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F -- LONG TERM OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE RESPONSE ACTION CONTRACTS FOR EPA REGION II SOL DACW41-97-R-0005 DUE 012497 POC Contract Specialist Norma M. Reynolds (816) 426-6484 (Site Code DACW41) (THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE A COMPETITIVE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS.) The Government may elect to award a single task order contract or multiple task order contract, to small business(es) for a total acquisition value of $14 million. For multiple awards, ndividual task orders will be awarded based on factors such as past performance on earlier tasks orders under the multiple award contract(s), quality of services, cost control, price costs or other factors that the Contracting Officer believes are relevantto the award of each task order. Contracts will include Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF), Cost Plus Incentive Fee (CPIF), Firm Fixed Price (FFP), and Fixed Price Incentive (FPI). Contract(s) are Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite quantity (ID/IQ), and will be issued for a base period of five years. There is no annual limit, and no delivery order limit, other than the maximum acquisition value. The minimum order for each contractis $280,000.00 during the five year contract period. The contract(s) to be awarded may require personnel, plant and equipment to operate and maintain groundwater, surface water and leachate facilities, provide routine maintenance and incidental constructio support to the facilities, project planning, preparation of work plans, project plans, health and safety plans, quality assurance project plan, response action systems start-up and shut-down support, transition of the facility to other parties for operation and maintenance, preparation of an Operation and Maintenance Manual, sampling, analysis, validation, and evaluation of confirmatory environmenal sampling data, site security and boundary control, disposal of investigation derived wastes, decommissioning of wells, installation of fencing, and providing & posting of warning signs, five-year review support of response actions and technical reports f work. The specified tasks may require the use of analog, digital or cellular technology; establishment of personal computer based relational databases; dedicated remote sensing; measuring and transmitting capability; application of global positioning and geographic information; and the use of internet for dissemination of digital information. The selected firm(s) will provide support at various CERCLA/SAR (Superfund sites managed by the Federal Government in EPA Region II (New York, New Jersey, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands and Native American Tribes or Nations located in these jurisdictions). Projects may be civil or miitary in nature. Evaluation and award will be based on the evaluation criteria stated in the request for proposal (RFP) with experience in the operation and maintenance of groundwater, surface water, and leachate treatment facilities as a key factor; no pre-proposal conference is planned. The RFP will be issued on or about 24 December 1996, and will be available only until the supply is exhausted. Proposal are due on or about 24 January 1997. Cost of the specification is $25.00 per set, (NON-REFUNDABLE). Make checks payable to the Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, and send the check, along with your request referencing the solicitation (SOL) number and yor complete name, address, and phone number to the Kansas City, MO address above. Please provide a street address when requesting the RFP for mailing by UPS 2nd day guaranteed. RFP WILL NOT BE ISSUED UNTIL PAYMENT IS RECEIVED IN THIS OFFICE, AND NO SPECIAL MAILING OR HANDLING INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. The RFP will also be available for review at local SBA offices in New York, New Jersey, the Commonealth of Puerto Rico, and the Unites States Virgin Islands. THIS RFP IS A SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE UNDER SIC CODE 8744. THE SIZE STANDARD FOR A SMALL BUSINESS UNDER SIC CODE 8744 IS 500 EMPLOYEES. Questions of a technical nature should be addressed to Ms. amala Morgan, Project Engineer, at (816) 426-5332, ext. 3029. Questions of an administrative nature may be addressed to Debbie Hunt at (816) 426-6484. Contact Ms. Norma Reynolds at (816) 426-6484 for additional information regarding the RFP. (0344)

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