Manager Procurement Services, Tetra Tech NUS, Inc., 910 Clopper Road, Suite 400, Gaithersburg, MD 20878-1399

Y -- REMEDIAL ACTION CONSTRUCTION PROJECT -- NON-TIME CRITICAL REMOVAL ACTION, EASTERN SURPLUS SUPERFUND SITE, MEDDYBEMPS, ME!! SOL S98-RAC1-068!! DUE 041599 POC Contact and Contracting Officer, Mary Fiori, 301/258-8611!! WEB: N/A!!, N/A!!. E-MAIL: N/A!!, N/A!!. Remedial Action Construction Project -- Non-Time Critical Removal Action (NTCRA), Eastern Surplus Superfund Site, Meddybemps, Maine. The Eastern Surplus Site is a federal Supefund site listed on the National Priority List. As part of the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Response Action Contract (RAC) in EPA's Region I, Tetra Tech NUS, Inc. (TtNUS) intends to award a subcontract to complete disposal of soils contaminated with PCBs and VOCs [predominantly with tetrachloroethylene (PCE) and trichloroethylene (TCE)]. The work also includes the construction of a groundwater extraction and treatment system for the removal of PCE and TCE using granular activated carbon and removal of dissolved metals using contact oxidation. The treatment system will be housed in a building to be erected by the subcontractor. Other related work includes site preparation, installation and maintenance of erosion and sedimentation controls, and site restoration activities (seeding and planting). Interested offerors are invited to request in writing a Qualification Questionnaire. Such written requests shall be submitted to the following address: Ms. Mary Fiori (Solicitation No. S98-RAC1-068), Tetra Tech NUS, Inc., 910 Clopper Road, Suite 400, Gaithersburg, MD 20878-1399; telephone: (301)258-8611; fax: (301) 258-5886. Only written or fax requests will be accepted. Questionnaires will be evaluated to establish a list of qualified prospective offerors, who will be invited to submit proposals for the NTCRA. Qualification factors are as follows: A. Financial stability of the firm and ability to provide performance and payment bonds; B. Availability of adequate numbers of qualified and trained personnel; C. Availability of adequate construction, analytical, and safety equipment; D. At a minimum, compliance with OSHA Standard 29CFR1910.120, as well as any other related federal, state, and/or local requirements; E. Evidence of satisfactory completion of five remedial projects of a similar size, scope, and complexity, relativeto the excavation, transportation, and disposal of contaminated soils and to the construction of the groundwater extraction and treatment system portions of the work. In order to be qualified, a firm must meet the qualification standards in each of the five areas. Completed questionnaires must be received no later than 4:30 PM Eastern Time on April 15, 1999, in order to be evaluated. The completed questionnaire may include attachments to provide complete, concise, and relevant information. Requests for proposals will be issued only to qualified firms on or about April 28, 1999. A mandatory pre-bid conference with a site tour will be held on or about May 7, 1999. Proposals will be due on or about May 24, 1999, with announcement of the subcontract award on our about June 1, 1999. Mobilization/site work is expected to commence on or about June 14, 1999. A fixed price subcontract will be awarded to the offeror whose proposal is most advantageous to the EPA and to TtNUS, price and other factors considered. The estimated subcontract value is $1,500,000.!! Posted 03/17/99 (W-SN309788). (0076)

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