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F -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICE LOCATED PRIMARILY IN SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO, NEW MEXICO AND SOUTHWEST TEXAS SOL DACA47-97-R-0004 DUE 120596 POC Contract Specialist Phyllis M. Richardson (505) 342-3454 (Site Code DACA47) CONTRACT INFORMATION: One Indefinite Delivery contract will be awarded for Environmental Services. The contract will be primarily for pre-remedial action Hazardous, Toxic, and Radiological Waste (HTRW) services and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance activities for civil works, military, and Support For Others/Work For Others (SFO/WFO) projects within the Albuquerque District boundaries, which include Southeastern Colorado, New Mexico and Southwest Texas; however, the Contractor may be required to work outside this area. The contract will be for efforts involving a broad environmental field that primarily includes pre-remedial HTRW studies, NEPA compliance, and natural resource management planning. Any incidental work requiring professional engineering certification must be done by or under the direct supervision of registered professional engineers. The successful firm may be utilized for complete projects or in support of larger in-house efforts. This contract contains three key elements. The first key element includes any or all aspects of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) or Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) processes, including preliminary assessments, remedial investigations, feasibility studies, remedial design and remedial action as applicable to various hazardous waste sites primarily within the Albuquerque District boundaries; groundwater monitoring and assessments; incidental final design and preparation of construction plans, specifications and cost estimates; asbestos and lead base paint surveys; preparation of inventory project reports, hazardous waste inventories and recovery plans; risk-based assessments; air emission inventories, permit applications, and conformity analysis; multi-media environmental compliance audits/assessments; compliance analysis of fueling systems/USTs to include any necessary testing; storm water pollution prevention planning; and baseline environmental/human health risks assessments. The second key element of this contract involves all aspects of NEPA compliance including: organizing and conducting scoping and public meetings; surveying, mapping, and preparing reports documenting distribution and abundance of plant and animal communities including State- and Federally-listed species; delineating and mapping wetlands in compliance with Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA); reviewing literature and documenting existing and future-without-project physical, biological, hydrological, and socioeconomic conditions; developing and/or utilizing existing predictive models to conduct impact analysis of alternative actions on noise levels, air quality, socioeconomic factors, water quality, hydrology, wetlands, and aquatic and riparian habitat; developing plans to mitigate significant adverse effects to the aforementioned resources and conducting incremental cost analysis to analyze alternative plans and justify recommended plan; utilizing a Geographic Information System (GIS) to display and analyze data; preparing complete, or portions of, draft and final environmental assessments and environmental impact statements; preparing and conducting public and agency review process for NEPA documents; and compliance activities associated with Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act. The third key element of this contract is the preparation of resource management plans including: conducting visitation and public opinion surveys, visitation projections, and analyses of recreational needs using accepted facility standards; conducting public meetings and hearings to solicit agency and public input to resource management planning; surveying and mapping of plant and animal communities including State- and Federally-listed species in project areas; developing alternative land allocations and natural resource and recreation management plans for project areas; utilizing a GIS to display and analyze existing conditions and alternative natural resource and recreation management plans; preparing complete, or portions of, draft and final resource management plans. The contract will be evaluated on the following factors: a) Technical Expertise; b) Specialized Experience; c) Past Performance; d) Price will be considered and evaluated separately. e) Location. The contract period will be for one year with options to extend up to four additional years. The Request For Proposal (RFP) may be obtained by calling Zdenka Hvezda at (505) 342-3456. Firms should request RFP DACA47-97-R-0004 which will be available on or about November 5, 1996 and will be due on or about December 5, 1996. This procurement is unrestricted, open to both large and small business concerns. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered. SIC Code for this acquisition is 8748, Business Consulting Services, N.E.C., $3.5 million.(0290)

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