental assignments for the Environmental Resources Branch, Planning Division, Fort Worth District, US Army Corps of Engineers. Work shall involve multi-disciplinary environmental investigations and other studies for any of a variety of Federal military and civil work entities. (b) Environmental Work Requirements: All work shall be conducted by the contractor with a primary emphasis on assisting the Fort Worth District in compliance with environmental laws and regulations. The contractor shall, depending upon the particular scope of work contained in any individual delivery order, conduct appropriate field surveys, site visits, interviews, prepare required research designs, conduct literature searches, execute suitable studies and prepare satisfactory reports, prepare engineer designs, perform site monitoring and hazard material investigations, site mitigation through data recovery, and laboratory projects. (c) Regulatory Compliance and Guidance: The investigations, studies and reports will pertain to the following: Military activities of the US Armed Forces; to the planning, construction, operations and maintenance of the Corps of Engineers Civil Works projects; to other activities in support of other Government agencies (General Services Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, etc.); and to regulatory compliance. These studies and reports will be carried out in accordance with and fulfillment of all applicable Federal, State and Local acts, laws, and/or statutes: (d) Applicable Work Locations: Any of the work effort described above which is relevant to the US Government military activities may occur at any location where the US Government operates and maintains military facilities. Delivery Orders outside the boundaries of Southwestern Division are allowable only when the Delivery Orders are coordinated with the commander of the major subordinate command and geographical district in which the work is located prior to issuing the Delivery Order. This includes work outside the boundaries of AR, LA, NM, OK and TX. Civil Works projects and other water resources work effort would be undertaken in any area where the US Government operates and maintains civil works actions that the Fort Worth District considers feasible. (e) Safety: The Contractor shall at all times conduct operations in a safe manner and in accordance with the CE Safety and Health Requirements Manual (EM 385-1-1, revised October 1987). (f) Security Clearance: Contractor must be capable of receiving Defense Investigative Service Industrial Security clearance at the ''Secret'' level. (g) NEPA Studies: The contract scope of work will include, but not necessarily be limited to, conducting field surveys to define existing/baseline environmental conditions prior to Federal actions and to provide a database for determining potential impacts; regulatory review of applicable environmental laws affected by Federal actions; performing analyses as required to address potential environmental impacts; comparison of alternatives; the preparation and/or distribution of NEPA documents (Environmental Impact Statements (EISs), Supplemental Environmental Impact Statements (SEISs), Programmatic EISs, Environmental Assessments (EAs), Abbreviated EAs, Records of Environmental Consideration (RECs), Records of Decision (RODs), Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSIs), Notices of Intent (NOIs)) and/or other documentation supporting NEPA documents; attending/participating at NEPA report reviews; conducting, preparing for, and/or participation in public hearings/scoping meetings; coordination with the proponent (installation, MACOM, etc.), US Fish and Wildlife, and other applicable State/Federal agencies (only as directed by the Fort Worth District); review and synopsize public comments; and recommendation for mitigation or avoidance measures. (h) Natural Resources: The natural resource work may include, but not necessarily limited to, the following types of tasks: Specific flora/fauna surveys (bird counts, habitat surveys, deer counts, endangered species surveys, etc.), Ground-truth Geographic Information System (GIS) identified habitat classifications, Integrated Natural Resource Management Plans, Fish and Wildlife Management Plans, Endangered Species Management Plans, Biological Assessments in accordance with the Endangered Species Act, environmental studies in accordance with the Military Lands Withdrawal Act, mineral surveys in accordance with the Federal Land Policy Management Act, wetlands delineation/determinations in accordance with Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and Corps of Engineers Policy and Guidelines, wetland development planning, In-stream Flow Incremental Methodologies, Habitat Evaluation Procedures (HEP), environmental monitoring during/after construction, pre-impoundment and post-impoundment environmental studies, Integrated Training Area Management (ITAM), Landscape Management Plans, Forestry Management Plans, and other natural resource investigations to accomplish and complete assignments for the Environmental Resources Branch of the Planning Division, Fort Worth District, Corps of Engineers. (i) Cultural Resource Studies: The contractor may be called upon to provide a full range of cultural resource services including: Archeological inventories, overviews, predicative models, testing, documentation, and site evaluation; architectural inventories, recordation, documentation, HABS/HAER documentation, and evaluation; development of historic contexts, overviews, reports, and publications; development of popular reports, exhibits, brochures, videos and art work to support customer efforts at public education in the areas of history and cultural resources; literature reviews; historic preservation and cultural resource management plans; mitigation plans; ethnohistorical documentation, skeletal analysis, recordation, and documentation in support of Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act compliance; and native American consultation and documentation. (j) Environmental Engineering and Environmental Compliance Assessments: The Contractor shall field the appropriate qualified personnel for the specific engineering studies assigned. The contractor shall obtain or acquire all necessary permits/certifications required by Federal, State, and local regulatory agencies to perform the required work. Types of work shall include, but not be limited to, survey, sample collection, and testing (lead-based paint, asbestos, PCBs, petroleum contamination, UST sampling, specific or general water sampling, air sampling, etc.); development of required regulatory documents (storm water pollution prevention plans, air emission inventories, etc.); preparation of pre-design reports (survey reports, strategy papers, conceptual planning documents); preparation of permit applications (for Title V operating air permits, RCRA permits, etc.); development of pollution prevention opportunity assessments or waste minimization studies; conduct preliminary hazardous/toxic/radiological studies (phase 1 preliminary site assessments, due diligence audits, environmental baseline studies, etc.); preparation of spill prevention plans; multimedia environmental/health and/or safety compliance assessment surveys and reports (civil and military), and the preparation of environmental design reports, detailed plans, and specifications. (k) Geographic Information System (GIS)/Remote Sensing Work: The Contractor will be required to gather, manipulate and submit GIS data utilizing the latest in digital technology. The selection criteria and submittal requirements for this project will be published in a subsequent amendment to this CBD synopsis. (0187)

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