U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Branch of Construction Contracting, 755 Parfet St., 2nd Floor, P.O. Box 25207, Denver, CO 80225-0207

C -- INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESTORATION SERVICES NATIONWIDE POC Point of Contact -- Contact Pat, 303/275-2349 CONTRACT INFORMATION: The contractor shall perform total environmental restoration work at Department of Interior facilities, as specified by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. More than one contract may be awarded and the work shall include, but is not limited to; engineering, biological, chemical, physical, field, laboratory analysis, design, removal and remediation activities. Work will be initiated by issuance of task orders against the contract. An order for a single item will not exceed $1,000,000; an order for a combination of items will not exceed $1,000,000; and the Government will not place orders for less than $1,000. The successful firm(s) is guaranteed a minimum of $75,000 in the basic year, and if the option years are exercised, the firm(s) is guaranteed a minimum of $75,000 per option year. This contract will be procured in accordance with PL 92-582 (Brooks A/E Act) and FAR Part 36. PROJECT INFORMATION: The key elements of this project may include; evaluating the lateral and vertical extend of contamination in air, soil, sediment, surface water, ground water, and biota; evaluating existing and potential contaminant pathways; evaluating existing and potential threats to human health and safety and to the environment, identifying and evaluating appropriate remedial actions; designing appropriate remedial actions; implementing appropriate remedial actions; performing construction oversite and management; designing and implementing site monitoring programs; and, restoring sites a locations nationwide. Accomplishing these elements may encompass any or all aspects of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984, the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), and all other applicable Federal, State and local laws and regulations for hazardous waste cleanup and management, including those governing management of fish and wildlife and the facilities of the Fish and Wildlife Service, such as the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Refuge Administration Act, adn Anadromous Fish Conservation Act, the Marine Mammal Act, and related laws and their implementing regulations. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for the general selection process. The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria (f) and (g) are secondary. (a) Specialized Experience and Technical Competence: The work may include and the firms must demonstrate technical capabilities through past performance on satisfactorily completed projects including, but not limited to: i: Perform preliminary assessments and site investigations, remedial investigations, feasibility studies, remedial designs, removals, emergency removals, remedial actions (including the use of innovative technologies), construction management and oversite, expert testimony, natural resource damage assessments and restorations, and all supporting technical services such as geophysics, surveying, drilling, sampling, and laboratory analysis, ii. Preparing project documentation, including, but not limited to: technical work plans (including sampling plans, health and safety plans, quality assurance plans, public relations plans); cost estimates and cost tracking information; technical reports (including site investigation reports, human and ecological risk assessment reports, remedial investigation/feasibility study reports, and record of decision reports); iii. Providing transportation, storage, treatment, and/or disposal of hazardous and solid wastes; and iv. Completing all final site restoration work including road and rail removal, grading, seeding, sodding, and tree and shrub planting. (b) Professional Qualifications: Firms must be able to provide organizational charges as well as partnering and mentoring information. In-house capabilities will be weighted heavier than subcontracted work in the evaluation process. Firms must be able to provide registered professional personnel for the following: project management; environmental, civil, geo technical, hydraulic, and mechanical engineering; and geology. Firms must also be able to provide hydrogeologist(s), chemist(s), biologist(s), industrial hygienist(s), construction manager(s) and inspector(s), technical writer(s), and technician(s). The project managers must have experience managing hazardous waste project for the Federal Government. Firms must have in place standard operating procedures such as a safety and health program, quality control/quality assurance program, chemical quality control program, an auditing program for laboratories and for treatment, storage, and disposal facilities, (c) Past Performance: Firms will be evaluated on past performance on contracts with Governmental agencies and private industry, in terms of cost control, quality of work, regulatory knowledge, permitting experience, and ability to meet schedules and deadlines. References and/or recommendation from a maximum of three other clients will be evaluated. (d) Capacity to Accomplish the Work in the required time: Firms will be evaluated on their ability to mobilize and respond to multiple assignments at various locations simultaneously, (e) Geographic Location: Firms will be evaluated on their experience working at sites located throughout the 48 continguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and insular possessions and territories, (f) Training: Firms will be evaluated with regard to their experience and ability to provide relevant environmental training for Department of Interior personnel. (g) Recovered Materials -- Waste Reduction -- Energy Efficiency: Firms will be evaluated on their demonstrated success in prescribing the use of recovered/recycled materials and achieving pollution prevention/waste reduction and energy efficiently in investigation. design and remediation. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit one copy of SF-255 (11/92 edition) and one copy of SF-254 (11/92 edition) for the prime firm and all consultants to the above address not later than the close of business on the 30th day after the date of this announcement. If the 30th day is Saturday, Sunday of Federal Holiday, the deadline is the close of business the next business day. Solicitation packages are not provided. Only data furnished by the responding firm on the SF-254 and SF-255 will be considered in the selection process. Personnel qualifications of all key subcontractors are to be included in block 7 of the SF-255. Responding firms are requested to clearly identify those tasks to be performed in-house and at what office and those tasks to be subcontracted and at what office. The SF-255 should specifically address the requirements of this announcement. Responding firms are requested to summarize their Quality management Plan and identify all relevant computer capabilities in block 10 of the SF-355. Firms responding as Joint Ventures must state the intent in block 5 of the SF-255. FIRMS SHALL PROVIDE REFERENCES TO INCLUDE TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR PROJECTS LISTED IN BLOCK 8 OF THE SF-255. FIRMS SHALL LIMIT BLOCK 10 OF THE SF-255 TO NO MORE THAN 15 PAGES. No other general notifications will be made and no further actions will be required from firms under consideration. This is not a Request For Proposal. S.I.C. 8744. (0098)

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