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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 9,1996 PSA#1632US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS FT WORTH DIST, 819 TAYLOR STREET, ROOM 6A18,
P O BOX 17300 ATTN CESWF-ED-MC, FORT WORTH TX 76102-0300 C -- IDC CONTR FOR A-E SERVICES PRIMARILY FOR ENVIRON AND
NON-RESTORATIVE HAZ TOXIC RADIOLOGICAL WASTE SERVCS FOR MIS MIL AND CIV
PROJS NATIONWIDE, PRIM WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF SWD (PRIM AR,OK,NM&TX)
SOL DACA63-96-R-0041 DUE 082696 POC Contact Jerrell Freeman,
(817/334-2262) (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 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 will be issued at a firm
fixed price. This acquisition is being offered for competition limited
to eligible 8(a) concerns. Eligibility of 8(a) concerns to participate
may be restricted to firms in either the developmental or transitional
stage. Interested 8(a) firms are strongly encouraged to respond to this
synopsis. This synopsis is considered to be the solicitation. Projects
outside the Southwestern Division's primary area of responsibility may
be added at the Government's discretion upon agreement of the selected
firm. Pursuant to the Federal Information Resources Management
Regulation (FIRMR), Section 201-39.5202-3, this acquisition is not
being conducted under the FIRMR, however, any modifications requiring
Procurement of 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) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0017 19960708\C-0006.SOL)
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