Commander, Pacific Division, Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Contracts Department, Bldg. 258, Pearl Harbor, HI 96860-7300 (Code 0231)

C -- ARCHITECT-ENGINEER SERVICES FOR UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANK SYSTEMS, ASBESTOS ABATEMENT, LEAD BASED PAINT AND EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMUNITY RIGHT TO KNOW ACT INVESTIGATIONS, VARIOUS LOCATIONS, PACIFIC AND INDIAN OCEAN!! SOL N62742-98-R-1801 POC Ms. Karen Sugawa, Contract Specialist, (808) 471-3163 Services include, but are not limited to: 1) design and engineering services to bring underground storage tanks into compliance with applicable standards in accordance with various policies, procedures and requirements for work on underground storage tank systems; 2) engineering services to conduct asbestos inventories and develop asbestos operations and maintenance plans and design services for asbestos abatement work; 3) engineering services to conduct lead based paint surveys and identify appropriate lead based paint abatement methods for removal of lead paint; and 4) engineering services to bring Naval activities into compliance with Emergency Planning Community Right To Know Act (EPCRA) by conducting surveys and completing required forms. The selected Architect-Engineer (A-E) may be required to participate in a pre-fee meeting within seven days of notification and provide a fee proposal within ten days of the meeting. The contract will be of the Indefinite Quantity type where the work will be required on an "as-needed" basis during the life of the contract providing the Government and contractor agree on the amount. Each project will be a firm fixed price A-E Task Order. The Government will determine the task order amount by using rates negotiated for the basic contract and negotiate the effort required to perform the particular project. The contract shall not exceed twelve months or $1,000,000.00 total fee, whichever comes first. The Government guarantees a minimum amount of $25,000.00 for the contract. Should an impasse on price occur over the initial and subsequent projects, the Government will apply the dollar value of the Government estimate for that project or projects towards the minimum guarantee. The Government reserves the option to extend the contract an additional three years for a total of four years with the maximum fee of $1,000,000.00 per year. There will be no further synopsis in the event the options included in the contract are exercised. Estimated date of contract award is April 1998. Proposal may be subject to an advisory audit perform by the Defense Contract Audit Agency. The following selection evaluation criteria, in relative order of importance, will be used in the evaluation of A-E firms: (1) Professional qualifications of firms and staff proposed in design and engineering services for underground storage tank (UST) systems, engineering services for asbestos abatement, lead based paint and Emergency Planning Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) investigations; (2) Specialized recent experience and technical competence of firm or particular staff members in Federal, local regulatory and final governing standards for performance of surveys, testing, investigations, site characterizations and risk based analyses and preparation of reports, plans and specifications and cost estimates for work related to UST systems, perform surveys and prepare plans and reports for asbestos abatement and lead based paint and EPCRA compliance; (3) Past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; (4) Capacity to accomplish the work in the required time; (5) A-E firm's quality control practices/techniques; (6) Demonstrated success in prescribing the use of recovered materials and achieving waste reduction and energy efficiency in facility design; (7) Location in the general geographical area of the project and knowledge of the locality of the project; provided, that application of this criterion leaves an appropriate number of qualified firms, given the nature and size of the project; (8) The volume of work previously awarded to the firm by the Department of Defense shall also be considered, with the object of effecting an equitable distribution of Department of Defense A-E contracts among qualified A-E firms and firms that have not had Department of Defense contracts; (9) Use of Small or Small Disadvantaged or Women-owned Small Business firms shall also be considered. Large business firms must submit a Subcontracting Plan with proposed fee of over $500,000.00. A-E firms shall address their planned potential for usage of small business, small disadvantaged business, women owned small business, historically black colleges and minority institutions in Block 10 of the SF 254. The A-E must submit the subcontracting plan as part of their fee proposal and the plan must be approved prior to award. Each firm's past performance and performance rating(s) will be reviewed during the evaluation process and can affect the selection outcome. A E firms which meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit complete, updated Standard Forms 254, Architect Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire, and 255, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project, to the office shown above. A E firms utilized by the prime A-E must also submit completed Standard Forms 254 and 255. Only one copy of each form is required. IN BLOCK 10 AND AN ADDENDUM THERETO, IF NECESSARY, STATE WHY YOUR FIRM IS SPECIALLY QUALIFIED BASED ON EACH OF THE ABOVE SELECTION EVALUATION CRITERIA. FOR SELECTION EVALUATION CRITERION "(2)", PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FOR ONLY THE STAFF PROPOSED FOR THIS WORK USING THESE COLUMN HEADINGS: "NAME", "RELATED PROJECTS WORKED ON", "YEAR", "FIRM", AND "TECHNICAL ROLE". Show the office location where work will be done and describe the experience and location of those that will do the work. Firms responding to this announcement by submitting the required forms by December 11, 1997, 2:00 p.m. Hawaiian Standard Time will be considered. This is not a request for a proposal.***** (0309)

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