Commanding Officer, Southern Division,Naval Facilities Engineering Command, 2155 Eagle Drive, P. O. Box 190010, North Charleston, SC 29419-9010

C -- INDEFINITE DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES FOR LONG TERM OPERATION AND MAINTENTANCE OF GROUNDWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES AND SYSTEMS WITHIN SOUTHERN DIV AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (AOR) SOL N62467-99-R-0921 DUE 062999 POC Contract Specialist: Richard Stanley, Code 0232RS. Contracting Officer: Robert J. Meddick, Code 0232 The Government intends to issue this solicitation exclusively through the World Wide Web. The entire solicitation, including all plans and specifications, will be available for viewing and downloading at http://www.efdsouth.navfac.navy.mil/eb/ All amendments will be posted on the World Wide Web site for downloading. Prospective Offerors are encouraged to register themselves on the web site. Registered prospective Offerors will be notified via the World Wide Web of any amendments. HOWEVER IT IS THE OFFERORS RESPONSIBILITY TO DOWN LOAD AND ACKNOWLEDGE ANY AND ALL AMENDMENTS. Note Official Plan Holder's list will be maintained and can be printed from this web site. When registering please indicate if you are a Prime Contractor, Subcontractor, or Supplier. For inquiries about RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS AND NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS ISSUED, CONTACT NIKKI DANNER at (843) 820-5926. The proposed project is for environmental services for operation and maintenance of treatment facilities, long term monitoring and maintenance of test wells, optimizations of systems, alternations and repairs of facilities and equipment, and reporting and engineering evaluation of environmental conditions. The solicitation will be formatted as a Request for Proposal (RPF) in accordance with the requirements designated in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 15.1 source selection for negotiated procurements. The Government intends to award two Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts to the responsible Offerors whose proposals, conform to the RFP and will be most advantageous to the government resulting in the Best Value continuum, cost or price and other factors considered. This solicitation will consist of Two (2) Phases. Phase I: Offerors will be evaluated on (1) Corporate Experience and Past Performance; (2) Financial and Management Systems; (3) Capability of Key Personnel. The highest rated Offerors, a maximum of five per region, will advance to Phase II. Offerors are advised that evaluation of Phase I may be made withoutany discussions. The government will then request Phase II. Proposals will be issued as an amendment only to the selected offerors. Phase II: Qualified Offerors will be evaluated on (1) Management and Technical Approach and (2) Cost/Price for the seed project for each Region. The government reserves the right to reject any or all proposals at any time prior to award, to negotiate with any or all Offerors, to award the contract to other than the Offerors submitting the lowest total price, and to award to the Offerors submitting the proposal determined by the government to be the most advantageous to the government. Offerors ARE ADVISED AN AWARD MIGHT BE MADE WITHOUT DISCUSSION OR ANY CONTACT CONCERNING THE PROPOSALS RECEIVED. Therefore, all proposals should be submitted on the most FAVORABLE terms. FIRMS SUBMITTING PROPOSALS WILL BE NOT BE COMPENSATED FOR PREPARATION COSTS. As part of the pricing for Phase II, the contractors will be required to participate with the government in an on-site scope meeting for the proposed seed projects and all others for subsequent task orders. The minimum guarantee will be met by issuance of the first seed project in each region of the two IDIQ contracts. One contract will be awarded for each of the following regions, Region 1: SC, NC, GA, FL, AL and Region 2: TX, OK, AK, LA, MS, TN. The states identified are not intended to be all inclusive and the successful offeror(s) may be required to support any activity within the Southern Division's AOR or to meet any Regulatory compliance. The proposed contracts listed herein are being considered for 100% 8(a) Set-Aside. All interested 8(a) contractors should notify this office in writing, Attn: Code 0232RS of their intention to submit a proposal on the proposed contracts as Prime Contractor as early as possible but no later than 07 June 1999. This notification must include the name of the firm; evidence of capacity to perform the proposed requirements; the region or regions that the firms is interested in; general information which demonstrates the capability to perform projects of this complexity and magnitude. Complete information concerning management experience in similar work and financial status should be submitted with references. If adequate interest is not received from 8(a) concerns, the solicitation will be issued on an Small Business unrestricted basis. In either event, an amended synopsis will be issued indicating set-aside decision, and proposal due date. Estimated value of each proposed contract is $4,500,000.00 per year for each region. Estimated duration of the contract is five years, base year and four option years. Estimated total value for each contract is $22.500,000. The SIC Code for the proposed contracts is 8744. Posted 05/19/99 (W-SN333470). (0139)

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