US ARMY ENGINEER DISTR, ALBUQ, CORPS OF ENGINEERS, 4101 JEFFERSON PLAZA NE, ALBUQUERQUE NM 87109-3435

C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY CONTRACT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE DISTRICT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS. SOL DACA47-98-R-0026 DUE 090298 POC Contract Specialist Linda J. Anderson (505) 342-3451 (Site Code DACA47) 1. CONTRACT INFORMATION: One Indefinite Delivery contract will be awarded for Environmental Engineering Services for a period of one year, with options to extend two additional years. The work will be primarily environmental and pre-remedial action Hazardous Toxic Radiological Waste (HTRW) services for civil works and military projects within the Albuquerque District boundaries, which include Southern Colorado, New Mexico and Southwest Texas. However, the Contractor may be required to work anywhere the Albuquerque District is assigned work. The contractor will be responsible for efforts involving a broad environmental field that primarily includes pre-remedial HTRW studies and remedial design. Any work requiring professional engineering certification must be done by, or under the direct supervision of, registered professional engineers. The successful firm may be utilized for complete projects or in support of larger Albuquerque District in-house efforts. Services during construction to include construction inspection, shop drawing review, and as-built drawing preparation may be required. Work will be negotiated and initiated by issuance of delivery orders with the contract Not to Exceed (NTE) $1,000,000 per year, total contract NTE $3,000,000 and each delivery order NTE $1,000,000. The successful firm is guaranteed no less than $20,000 in the basic year and, if the option years are exercised, the firm is guaranteed $10,000 per option year. This contract will be procured in accordance with Pl 92-582 (Brooks A-E Act) and FAR Part 36. This procurement is unrestricted. The wages and benefits of service employees (see FAR 22.10) performing under this contract must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act. In accordance with Public Law 95-707, large business firms are reminded that a subcontracting plan will be required which provides for subcontracting work to Small and Small Disadvantaged firms to the maximum extent practicable. If any of the work is to be subcontracted, the Albuquerque District goal is for 62% of the total subcontracted dollars to go to Small Business, 10% go to Small Disadvantaged Business and 5% go to Women Owned Small Business. The anticipated award date is January 1999. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: The key elements of this project may include any or all aspects of the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) or Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) process, including preliminary assessments, remedial investigations, feasibility studies, remedial design and remedial action as applicable to various hazardous waste sites primarily within the Albuquerque District boundaries; groundwater monitoring and assessments; final design and preparation of construction plans, specifications and cost estimates; asbestos and lead base paint surveys; preparation of inventory project reports; preparation of complete or partial Environmental Impact Statements (EIS); Environmental Assessments (EA); Environmental Inventories (EI) and related special studies documentation; hazardous waste inventories and recovery plans; risk-based assessments; air emission inventories, permit applications, and conformity analysis; multi- media environmental compliance audits/assessments; storm water pollution prevention planning; baseline environmental/human health risks assessments; and other scientific and technological investigations to accomplish the mission and complete environmental assignments. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for the general selection process. The selection criteria are listed below in descending order of importance (first by major criterion and then by each sub-criterion). Criteria a-e are primary. Criteria f-h are secondary and will be used as "tie-breakers" among technically qualified firms. (a) SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCE. The work may include and the firms must demonstrate experience in: (1) Performing remedial investigations and feasibility studies at various sites including: subsurface investigations; performing soil gas surveys; providing laboratory services for chemical and physical analyses; performing geophysical logging; accomplishing pump tests and borehole or well slug tests; performing water sampling; preparing site safety and health plans; characterizing sites including models and predictions of contaminant migration in vadose and saturated zones; preparing risk assessment reports; preparing remedial investigation and feasibility study reports; preparing record of decision reports; providing technical oversight for CERCLA projects; and preparing, reviewing or modifying various plans and permits required under 40 CFR parts 260-270 and/or all applicable State (primarily New