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C -- ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE EVALUATIONS SOL DTCG50-98-R-643LK6 POC Joel Childers, Contracting Officer, 206-220-7421 Indefinite Delivery Contract (IDC) for A/E services for conducting multimedia environmental audits of Coast Guard (CG) facilities and other environmental compliance studies, surveys, investigations, and training for CG Maintenance and Logistics Command Pacific, Shore Division, Environmental Branch, (MLCPACse). Projects may be located in California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Montana, Hawaii, Alaska and Guam, however, 90% of the work will be accomplished in the Pacific Northwest, California, and Alaska. Task orders will primarily involve execution of the CG's Environmental Compliance Evaluation (ECE) program which involves accomplishment of multimedia environmental audits of CG facilities. Task orders may also involve other MLCPACse compliance activities including preparation of CERCLA documentation and studies including preliminary assessments, site investigations with limited field sampling, risk assessments, etc; pollution prevention opportunity assessments and related studies; preparation of environmental plans, environmental information management, conducting environmental education for CG personne, and other studies related to environmental compliance. The contract will have a two year potential (one year and one option year). The contract will have a potential value of $1,000,000 for each year. Individual contract task orders will not exceed $300,000. Firms desiring consideration must submit SF254 for themselves as well as all proposed consultants and a SF255. Submittals must be received in this office no later than 4:30 PM, 30 days after the date of this publication or 4:30 PM on 4/6/98, whichever is later. Evaluation criteria in descending order of importance are (1) Professional qualifications of the team members including ten years experience as multimedia evaluators or related work, knowledge of applicable federal/state/local environmental laws and regulations within the work area using ECAS or Team Guide protocols, and special expertise in RCRA, CERCLA, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, NEPA, and National Historic Preservation Act (2) Specialized experience by the firm in multimedia environmental auditing, CERCLA/RCRA investigations, storage tank investigations, site assessments, environmental information management systems, and environmental engineering studies in the geographic work area (3) Past record of performance by team members in conducting at least 25 multimedia audits and related work for facilities comparable to the CG using ECAS and Team Guide protocols (4) In-house production capability to provide qualified evaluators and technical support including computer programming, CADD and desktop publishing (5) Proximity of the firms project management team to CG MLCPAC (Alameda, CA) or field offices throughout CG MLCPAC operational area (CA, OR, WA, AK, HI) with emphasis on Alaska, California, and the Pacific Northwest (6) Project team organization, key personnel roles and responsibilities and quality control procedures. Any contract awarded as a result of this notice will subject the A/E and its consultants to the Procurement Integrity Provisions of Section 27 of the Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 USC 423). For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. Telephone calls are discouraged unless absolutely necessary. No further technical project specific information will be furnished prior to selection of short listed firms. Attention minority, women-owned, and disadvantaged business enterprises. The Department of Transportation Short Term Lending Program offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation related contracts. Maximum amount of credit is $500,000 with interest at the prime rate. For information call 800-532-1169 or Internet http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. (0063)

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