Department of the Army, Baltimore District, Corps of Engineer, 10 South Howard Street, Room 7000, Baltimore, MD 21201-1715

C -- ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES ARE REQUIRED FOR TWO INDEFINITE DELIVERY-TYPE CONTRACTS FOR FORT BELVOIR, VA, AND IN SUPPORT OF OTHER BALTIMORE DISTRICT MISSIONS SOL DACA31-97-R-0006 DUE 120297 POC Susan Sonenthal 410-962-7646 Architect-Engineer services to be performed under this contract will provide environmental and natural resources planning and management support for the U.S. Army Garrison Fort Belvoir, Virginia and other missions of the Baltimore District. Work will provide support for compliance with environmental laws, regulations, and requirements to which Fort Belvoir is subject. This procurement is unrestricted and is therefore open to all businesses regardless of size. Two (2) firm fixed price indefinite delivery-type contracts will be negotiated. Contracts will be for one base period and two option periods. A period will not exceed one year. On occasion a delivery order may require that the Contractor provide full-time on-site personnel for the duration of the delivery order. Cumulative total shall not exceed $1,000,000 per contract. Individual delivery orders shall not exceed $1,000,000. The basis for selecting an AE for a particular delivery order will be based on several factors. Among these factors are anticipation of customer needs, customer satisfaction, timeliness, any unique specialized experience that the AE can offer, performance and quality of deliverables under the contract, along with contractor responsiveness. While this process is necessarily a "subjective" process, the intent of this contract is to satisfy customer needs in an expeditious and cost-effective mode. 2. The contracts are anticipated to be awarded around May 1998. SUBCONTRACTING PLAN REQUIREMENTS: If a large business is selected, a subcontracting plan with the final fee proposal will be required, consistent with Section 806 (b) of PL 100-180, PL 95-507, and 99-661. A minimum of 30% of the total planned subcontracting dollars shall be placed with small business concerns. At least 15percent of the total planned subcontracting dollars shall be placed with small disadvantage businesses, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities or Minority Institutions (HBCU), and 8 percent with women-owned small businesses. The plan is not required with this submittal. Participation of small business (SB),small disadvantaged business (SDB), historically black colleges and universities (HBCU), and minority institutions (MI) will be considered regardless of whether the (SB), SDB, HBCU or MI is a subcontractor or teaming partner. PROJECT INFORMATION: Environmental work to be performed under this contract will include, but will not be limited to, preparation and/or development of any or all of the following: Clean Air Act compliance support, including Title V and New Source Review permitting; site and facility environmental audits; Tier II & TRI reporting requirements under the Emergency Planning Community Right-To-Know Act; pollution prevention/waste minimization management planning and training, including energy conservation; design and preparation of plans and specifications for environmental projects, including hazardous and toxic waste (HTW) sites and facility closures; solid waste and landfill closure plans and ground water corrective action studies; asbestos and lead-based paint testing, management planning, and abatement design; detailed record and title searches; various types of field investigations, including soil borings, soil and gas analyses, topographic surveys,mapping, and monitoring well installation; water quality assessments of groundwater, wastewater, and potable water; combined sewer investigations; underground storage tanks (UST)investigations and testing, as well as post-closure site assessment and corrective action planning; chemical sampling and analysis, including development of sampling plans; oversight of quality assurance/control of environmental construction projects such as remediation and closures; technical reviews of reports prepared by others; construction cost estimating for environmental projects; preparation of permit applications;environmental assessments and impact statements; land-use planning; mass transit (traffic) planning; natural resource management support; cultural resource management, to include historical property assessment and management and archaeological surveys; environmental risk assessments; and the provision of miscellaneous services to support the above. The above described work may require some or all of the following disciplines: civil, environmental, geotechnical, chemical, and mechanical engineering; chemist; biologist; ecologist; certified industrial hygienist; toxicologist; historical architect; hydrologist; geologist; planner; cost estimator. Specific tasks may include, but are not limited to HTW (hazardous/toxic waste) sampling and analysis; real estate evaluation; and topographic surveying and GIS mapping. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general selection process. Firms must show recent in-depth knowledge and experience with federal and state environmental statutes, including Clean Air Act (CAA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Emergency Planning Community Right to Know Act (EPCRA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), Clean Water Act (CWA), and in obtaining regulatory permits. Firms must show a proven track record for performing solid waste and hazardous waste studies, Title V and New Source Review permitting. Firms must demonstrate knowledge of Commonwealth of Virginia regulations on solid waste, hazardous waste, hazardous materials, USTs (underground storage tanks), ASTs (aboveground storage tanks), air quality, potable water, stormwater, sanitary sewer, and energy. Firms must show that chemical and physical laboratory analyses will be performed by an EPA and Corps of Engineers validated laboratories. In addition, to the above, the selection criteria for consideration will also include: (1) experiences in preparing plans, specifications, and other environmental documents; (2) location of an office and subcontractors close to Fort Belvoir with the identified expertise at these locations; (3) computer capability, including Intergraph CAD and GIS capability; (4) capacity to accomplish work orders within required time-frames; (5) past performance on Department of Defense contract(s) in terms of cost control, design awards, and meeting established schedules. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Interested firms being able to perform this work must submit SF 255 for the prime and SF 254 for the prime and for each consultant to the above address not later than close of business on the 30th day after the date of this announcement. The SF 255 and SF 254 shall clearly indicate the staffing of the office indicated to the do the work. We require only one copy of a proposal (SF 255/SF 254). We will request that short listed firms submit extra copies of their proposals. The Baltimore District does not retain SF 254's on file. In SF 255, block 3b, provide the firm's ACASS (Architect-Engineer Contract Administration Support System) number. If your firm does not have an ACASS number, calling 503-808-4591 can obtain it from the Portland District Corps of Engineers ACASS database section. In SF 255, Block 9, provide contract award dates for all projects listed in that section. Provide the ACASS numbers for the consultants in block 6. One preselection board and one selection board will be conducted from this solicitation. We will conduct telephone interviews with the firms short-listed (in this case, usually five firms). Mailing address ATTN.: Susan Sonenthal, Room 7000, 10 South Howard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. For nontechnical questions, Mrs. Sonenthal can be reached on 410-962-7646 and via Internet, susan.j.sonenthal@usace.army.mil. Technical questions should be directed to Ann Engelberger (703) 806-4007. Solicitation packages are not provided. This is not a request for proposal. (0302)

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