Mexico, Texas, Colorado) regulations; (2) Designing and installing groundwater monitoring systems according to USEPA and applicable State regulations; (3) Performing hydrogeologic and groundwater assessments according to USEPA and/or applicable State RCRA regulations; (4) Preparing final design, construction plans and specifications in accordance with COE criteria; (5) Asbestos and lead base paint surveys, testing and abatement plans; (6) Performing site assessments, investigations, monitoring, and removal of leaking Underground Storage Tank(s) (UST), including: Design and installation of UST monitoring and leak detection systems; and tank testing services as required by 40 CFR part 280; and (7) Geographic Information System (GIS)/Remote Sensing Work. The firm must be able to provide: Laboratory testing from a laboratory which has been validated and approved by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, North West Division (NWD) to perform chemical analyses for soil, sediment, groundwater, surface water, and waste samples for priority pollutants and contaminants; and GIS and remote sensing data in formats compatible with ARC/INFO software. Firms must be familiar with health and safety regulations mandated by OSHA in 29 CFR 1910.120. Firms that are familiar with Air Force and Corps of Engineer Design Criteria are preferred. Firms must demonstrate the ability to accomplish construction cost estimates utilizing M-CACES Gold or Composer Plus software. Firms must indicate the ability to deliver final drawings in AutoCAD (version 12) and MicroStation (version 5), and narratives compatible with Microsoft Word (Trademark). Firms that have implemented a Design Quality Management Plan will be given preference. (b) PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS. Firms must be able to provide registered professional personnel for project management, civil engineering, environmental engineering and chemical engineering. The firm must also be able to provide a certified industrial hygienist, geologist(s), hydrogeologist(s), chemist(s), biologist(s), engineering technicians and experienced drilling inspector(s). The firm must be able to provide a cost estimator with M-CACES gold or Composer Plus experience. The Project Manager(s) must have experience managing COE HTRW projects. The team of individuals listed in Section 7 of the SF 255 must be familiar with relevant COE HTRW criteria and have current health and safety certifications and documentation. (c) PAST PERFORMANCE. The firms past performance on contracts with Governmental agencies and private industry in terms of cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules will be evaluated. (d) CAPACITY. The firm's capacity to accomplish multiple delivery orders will be evaluated. (e) KNOWLEDGE OF THE LOCALITY. The firm's knowledge of the area primarily encompassed by the Albuquerque District boundaries will be evaluated. (f) Location of the firm with respect to Albuquerque, New Mexico, provided there are a sufficient number of qualified firms in the area, will be evaluated. (g) Volume of DoD contract awards in the last 12 months as described in Note 24. (h) Extent of participation of SB, SDB, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the estimated effort. In-house capabilities will be weighted heavier than subcontracted work in the evaluation process. Joint Venture Firms will be considered as having capabilities in-house. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 for general submission requirements. Interested firms having the capabilities to perform this work must submit one copy of SF 255 (11/92 edition) and one copy of SF 254 (11/92 edition) for the prime firm and all consultants to the above address not later than the close of business on the 30th day after the date of this announcement. If the 30th day is a Saturday, Sunday or Federal Holiday, the deadline is the close of business the next business day. Solicitation packages are not provided. The solicitation number is DACA47-98-R-0026. Only data furnished by the responding firm on the SF 254 and SF 255 will be considered in the selection process. Personnel qualifications of all key subcontractors are to be included in block 7 of the SF 255. Responding firms are requested to clearly identify those tasks to be performed in-house and at what office and those tasks to be subcontracted and at what office. The SF 255 should specifically address the requirements of this announcement. Responding firms are requested to summarize their Quality Management Plan and identify all relevant computer capabilities in block 10 of the SF 255. Firms responding as Joint Ventures must state the intent in block 5 of the SF 255. FIRMS SHALL PROVIDE REFERENCES, TO INCLUDE TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR PROJECTS LISTED IN BLOCK 8 OF THE SF 225. FIRMS SHALL LIMIT BLOCK 10 OF THE SF 255 TO NO MORE THAN 15 PAGES. The POC is Linda Anderson, (505) 342-3451. No other general notifications will be made and no further actions will be required from firms under consideration. This is not a Request For Proposal. Posted 07/30/98 (I-SN230617). (0211)

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