Department of the Air Force, Air Force Reserve Command, 94 LG/LGC, 1538 Atlantic Ave, Dobbins ARB, GA, 30069-4824

C -- ARCHITECT-ENGINEER ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES SOL Reference-Number-F0960999AE01 DUE 081699 POC Charlotte Delli, Chief of Contracting, Phone 770-919-4981, Fax 770-919-5612, Email charlotte.delli@mge.afres.af.mil -- Thomas Dobeck, Contract Administrator, Phone 770-919-5783, Fax 770-919-5612, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=M&;ProjID=Reference-Num ber-F0960999AE01&LocID=486. E-MAIL: Charlotte Delli, charlotte.delli@mge.afres.af.mil. Additional information for the AFRC A-E Environmental Services procurement is provided as follows: 1. Based on the publication date of 15 July 99 for the CBD notice for this procurement, the SF 254/255 for any firm interested in being considered for award must be received by the Contracting Officer in 94 LG/LGC no later than the close of business on 16 August 1999. 2. Four firms with the highest ratings from the pre-selection board will be forwarded to the final selection board for evaluation. These four firms will be interviewed at Robins AFB, GA, on 20 August 1999. The four firms will be notified and the time and place for the interview with be coordinated with these firms on 18 August 1999. 3. The four firms must be prepared to answer the following questions during the interview: a. If your firm is selected, who will be the primary contract manager? b. If your firm is selected, who will be the primary task order manager for environmental restoration projects? c. If your firm is selected, what office/location will have primary responsibility for contract management? d. What are your core business hours? How can the Government be sure that people will be available to interact with us (via telephone, e-mail, etc.) when needed? e. What is your average staff turnover rate? How can you ensure that critical team talent will be available to work on the contract through the life of the contract? f. Does your primary contract management office have in-house CADD and database management expertise? If not, how are these services provided? g. Are each of your business offices operated as separate profit centers for the company? How does your business structure affect the ability to share resources and experience between separate offices? How difficult is it to "pull" staff or key talent from one location to another when needed? h. Does your company have an integrated or separately controlled "construction" or remedial action group/division? How does the business relationship between these two groups affect working relationships? Does the "construction" group have a different fee structure from the rest of the company? If yes, why? i. What internal controls does your company have in place to ensure timely delivery of complete and accurate deliverables? j. What strategy does your company use to provide local or on-site talent for long-term projects at locations remote from your corporate offices? k. Provide an example of your company acting as a "consultant" or "partner" to a client instead of being a traditional "contractor." What special talents, experience, and ability does your firm bring to the table that will help the AFRC reach its goals? l. Provide a specific example of your company's completion of operation, monitoring and optimization of remedial systems. What new ideas can you bring to the table to make remedial systems more efficient and effective? m. Provide a specific example of your company's experience and expertise in completing comprehensive environmental/development plans for large facilities/installations. How do you leverage GIS and database resources to provide a complete, updatable, and user friendly product? n. Given the selection of restoration, planning, pollution prevention and compliance, which area does your company have the LEAST in-house experience or expertise? o. Does your company have facilities/technology to support electronic submission and processing of task order submittals (i.e., invoices, progress reports, deliverables, etc.)? p. If your firm is selected, who will be the primary task order manager for the air related projects? q. If your firm is selected, who will be the primary task order manager for any alternative fueled vehicle related projects? r. What type of computer tools does your company generally use or prefer for everything from letter writing to database management, etc.? s. Does your company have in-house experience/expertise in air space analysis and environmental impact analysis? If yes, will key individuals be available to work under this contract? If no, how do you propose to provide these services under this contract? t. What is your corporate experience/policy on management of "pass through" work directed to your subcontractors? What steps do you take to minimize your administrative, management and financial burden on work accomplished by qualified subcontractors? u. Has your company provided this type of service to the Air Force in the past? If yes, when and for whom? v. Do you have pre-approved laboratories? If yes, how often do you perform audits of these laboratories? If no, what guidance would you use to approve a laboratory? w. Do you have experience with entering data into the Air Force IRPMS database? x. In what states have you performed work similar to that identified in the CBD announcement? 4. DO NOT ADDRESS THESE QUESTIONS IN THE SF 254 AND SF 255. THESE QUESTIONS WILL BE USED AT THE INTERVIEWS OF THE FINAL FOUR FIRMS ONLY DURING THE FINAL SELECTION BOARD. 5. Information provided by the A-E firms during the final interview may be incorporated into any resulting contract. Posted 07/29/99 (D-SN360842). (0210)

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