USAED, SACRAMENTO, CONTRACTING DIVISION, 1325 J STREET, SACRAMENTO CA 95814-2922

B -- INDEFINITE-DELIVERY CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERING AND ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTIGATIVE SERVICES (EEIS) WITHIN THE SOUTH PACIFIC DIVISION BOUNDARIES SOL DACW05-96-R-0058 DUE 111996 POC PLAN ROOM FAX: (916)557-7842. Contract Specialist Tricia Christie (916) 557-5228 and FAX: (916)557-7854. Contracting Officer Ronald J. Miller (Site Code DACA05) Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity, firm-fixed price service contract for Engineering and Environmental Investigative Services II (EEIS II), for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Sacramento District within the South Pacific Division (SPD) boundaries for projects related to investigation of hazardous waste sites at active and inactive military installations, Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS), and civilian sites. These sites may be in the states of California, Utah, Nevada and Arizona. The contractor will be required to furnish personnel, facilities, materials, and equipment necessary to perform EEIS services in compliance with Federal, State, and local laws, and Army rules and regulations. The processes used will be based on the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) and may be satisfied by either the removal or remedial action processes. The Contractor may also be required to evaluate aspects of the Department of Defense (DOD) potential liability under various laws and regulations, and to distinguish other federally regulated activities such as those mandated by the Resources Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the National Contingency Plan (NCP), the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the Clean Water Act (CWA). Services may include the following: Preliminary Assessment Surveys; Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Statements; Environmental Risk Assessment Reports and technical Memoranda; Specialty plans, surveys and reports; Non-intrusive investigation including surface and near surface sampling and analysis using field analytical techniques; Soil and water sampling and analysis using SW-846 methods; Subsurface boring and sampling; Monitoring Well installation; Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) Surveys by EE/CA Investigation and Report; Operation of an existing wastewater or groundwater treatment plant; Characterization and disposal of Waste, including Investigation Derived Waste (IDW); General Database Management; Installation Restoration Advisory Board Workshops; Community Relations Plan; Value Engineering Evaluation and Reports; Graphical and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Task orders for specific projects wil be issued under the basic contract. The acquisition method is negotiated procurement. This acquisition is a competitive negotiation. Award selection will be made using source selection procedures. A technical and price/cost proposal will be required. Evaluation by the Government will result in selection of one firm that represents the best value to the Government. The performance period is one year from the date of award with four one-year options which may be exercised at the discretion of the Government. The awarded contract will not exceed $4,000,000/year (total of 5 years not to exceed $20,000,000). The minimum guaranteed amount for the first and the option years will be $80,000 and $40,000 respectively. The procurement will be conducted under SIC code 8999, Services Not Elsewhere Classified, with the size standard for the SIC code limited to $5.0 million. Large businesses competing for this project must comply with the FAR 52.219-9 clause regarding the requirment for a subcontracting plan on the part of the work it intents to subcontract. The recommended goals for subcontracting are 52.5% for small business, 8.8% for small disadvantaged business, and 3.0% for small business/woman-owned. A firm that submits a plan with lesser goals must submit written rationale to support goals submitted. The Request for Proposals (RFP) will be mailed out on or about 22 October 1996. Requests for solicitation may be faxed to (916)557-7842, or requests may be mailed or hand-delivered to the Plan Room, First Floor, 1325 J Street, Sacramento, California, 95814-2922. Requests must be received by the CUT OFF DATE of 15 October 1996. Orders received beyond the CUT OFF date will not be honored. Do not address to the contract specialist for this will delay your order. There is no charge for the solicitation, however, because a limited number of copies will be reproduced, only one set per firm is available. Firms are requested to provide their name, street and mailing address, telephone number and FAX number and the solicitation number of the project when requesting a copy of the solicitation. All responsible firms may submit a proposal which will be considered by the agency. See Note No. 26. (0269)

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