U.S. Army Engineer District, Alaska, ATTN: CEPOA-EN, P.O. Box 898, Anchorage, AK 99506-0898 (Physical Address: Bluff & Plum Streets, Building 21-700 (Room 250/ Mandel), Elmendorf AFB, AK 99506-0898

C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES CONTRACT FOR CHEMICAL ANALYSIS AND DATA VALIDATION, VARIOUS LOCATIONS, ALASKA SOL DACA85-97-R-0022 POC Point of Contact -- Administrative Inquiries: Ms. Michelle Mandel, 907/753-5633 or Technical Inquiries: Dr. Mollie TeVrucht, 907/753-2695 or Mr. Del Thomas, 907/753-2681 Contracting Officer: Ms. Gail West 1. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. If a large business is selected for this contract, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan for that part of the work it intends to subcontract. The FY97 subcontracting goals for this contract are a minimum of 55% of the contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with small businesses, 8.5% to small, disadvantaged businesses, and 3.0% to woman-owned businesses. The subcontracting plan is not required with this submittal, but the selected AE will be required to submit it during contract negotiation. All responders are advised that this project may be canceled or revised at any time during the solicitation, selection, evaluation, negotiation and final award. This contract shall be an indefinite delivery firm fixed price. More than one contract may be awarded. The yearly contract limit is $1 million. The contract may include options for two additional option years and an additional $1 million per year. There will be no delivery order limit except that of the yearly contract limit. The AE's shall be ranked in accordance with the selection criteria. The first contract is anticipated to be awarded October 97. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The AE selected would be required to have sufficient staff, flexibility, and capability to be available on an as-needed basis. Typical types of services to be provided are chemical analyses, data review, and data validation. Chemical analysis services may be subcontracted, but data review and data validation shall be performed by the AE. Firm(s) selected must have the skills for and may perform any or all of the following tasks: data review; comparison to data quality objectives (DQOs); assessment of precision, accuracy, representativeness, comparability, and completeness (PARCC) parameters; development of chemical data quality reports; use and evaluation of performance evaluation samples; laboratory audits; raw data review; and data validation in accordance with EPAfunctional guidelines. Firms should have access to laboratories that are approved by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. The lab facilities will require Corps of Engineers' validation for all required testing. LOCATION: Various Locations, Alaska. The AE contractor shall employ, for the purpose of performing contract work in the State of Alaska, individuals who are residents of the State, and who, in the case of any craft or trade, possess or would be able to acquire promptly the necessary skills to perform the contract (This means that work physically completed in the state of Alaska must use Alaskan residents. Please contact the Administrative POC above if you require additional explanation). 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: Selection criteria will be based upon the following (descending order): (A) professional qualifications: (1) minimum in-house requirements are (weighted equally): 1 senior level engineer with at least 5 years experience in HTRW project management including DQO formulation, 2 senior level chemists each with a minimum of 5 years experience of which 3 years are specifically related to data review or validation, 1 senior level chemist with a minimum of 3 years lab experience (both organic and inorganic analyses), to include experience with electronic deliverables (IRPIMS or COE EDF) and major database systems, and 2 junior chemists with a minimum of 3 years experience with data review or validation; (2) A/E firm may subcontract chemical analysis and testing. Disciplines which may be subcontracted: 1 senior chemist with a minimum of 5 years experience performing CLP and SW846 test methods including a minimum of 2 years experience as a chemical laboratory Quality Assurance Officer; 1 chemist with a minimum of 3 years experience performing gas chromatography and mass spectrometry methods; 1 chemist with a minimum of 3 years experience performing inorganic analyses. The 2 senior level chemists identified above may be interviewed during the selection process. Responding firms MUST address each discipline, clearly indicate which shall be subcontracted, and provide a separate SF254 and SF255 for each subcontractor; (B) specialized experience and technical competence in data review, validation, and PARCC assessment; (C) capacity to maintain schedules and accomplish required work in the required time; (D) past performance on DOD and other contracts with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with schedules; (E) location of the essential staff in the general geographical area of the projects and knowledge of locality of the projects, provided that application of this criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms, given the nature and size of the projects; (F) volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months; and (G) extent of participation of SB, SDB, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the estimated effort. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Firms submitting SF 255s (1 copy only) should include: (1) organization of proposed project team, including essential staff and support staff; (2) the physical location of each project team member; (3) responsibilities and authority of key project personnel, (4) relationship of project team to overall organization of the firm, including current staffing and organization of any Alaskan office; (5) in-house technical competence of the firm related to data evaluation; (6) 5 client references with telephone numbers and related project names. The 11/92 edition of the SF 254 and 255 MUST be used, and may be obtained from the Government Printing Office, by calling the administrative contact named above, or from commercial software suppliers for use with personal computers and laser printers. Submittals must be received at the address indicated above not later than COB (4:00 pm Alaska time) on the 30th day from the date of this announcement. If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal holiday, the deadline is the close of business of the next business day. Any submittals received after this date cannot be considered. No additional information shall be provided, and no faxed submittals shall be accepted. Solicitation packages are not provided. (AC0523068-01) (0143)

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