USDI/National Park Service(2605), Washington Administrative Program Center, 1849 C Street, NW, Room 3311, Washington, DC 20240

C -- NATIONWIDE INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND RELATED SERVICES POC Demetria Brown 202/208-4585 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer via e-mail, dee_brown@nps.gov. Desc: This indefinite quantity Architect-Engineer contract shall be for Environmental Engineering and related services. The Contractor shall perform environmental engineering and related services at National Park Service facilities, as specified by the National Park Service. More than one contract may be awarded and the work shall include, but not be limited to, engineering, biological, chemical, physical, field, laboratory analysis, design, removal and restoration activities. Project Information: The key services to be provided by the Contractor for this project may include, but are not solely limited to, necessary engineering services including personnel, field services, laboratory testing, equipment, and related services to perform Environmental Emergency Response Actions; Site Inspections; Field Sampling; Laboratory and On-Site Analysis; Natural Resource Damage Assessment, Planning and Injury Determination; Restoration Planning and Oversight; Cost Estimating; Dunn & Bradstreet Searches; EPA-Approved Potential Responsible Party Searches; and Archiving/Administrative Record Compilation Support. Selection Criteria: The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance. (1) Recent Specialized Experience and Technical Competence (including team subcontractors). The work may include and the firms must demonstrate technical capabilities through past performance on satisfactorily completed projects, but not be limited to the types of work identified in the above Description. Do not list more than ten projects in Block of 8 of the SF-255. Projects listed shall be either current projects or projects completed within the last ten years. Indicate which subcontractors (if any) from the proposed team participated in each of these projects. (2) Professional Qualifications: Firms must be able to provide organizational charges as well as partnering and mentoring information. In-house capabilities will be weighted heavier than subcontracted work in the evaluation process. Firms must be able to provide Biological/Physical Science Professionals, Engineering/Technical Professionals, Legal Research, Paralegal, Videographer/Photographer, Technical Writer, Industrial Hygienist, Real Estate Appraisers/Title Search, Computer/Database Specialist, Accounting/Cost Analysis Specialists, and Office/Document Managers. The Project Managers must have experience managing the types of projects anticipated for the Federal Government. Firms must have in place standard operating procedures, such as a health and safety program, quality control/quality assurance program, an auditing program for laboratories, etc. List staff to be assigned to this contract (including subcontractors) and their respective background in the performance of the types of work identified in the above description. List only team members who will actually perform work under this contract. Qualifications should reflect each individual's skills and abilities in environmental compliance work and his/her potential to contribute to the successful completion of project task orders. In Block 4 of the SF-255 (Personnel by Discipline) show the entire proposed team by listing personnel employed by the prime in the blanks provided and personnel from subcontractors to the left in parenthesis. In Block 7 of the SF-255, indicate branch office location of each team member, including subcontractor personnel. (3) Past Performance: Firms will be evaluated on past performance on contracts with Governmental agencies, in terms of cost control, quality of work, regulatory knowledge, permitting experience, and ability to meet schedules and deadlines. References and/or recommendations from a maximum of three clients will be evaluated. Identify and describe fully a minimum of three examples of project task orders completed successfully within the last five years as a direct result of the team's efforts. Limit information to no more three pages. Cite examples of recognition for technical report writing that is clear, concise, and convincing in presenting recommendations. List recent awards, commendations and other performance evaluations received by the team for previous projects similar to those discussed in the above description. (4) Capacity to Accomplish the Work in the Required Time: Firms will be evaluated on their ability to mobilize and respond to multiple assignments at various locations simultaneously (i.e., the impact of this potential workload on the firm's permanent staff, anticipated workload during the contract period, and the firm's history of successfully completing work in compliance with performance schedules). Indicate the firm's present workload and the availability of the proposed subcontractors for the specified contract period. Demonstrate how the prime contractor will manage and coordinate the work of its staff and its subcontractors to produce integrated, cost effective solutions to task order assignments. (5) Geographic Location: Firms will be evaluated on their experience working at sites located throughout the 48 contiguous United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and insular possessions and territories. (6) Training: Firm will be evaluated with regard to their experience and ability to provide relevant environmental training for NPS and Department of the Interior personnel. (7) Recovered Materials-Waste Reduction-Energy Efficiency: Firms will be evaluated on their demonstrated success in prescribing the use of recovered/recycled material and achieving pollution prevention/waste reduction and efficient energy use while performing the types of assignments expected. General Information: The proposed procurement will result in the award of one or more fixed-price indefinite quantity contracts. The contract period of performance shall not exceed a base plus four option years. Work will be initiated by issuance of Task Orders against the contract. The successful firm(s) is guaranteed a minimum of $10,000.00 in the base year, and if option years are exercised, the firm(s) is guaranteed a minimum of $10,000.00 per option year. The maximum amount awarded to the firm(s) for the base year and each subsequent option year, if exercised, is $2,000,000.00. The estimated start date is July 1998. A small business/small disadvantaged business sub-contracting plan may be required in accordance with FAR 19.702. The Standard Industry Code (SIC) for this procurement is 8711. The small business size standard is $2.5 million annual average gross revenue for the last three fiscal years. Qualified firms desiring consideration shall submit one copy of an SF-254, and SF-255 including organization chart of key personnel to be assigned to this contract, and each subcontractor's current SF-254 to Demetria Brown, USDI/National Park Service (2605) Washington Administrative Program Center, Office of Contracting, 1849 C Street, NW, Room 3311, Washington, DC 20240 no later than close of business (4:00 p.m. local time) 30 days after publication in the Commerce Business Daily. Additional information will not be solicited, therefore, failure to submit the aforementioned items will reflect negatively on the firm's submittal during the evaluation process. Elaborate brochures or other presentations beyond those sufficient to present a complete and effective response to this announcement are not desired. Telegraphic and facsimile SF-254's and SF-255's will not be accepted. This procurement is open to all business concerns. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS, and No solicitation packages or bidders list will be issued. Questions pertaining to this notice may be answered by calling the Contracting Officer, Demetria Brown at (202) 208-4585 or the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative, Tamara Angel at (303) 969-2073. (0091)

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