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C -- RESPONSE ACTION CONTRACT (RAC), REGION 9 SOL PR-HQ-97-11857 DUE 101097 POC Timothy Farrell, Contract Specialist, (202) 564-4474 or Contracting Officer -- Richard D.Medlin, (202) 564-4476 WEB: Response Action Contract (RAC), Region 9, http://www.epa.gov/oamsrpod/farrell/hq9711857/index.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contract specialist via e-mail, farrell.tim.epamail.epa.gov. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires professional architect/engineer services to support remedial planning and oversight activities in Region 9 -- CALIFORNIA, NEVADA, HAWAII AND ARIZONA, plus the Territories of AMERICAN SAMOA, COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANAS, and GUAM under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA). These services include performance of site management; remedial investigation and feasibility studies; engineering services to design remedial actions; engineering evaluation and cost analysis for non-time critical removal actions; construction management for implementing remedial actions and non-time critical removal actions, including issuing and managing subcontracts for construction of the selected remedy and engineering services in overseeing construction; enforcement support, including oversight of remedial investigations/feasibility studies, remedial design, and remedial action, and negotiation support; and other technical assistance, including community relations, sampling and analysis support, and pre-design investigations. Services may include technical and management services supporting EPA's coordination and oversight of remedial activities where they are performed by a State, other governmental agencies, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), or responsible parties identified in enforcement actions. This procurement for Response Action Contracts (RACs) implements the remedial action component of the EPA's Long-Term Contracting Strategy (OSWER Directive 9242.6-07.FS), which prescribes an integrated "one program" approach to enforcement and site cleanup and decentralizes contract management to the EPA Regions to enhance program flexibility and improve contract oversight and cost management. The procurement will be conducted in accordance with Brooks Act procedures. The EPA "Limitation of Future Contracting (EPAAR 1552.209-74)" clause will apply to this contract. Firms shall submit Standard Forms (SF) 254 and 255 (SF 254/255) as required for Brooks Act procurement. For purposes of this synopsis the word firm means the prime and any team subcontractors. Individual SF 254s shall be submitted for the prime and each team subcontractor. A single joint SF 255 shall be submitted for the firm. The procurement envisions the award of at least one (1) contract. The Contract will be Cost Plus Award Fee. The base period of performance will be four years, with two three-year option periods for a total period of ten years. Work will be issued by work assignments; work assignments may be specified as level-of-effort (LOE) or completion. The contract will have a maximum of 1,550,000 LOE hours, $70,000,000 in the subcontracting pool and $55,000,000 for completion form work. The base quantity for the base period is 50,000 LOE hours, $5,000,000 for the subcontracting pool and $5,000,000 in the completion form work. The base quantity for option period one is 10,000 LOE hours, $ 0 for the subcontracting pool and $ 0 for the completion form work. Option period 1 has subcontracting pool options totalling $10,000,000 and completion form options totalling $10,000,000. The base quantity for option period two is 10,000 LOE hours, $ 0 for the subcontracting pool and $ 0 for the completion form work. Option period 2 has subpool options totalling $5,000,000 and completion form options totalling $5,000,000. The firm's SF 255 shall highlight the prime contractor and each proposed team subcontractor's particular area of technical/professional expertise as it relates to this procurement. In lieu of describing your firm's Specialized Experience and Technical Competence (see technical evaluation criteria number 5 below) in block 10 of the 255, firms shall present this information orally to the AEEB in EPA Region IX. . The technical evaluation criteria are listedbelow: 1. Professional Qualifications 10 Points 2. Capacity to Perform the Work 10 Points 3. Location 10 Points 4. Specialized Experience and Technical Competence 60 Points 4.1. Program Management (20 Points) 4.2. On-site Projects: (40 Points) 5. Accomplishments Utilizing Small Business 10 Points /Small Disadvantaged Business 6. Past Performance 30 Points The Statement of Work (SOW), information regarding the LOCAR, and technical proposal instructions will be available on the Internet at the EPA homepage "Doing Business with EPA" http://www.epa.gov/oamsrpod/farrell/hq97-11857/index.htm. The most highly qualified firms will be selected based on the 254s/255s submitted (in written and oral presentation format as directed.) Discussions will be held with at least three of the most highly qualified firms. Request for Proposal will only be sent to the selected firm. The Selected firm will be asked to submit a cost proposal including a contract management plan, mobilization plan, conflict of interest plan, quality assurance plan, procedures for handling confidential business information, health and safety plan, plan to deliver analytical services, a Small and Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization plan and a Mentor Prot g Plan. The plans set forth above must be determined acceptable by EPA. In order to be awarded a contract, agreement must be reached on a reasonable cost plus award fee. Prior to award, the contractor will be required to have an acceptable accounting system that allows for segregation of costs. Note, failure to include acceptable Mentor/Prot g Plan with the Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Plan is unacceptable. SF254s/255s are due to EPA by 1:00 pm EST October 10,1997. Firms interested in responding to this CBD Synopsis should submit eight (8) copies of their completed SF 254s/255s to the following address. Regional Remedial Service Center ATTN: Mr. Richard D. Medlin U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Ronald Reagan Building Bid & Proposal Room 61107, (6th Floor) 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC 20004 (0246)

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