Contracting Officer, U.S. Coast Guard, Civil Engineering Unit Oakland, 2000 Embarcadero, Suite 200, Oakland, CA 94606-5337

R -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY/INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR A/E SERVICES FOR COAST GUARD SHORE FACILITIES IN CA,NV,OR,WA, AND MT POC Contracting Officer, Evelyn Navarro,(510) 535-7248 A/E Services for various environmental projects involving various technical disciplines and skills . Requested services shall be accomplished through the application of and in accordance with professional standards for engineers and scientists. Assignments will pertain to environmental conditions existing at shore facilities in CA, NV, OR, WA, ID, and MT. Services required may include, but are not limited to, conducting preliminary and secondary site assessments, evaluating site characterization requirements, developing andinvestigation and remedial action work plans, recommending site investigation and remedial action alternatives, developing and /or managing data bases, performing investigations,executing extended monitoring programs, performing air quality studies and assessments, preparing agency submittals, planning and performing restoration projects, operating remedial systems, performing post-remedial site evaluations, representing the Coast Guard in agency coordination and negotiations, construction inspection and management duties. Also,coordination and communications with other Federal, state and local agencies in the application permitting and fee process for compliance requirements may be needed. Specified tasks may include investigation of contaminated sites and associated environmental activities. We may request cost estimates and technical reviews of project designs by CEU Oakland. Other special services pertaining to the National Environmental Policy Act may include, but are not limited to, preparing environmental assessments and/or environmental impactstatements and supporting documentation, performing cultural and archeological resource evaluation, support of shoreline construction including construction and dredging, and evaluating and planning regarding protected, regulated, or endangered species. Services will be provided on an as-needed basis under a one-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract plus two option years, having the following funding limitations: 1) The contract will provide a guaranteed minimum dollar amount of at least $5000 for each year; (2)No individual delivery order shall exceed $300,000; (3) the total contract amount of all orders placed against the contract shall not exceed $3,000,000 in any single year. It is anticipated that two contracts may be awarded from this announcement. Following is a selection criteria for evaluating potential contractors, listed in order of importance: (1) Specialized experience, professional qualifications, and technical competence in type of work required; (2) Specialized experience and technical competence in the geographic work area required; (3) Capacity and capability to accomplish work in the required time; (4) Past performance on contracts with government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality work and compliance with performance schedules; (5) proximity of company offices assigned to this project to the CEU Oakland, CA geographic area; (6) Organization, management team, key personnel, internal QA and peer review procedures. All selection criteria listed above must be clearly addressed in the SF 255 response. Specify in Block 4 on each SF 254 whether the firm is a small business concern (including its affiliates having an average annual sales or receipts for its preceding three fiscal years not in excess of $2.5 million); small disadvantaged business; or women-owned business. Before award of contract, the A/E (if not a small business concern), shall be required to present an acceptable Small Business and Small Disadvantage Business Subcontracting Plan in accordance with the Public Law 95-507. The due date for submission of the forms is within 30 calendar days following publication of this announcement, i.e. 08 DEC 96: Firms must submit forms to this office by 4:00 P.M. on the due date. Should the date fall on a weekend orholiday, the forms will be due on the first workday thereafter. Pursuant to the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program, this procurement is open to all firms regardless of size. This is not a request for proposal. (0306)

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