United States Postal Service, Facilities Service Office, 7800 N. Stemmons Freeway, Suite 400, Dallas, TX 75247-4217

C -- ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT-INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACTOR FOR SOUTH TEXAS; WEST TEXAS; AUSTIN AND SAN ANTONIO AREAS SOL 482980-97-A-0305. DUE 121896. Contact Ron Helmadag Environmental Specialist, 214/819-7224 or Mary-Ellen Bothwell, Purchasing Specialist, 214/819-7217. Indefinite Quantity Contract for an environmental consultant-on Postal Service owned and leased facilities located in South Texas, West Texas, Austin and San Antonio Areas. It is anticipated that the services required may include the following: 1. Underground storage tank investigation, developing procedures and scope of work for removal, remediation services, and permitting. 2. Hazardous and solid waste management (includes permitting, waste stream assessments, operation/maintenance plan, and recycling plans). 3. Identification of hazardous/toxic materials in existing buildings (asbestos, lead paint, radon, PCBs, etc.), remedial actions, permitting, and preparation of operation/maintenance plans. 4. Environmental and health risk assessment. 5. Preparation of environmental assessments and environmental impact statements to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), including necessary mitigation measures. 6. Preparation of environmental site assessments (Phase I, II, and III Audits) associated with the acquisition, leasing, and disposal of real property per ASTM standards. 7. Multi-media compliance audits at existing Postal Service facilities. 8. Floodplain and wetland studies, including 404 permitting. 9. Historic, architectural, and archaeological investigations. 10. Traffic and utility impact assessments. 11. Socio-economic impact studies. 12. Geologic and seismic hazard evaluations. 13. Water and groundwater resources planning, mitigation, and permitting. 14. Zoning and land use compatibility studies, including coastal zone evaluation. 15. Air quality consulting, including new source review, permitting, transportation/trip reduction plans, indoor air quality and ``sick building'' investigations. 16. Public participation, community right to know (SARA Title III), and regulatory compliance assistance. 17. Assessment and implementation of remedial actions for the cleanup of contaminated real property. 18. Design and production of environmental training programs and materials, includes instruction. 19. Assist with program/project management, includes staff support at Postal Service project offices, project monitoring, design review, etc. 20. Other services required to meet the Postal Service's environmental compliance mission. The contract for environmental services will be for five years, with individual work orders being issued. Each work order will be negotiated as an individual project. Work orders for any one project cannot exceed $100,000, and the total contract cannot exceed $500,000 for each 12-month contract period. The total amount of work ordered over the five-year period may not exceed $2,500,000, or be less than $5,000. Firms that have the qualifications to perform the services described previously are invited to submit a completed SF 255, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project, a completed SF 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire, and a completed SF 254 for each of its proposed consultants to the office shown above postmarked not later than December 18, 1996. The selection will be conducted by using the submitted SF 255 and the SF 254s. Interested firms with more than one office must indicate on their SF 255 the staffing composition of the office in which the work will be performed. Consideration will be given to firms responding to this advertisement in accordance with instruction in the following order of preference: 1. Within the South Texas, West Texas, Austin and San Antonio area. 2. Within the State of Texas. 3. All others. Other factors for consideration are: experience and technical competence and capacity of firm to perform work without outside consultants or joint venture; have a certified Industrial Hygienist with asbestos removal and control experience; compliance background with OSHA and EPA. The contract contains a requirement for firms to provide evidence of current insurance of $200,000 of errors and omissions per claim. Participation of Minority-Owned Business is a consideration in U.S. Postal Service selections. It is prohibited to pay any fee, commission, percentage, or brokerage fee to any person or firm contingent upon or resulting from award of a contract for this project. No other general notification for this project will be made. Submissions will not be retained or returned. This is not a request for proposals. Please mail all forms to Mary-Ellen Bothwell, Dallas Facilities Service Office, 7800 N. Stemmons Freeway, Suite 400, Dallas, TX. Firms are encouraged to send their submissions by one of the methods offered by the U.S. Postal Service (First Class, Priority Mail, or Express Mail). (324)

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