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C -- IDTC FOR MULTIPLE COST REIMBURSABLE CONTRACTS FOR HTRW FOR VARIOUS SITES WITHIN THE NORTH ATLANTIC DIVISON AND ASSIGNED MISSION AREAS!! SOL DACA-31-R-99-0024 POC Jean Petty 410-962-2587 WEB: ERROR --, ERROR --. 1.Contract Information: Two (2) IDC Indefinite Delivery Contracts Architect Engineer Services are required for Hazardous, Toxic, and Radioactive Waste (HTRW) for the Baltimore District Corp of Engineers. HTRW sites may be located anywhere within the boundaries of the North Atlantic Division and assigned mission areas. Services will be procured in accordance with PL 92-582 (Brooks A-E Act) and (FAR Part 36). Two awards will be made under this request. Both contracts are Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contracts to include Cost Reimbursement/Firm Fixed Price Type Contracts have one year base and four option years (Five -5- years). Options may be exercised before the expiration of the base contract period. The maximum award amount for these cost reimbursable contracts is $25,000,000 with no minimum or maximum per deliver order. Task orders may be issued utilizing incentive fee, award fee, fixed fee or firm fixed price. The contracting officer allocates task orders among the selected firms, based on the following criteria: 1. Customer Satisfaction 2. Performance and quality of deliverables under current indefinite delivery contracts. 3. Current capacity to accomplish the order in the required time. and 4. Uniquely specialized experience. Subcontracting Plan Requirements: If the selected Architect-Engineer is a large business concern the A-E shall be required to submit a subcontracting plan with the final proposal. The plan must be consistent with Section 806 (b)(2) of PL 99-661, PL 100-180, and PL 100-656. Subcontract awards to Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), to include Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU's) and/or Minority Institutes (MI's) should be included in the plan. The following subcontracting goals are considered to be reasonable and achievable: (1) Award of approximately 65 percent of the total subcontracting dollars to small business concerns; (2) no less than 15 percent of the total subcontracting dollars to any combination of Small Disadvantaged Business, Historically Black Colleges and Universities or Minority Institutes; and (3) 10 percent to Women-owned Small Businesses (WOSB). The plan is not required with this submittal. The wages and benefits of service employees (See FAR 22.10) performing under these contracts must be at least equal to those determined by the Department of Labor under the Service Contract Act. 2. PROJECT INFORMATION: Selection will be made for two firms for these Indefinite Delivery Contracts (IDC). The contracts will also include, but are not limited to, decision documents, permit acquisition, and engineering advice during construction. HTRW sites may be located anywhere within the boundaries of the North Atlantic Division, which includes New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, District of Columbia, West Virginia and Virginia, with lesser work efforts within Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, and other mission areas as assigned. The sites may be: (1) currently owned or controlled by the Federal Government, either military or civilian agencies, (2) Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS); (3) Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) sites, or (4) other sites where the Baltimore District is authorized to perform HTRW studies, investigations, designs, or construction. Expertise required includes, but is not limited to, hazardous waste, groundwater hydrology, health physics, analytical chemistry, toxicology/risk assessment, process engineering, alternatives analysis, data management, remedial investigations/feasibility studies, remedial designs, environmental regulatory compliance, pollution prevention, environmental training, safety and occupational health, industrial hygiene, ordnance and explosive (OE) design, community relations, and permits. Each contract may include, but is not limited to, performance of the following: 1. preliminary assessments, 2. site investigations, 3. remedial investigations/feasibility studies, 4. remedial designs, 5. preparation of plans and specifications, 6. ordnance and explosive design, 7. public health evaluation/risk assessments, 8. ecological risk assessments, 9. modeling, 10. fate and transport analysis, 11. bench and pilot scale treatability/compatibility studies, 12. bioassay/toxicity studies, 13. identification of action levels/cleanup levels, 14. Federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and guidance determinations, 15. regulatory coordination, 16. cost estimating, 17. permit acquisition, 18. chemical data quality management, 19. development or use of geographical information systems and informational databases, and 20. Public involvement plans. Should geographic information services be required, the A-E is required to possess all hardware and software required to provide required support services. 