U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers -- Mobile, Contracting Division, CESAM-CT (109 St. Joseph Street 36602) PO Box 2288, Mobile, AL 36628-0001

C -- IDC TO PERFORM HAZARDOUS TOXIC & RADIOACTIVE WASTE (HTRW) & ENVIRONMENTAL SVCS PRIMARILY IN SUPPORT OF THE MOBILE DISTRICT'S MISSION & FOR SAD SOL DACA01-99-R-0017 DUE 010499 POC Contact Dewayne Brackins, (334) 694-3743; Contracting Officer, Edward M. Slana WEB: http://www.sam.usace.army.mil/sam/ct/cgi-win/projlist.exe, http://www.sam.usace.army.mil/sam/ct. E-MAIL: cesam.plansroom@sam.usace.army.mil, cesam.plansroom@sam.usace.army.mil. CONTRACT INFORMATION: A-E services are required for at least two (2) Indefinite Delivery Contracts to perform Hazardous Toxic and Radioactive Waste (HTRW) and Environmental Services Primarily in Support of the Mobile District's Mission and for South Atlantic Division. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. The contract will be awarded for a one year base period with options to extend the contract for two additional one year periods, not to exceed a total of three (3) years. Work under this contract to be subject to satisfactory negotiation of individual task orders, with the total contract not to exceed $1,000,000 for each contract period. (If the $1,000,000 limit for a contract period is exhausted or nearly exhausted prior to 12 months after the start of the period, the option for the next contract period may be exercised). Multiple contracts will be awarded on this solicitation. Selection of A-E firms is not based upon competitive bidding procedures, but rather upon the professional qualifications necessary for the performance of the required services. If a large business is selected for this contract, it must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan for that part of the work it intends to subcontract. The subcontracting goals for this contract are as follows: a minimum of 61.2% of the contractor's intended subcontract amount be placed with small businesses (SB), 9.1% be placed with small disadvantaged businesses (SDB), and 4.5% be placed with women-owned small businesses (WOSB). The subcontracting plan is not required with this submittal. PROJECT INFORMATION: The contract will primarily be used, but not limited to, projects which will include a variety of environmental/HTRW related tasks. A synopsis of environmental/HTRW tasks which firms must demonstrate specialized experience and technical competence include, but are not limited to: hazardous, toxic, and radioactive material/waste site investigations/assessments; remedial investigations/feasibility studies and remedial designs; health and environmental risk assessments; sampling and analysis; geotechnical investigations; monitoring well installation; groundwater modeling; chemical sampling; air quality monitoring, testing, and permitting; air dispersion modeling; asbestos and lead-based paint sampling and report preparation; real estate site assessments; natural resource studies; pollution and spill prevention planning and compliance; environmental compliance studies/investigations/ assessments; training; environmental studies relating to evolving regulatory requirements and guidance documents. The work will be located primarily in the southeastern United States; however, work may be performed in any of the fifty (50) states, its territories and possessions or any OCONUS sites. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 in the Monday publication of the Commerce Business Daily for 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 only be used as "tie-breakers" among technically equal firms. A. Professional Qualifications: The selected firm must have, either in-house or through consultants, the following disciplines, with registration required where applicable: (1) Environmental Engineer; (2) Civil Engineer; (3) Geotechnical Engineer; (4) Chemical Engineer; (5) Industrial Hygienist; (6) Chemist; (7) Geologist; (8) Cost Estimator; (9) Biologist; (10) GIS Specialist; (11) Meteorologist; (12) Risk Assessor. Evaluation of each discipline will consider education, registration, and relevant experience. Resumes (Block 7 of the SF 255) must be provided for these disciplines, including consultants. Use the nomenclature for disciplines as noted in this announcement. Additional evaluation factors are provided in order of importance: B. Specialized experience and technical competence in: (1) The selected firm must have, and show in Block 10 of the SF 255,an in-depth knowledge of DOD Safety Regulations and applicable environmental statues including but not limited to: Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA); Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA); Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); Oil Pollution Act (OPA); National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); Clean Water Act (CWA); Clean Air Act (CAA); Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA); and other specific DOD environmental regulations, especially Air Force Regulation 19-2. Additionally, Corps of Engineers laboratory validation will be required prior to any chemical and physical sampling and analysis; (2) Describe in Block 10 of the SF 255 the firm's quality management plan, including the team's organizational chart, quality assurance, cost control, and coordination of the in-house work with consultants; C. Capacity to Accomplish the Work: The firm should indicate its current and anticipated workload during the timeframe of the proposed contract. Personnel physical location(s) should be indicated in Block 7a. Firms with multiple offices must clearly indicate which office and which employees will be involved with various portions of work. Firms should have the capacity to accomplish at least (3) $500,000 individual task orders simultaneously; D. Past Performance: Past performance, experience and demonstrated capabilities in environmental design and engineering services, hazardous waste investigations and remedial designs, sampling/laboratory capabilities, ground water modeling, air emissions modeling, and pollution prevention studies on DOD and Aerospace facilities in the State of Florida with respect to cost control, quality of work, and compliance with performance schedules; E. Knowledge of Locality: (1) Specific knowledge of environmental practices and Federal, State, and Local regulatory parameters specific, but not limited to, Central and South Florida, and the Common Wealth of Puerto Rico; (2) Demonstrated ability to communicate in the Spanish language by members of the consultant team. F. Geographic Location: Geographic location with respect to the region under consideration; G. Small Business, Small Disadvantaged Business and Women-Owned Small Business Participation: Extent of participation of small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, women-owned small businesses, historically black colleges and universities, and minority institutions in the proposed contract team, measured as a percentage of the total estimated effort; H. Equitable Distribution of DOD contracts: Volume of DOD contract awards in the last 12 months as described in Note 24 of the Monday publication of the Commerce Business Daily. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: See Note 24 in the Monday publication of the Commerce Business Daily for general submission requirements. Firms must submit one (1) copy of their SF 254 and SF 255, and one (1) copy of each consultant's SF 254. The 11/92 edition of the forms must be used, and may be obtained from the Government Printing Office. To be considered, submittals must be addressed as follows: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, CESAM-EN-DW, ATTN: Mr. Dewayne Brackins, 109 St. Joseph Street, Mobile, AL 36602; or P.O. Box 2288, Mobile, AL 36628-0001. Submittals must be received no later than 4:00 P.M. local time on 4 January 1999. Regulation requires that the Selection Board cannot consider any submittals received after this date. Include ACASS number in Block 3b and RFP Number in Block 2b of the SF 255. To obtain ACASS number, fax the first page of your SF 254 to the ACASS Center at 503-808-4596 or call the ACASS Center at 503-808-4590. A maximum of ten (10) projects including the prime and consultants, will be reviewed in Block 8. Solicitation packages are not provided. This is not a request for proposal. As required by acquisition regulations, interviews for the purpose of discussing prospective contractors' qualifications for the contract will be conducted only for those firms considered highly qualified after submittal review by the selection board. Preparation of a report on the estimate and bid results may be required on some projects. Posted 11/30/98 (W-SN275603). (0334)

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