U.S. Army Engineer District, San Francisco, COE, Attn: CESPN-CT, 333 Market Street, Room 704, San Francisco, CA 94105-2197

B -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY ORDER CONTRACT (IDOC) FOR SEDIMENT, WATER, SOILS SAMPLING AND TESTING SOL RFP NO. DACW07-99-R-0009 DUE 040599 POC Ofelia (Offel) R. Rosales, Contract Specialist, (415)977-8499, Frank Snitz, Materials Management Unit Team Leader, (415)977-8540 This CBD Announcement submitted on December 17, 1998 is modified due to the following: (a) The Classification Code of subject is changed to read FROM: "C -- Architect and Engineering Services -- Construction", TO: "B -- Special Studies and Analysis -- not R&D". (b) The NEW Solicitation Number, Response Date and Contact Points are shown above. (c) Disregard the previous Announcement in its entirety and the following is substituted therefor: This Procurement is Unrestricted. The Corps of Engineers (COE) expects to award two IDOC (for Sediment, Water, Soils Sampling and Testing) for Professional Services to carry out field sampling and laboratory analyses of environmental media (sediment, soil, surface and groundwater) samples for physical, chemical, and biological characteristics which includes bioassays and bioaccumulations testing in accordance with the specifications. Dredged material is the principle environmental medium undergoing sampling/testing. The primary purposes of material sampling and testing for individual task orders under this contract are one or more of the following: (1) to determine dredged material disposal options (unconfined marine or estuarine aquatic or upland, and (2) acceptance criteria for landfill disposal (Title 22, Sec. 66261.24, California Code of Regulations). The testing/sampling/evaluation guidance's which must be followed are "Green Book", "Inland Testing Manual (1998), USACE, San Francisco District Public Notice 93-2", and applicable parts of 40 CFR 230. Responding Firms should demonstrate capability in disciplines of: Trace Environmental Contaminants Analytical Chemistry, Statistics, Surveying, Aquatic Ecology and Toxicology, Geology, and Marine Chemistry. The following Evaluation Criteria are cited in order of importance: (1) Recent and Demonstrated Experience of the Firm in Sampling/Testing Dredged Sediment for Disposal Options, (2) Technical Staff expertise as demonstrated by education and experience, (3) Equipment available to the Firm to support the service requirements, (4) Capacity to do the work, (5) Laboratory certifications, (6) Convenience of location of field crew home base within San Francisco District Project Sites. If the selected Firm(s) is/are a Large Business concern, a SubContracting Plan will be required and shall be submitted with the Proposal. Cumulative Total for Task Orders will not exceed $1 Million for the Base Year, $1 Million for Option Year One and $1 Million for Option Year Two. The Contractor is not obligated to honor any order in excess of $500,000. for a single item or any order for a combination of items in excess of $500,000. The Contract term shall be for a One-Year period from the date of contract award with Options for two additional years. Solicitation Documents will be available on or about 99 Mar 04 and there is a possibility of providing the Documents in a CD-ROM. For Technical informations/questions, contact Frank Snitz @ (415)977-8540. Contract will include a schedule, overhead and wage rates upon which costs of task order will be based for the One-Year period as well as the Option Years. At the time a specific requirement becomes known, a Scope of Work or Services will be provided to the Contractor and a final price for the particular work/service negotiated in accordance with the Contract Terms and Conditions. Posted 02/17/99 (W-SN299417). (0048)

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