3. SELECTION CRITERIA: See Note 24 for general A-E selection process. Selected firms will be required to provide additional consultants on a locality basis for topographical surveys and mapping, drilling and installing wells, and assisting in obtaining property access for investigations. However, additional consultants are not required to be listed on the SF-255. Only firms and their primary consultants having experience and qualified personnel (to include 29 CFR 1910.120 training and medical surveillance) in geotechnical, structural, civil, chemical, mechanical, electrical, safety, and environmental engineering, as well as industrial hygiene (certified industrial hygienist required), toxicology, ordnance & explosives, health physics, chemistry, geochemistry, hydrogeology, geology, cost estimating, geophysics, risk assessment, and public affairs should apply. Firms and personnel specifically listed in paragraph 7 of the SF-255 must have demonstrated in-depth knowledge of all federal and state ARARs for the states listed above and the District of Columbia, HTRW environmental statutes, EPA and Corps of Engineers regulations. The Baltimore District may provide the Corps-validated laboratory for testing on a case-by-case basis under this advertisement. Firmsare required to have analytical chemistry testing capability. Before performing analytical chemistry testing, the laboratory will be required to be validated by the Corps of Engineers. Selected firms will be responsible for sampling and delivering specimens for chemical testing to the selected laboratory of the district. In addition, the selection criteria will include: 1. past experience and complexity of work in HTRW pre-remedial design investigations and remedial designs; 2. past performance on contracts with Government agencies and private sector in terms of quality control and meeting established schedules; and 3. past performance in managing cost reimbursable contracts. Qualification statements must clearly indicate the location of the offices that will perform the work at defined locations. The AE firm selected shall provide the final products in the following CADD format: AutoCAD Release 14 on 3 " high-density diskettes formatted for 1.44 MB. The products are not required to be performed using a specific CADD system. However, the AE will be required to provide any digitizing and/or translation services necessary to deliver the final design products in the above stated CADD format. Architect-Engineer firms meeting the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit an SF-254 and SF-255, supplemental information requested should be furnished for prime, joint venture(s) and/or consultants. Be advised that the Baltimore District does not maintain SF-254s at this office. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. If a large business is selected for the contract, they must comply with FAR 52.219-9 regarding the requirement for a subcontracting plan on the part of work it intends to subcontract. 4. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: A-E firms meeting the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit an SF 254 and SF 255 Send SF-254's and SF-255's to Baltimore District Corps of Engineers, 10 S. Howard Street, Room 7000, Baltimore, Maryland 21201-1715. The deadlinefor submissions is 18 February 1999, close of business 4:00 P.M. Local Time. Submission limitations: Submissions for the A-E team (Primes and subs) are limited to 100 pages or less (Each side counts as a page) with a minimum font size of ARIAL, Times Romans, or Univers in 12 font. SF254's will not count against the page limitation. All pages of text and or graphics (Excluding SF 254's) will be counted, excluding covers and tabs. The intent of the limitations is to solicit information, which can be read with ease, and respondents are requested to comply with the limitations. No other general notification to firms under consideration for this project will be made. Small business and small disadvantaged business are encouraged to team with other small business and small disadvantaged business and large businesses to offer the most highly qualified team to the Government. "In order to comply with Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, effective March 1, 98, all contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) to be considered for award of a Federal contract. Contact CCR Web site at http://www.acq.osd.mil/ec. Registration can also be accomplished via dial up modem at 614-692-6788 (User ID: ccrpub; Password: pub2ccri), or through any DOD certified Value Added Network. Additionally, a paper form for registration may be obtained from the DOD Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1-800-334-3414". Include your firm's ACASS number in SF-255, Block 3b. For ACASS Information call 503-326-3459. No other general notification to firms under consideration for this project will be made. Contracting Point of Contact: Ms. Jean Petty (410) 962-2587 e-mail: jean.petty@nab02.usace.army.mil POC Technical Inquiries: Mr. Clint Anuszewski, P.E. (410) 962-2207 e-mail: clinton.anuszewski@nab02.usace.army.mil This is not a request for proposal. Please do not request a solicitation package for this project. This is strictly Architect Engineering, (SIC Code 8711) submittals of SF 254's and SF 255's only. Posted 01/14/99 (W-SN288057). (0014)

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